Team News: Ron Vlaar returns for Aston Villa

Aston Villa have made five changes ahead of their Premier League clash against Queens Park Rangers at Villa Park this evening.

Ron Vlaar is named in Tim Sherwood's starting XI after recovering from injury, replacing Jores Okore in defence.

Leandro Bacuna, Kieran Richardson, Jack Grealish and Tom Cleverley will also start in place of Alan Hutton, Matthew Lowton, Charles N'Zogbia and Andreas Weimann.

Villa have a sizeable injury list, with Philippe Senderos, Libor Kozak, Alan Hutton, Ashley Westwood and Scott Sinclair all ruled out.

QPR, meanwhile, make two changes as they bring left-back Clint Hill and winger Niko Kranjcar into their starting lineup.

Yoon Suk-young and Eduardo Vargas, both out injured, are the players to make way as Chris Ramsey's charges aim to climb out of the bottom three.

Villa: Guzan, Bacuna, Vlaar, Clark, Richardson, Cleverley, Delph, Sanchez, Grealish, Agbonlahor, Benteke Subs: Given, Baker, Okore, Weimann, Cole, N'Zogbia, Lowton

QPR: Green, Isla, Onouha, Caulker, Hill, Phillips, Sandro, Barton, Kranjcar, Austin, Zamora Subs: McCarthy, Traore, Henry, Hoilett, Mitchell, Doughty, Grego-Cox

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