Natural leader Tommy Elphick has captained Aston Villa in the past, and should be given the armband again in the absence of James Chester and Alan Hutton.
Tom Carroll is in contention for a start against Derby County for Villa, and could provide a younger, sharp-passing engine in the holding midfield role.
Keinan Davis hasn’t made a single appearance in the Championship for Aston Villa this season and hasn’t made the match day squad since the Reading game.
We look at the rebuild that Wes Edens helped undertake at the Milwaukee Bucks and how this can be compared with what is only the start of his time at Aston Villa.