Aston Villa will be looking to get back to winning ways when they face Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Sunday.

Steve Bruce’s side were beaten 1-0 by out-of-form Norwich City at Carrow Road on Tuesday night - only their second defeat in 10 games under the man who took over from Roberto Di Matteo in October.

The Midlands club do appear to have hit a particularly sticky bit of form though, with their loss to the Canaries coming after another defeat in their previous match on the road against Leeds United, while they needed a late Jack Grealish goal to beat lowly Wigan Athletic 1-0 at Villa Park last weekend.

After such a poor display in Norfolk during the week, Bruce could look to ring the changes against a QPR side who have lost their last four Championship matches.

Here is Football FanCast’s Villa XI that should take all three points in the capital…

GK: Pierluigi Gollini

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The Italian stopper has been first choice goalkeeper under both Roberto Di Matteo and Steve Bruce this season and the 21-year-old should retain his place between the sticks for the visit to QPR on Sunday.

Gollini endured a less than enjoyable night at Carrow Road, spilling Martin Olsson’s shot but saving well from Nelson Oliveira on the rebound, although he may feel he should have done better when the latter scored what proved to be the winning goal.

RB: Leandro Bacuna

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Steve Bruce hinted after the performance at Norwich that there could be a number of changes for Villa’s next match at QPR and one of those should come at right-back.

Alan Hutton was one of the players that came under criticism during the last few seasons in the Premier League, and with his recent performances failing to stand out, Bacuna – who has been a regular on the substitutes’ bench in recent weeks – should be given an opportunity in the Scot’s full-back spot on Sunday.

CB: James Chester

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The Welshman has formed a formidable partnership with captain Tommy Elphick at the heart of the defence, and while Bruce suggested changes following the dismal defeat at Norwich, there is little competition at centre-back at the current time.

Nathan Baker is the duo’s main competition but he has been absent through injury, which means Chester will line up alongside Elphick again at Loftus Road by default.

However, they will be keen to prevent any goals going in that are as simple as the Canaries’ was in midweek.

CB: Tommy Elphick

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The Villa captain would have been disappointed with the way his side concede against Norwich, as the Canaries attackers were ultimately allowed to walk past their opponents before Nelson Oliveira brilliantly finished low into the bottom corner.

The former Bournemouth man will need to be more vocal towards his midfielders against QPR to prevent the same thing happening again, and keeping a clean sheet like they did against Wigan would boost their chances of taking the three points back to the Midlands.

LB: Jordan Amavi

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The Villa left-back is considered to be one of the best in his position in the Championship and can count himself a little unlucky to be in the second tier after a fine start to his Premier League career last season.

The full-back has shown how good he can be defensively as well as helping the team in an attacking sense by overlapping the wide player in front of him.

CM: Aaron Tshibola

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Despite costing £5m from Reading in the summer, the central midfielder has found first team opportunities hard to come by since Steve Bruce took over as manager, with the likes of Mile Jedinak, Gary Gardner and Ashley Westwood preferred in the middle of the park.

However, with Bruce set to ring the changes against QPR, Tshibola could finally get his chance to impress with a place in the starting XI.

CM: Mile Jedinak

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While Gary Gardner and Ashley Westwood have sometimes been rotated, and Aaron Tshibola has struggled to get an opportunity at all, Mile Jedinak has been something of a constant in the Villa midfield since Bruce took over in October.

The experienced Australian was probably one of the players at fault for the Norwich goal in midweek, but his steel in the middle of the park is so valuable in the Championship.

RAM: Albert Adomah

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Gabby Agbonlahor was preferred to Adomah in midweek, with the Ghanaian taking a place on the substitutes’ bench before replacing the forward in the second half.

However, Agbonlahor lost the ball initially in the move that led to Norwich’s goal, and after failing to impress in attack, Adomah could find himself back in the starting XI at Loftus Road - where he will look to get at a defence low in confidence.

CAM: Jack Grealish

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Following his stunning strike against Wigan last weekend – which proved to be the winning goal – Grealish was again given a start against Norwich in what was an off night for the whole team.

While he struggled to make an impact going forward, he will hope that he did enough to earn another opportunity for the trip to the capital, as he seems to be one of Villa’s most in-form attacking players at the moment.

LAM: Ross McCormack

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The forward moved to Villa Park from Fulham for £12m in the summer, but like fellow big-money addition Aaron Tshibola, he has found first team opportunities hard to come by since Steve Bruce took charge.

However, with the likes of Jordan Ayew and Gabby Agbonlahor failing to produce in those attacking midfield positions in recent matches, the Scot could finally get his chance to impress in west London, and the proven Championship goalscorer will want to get on the scoresheet.

ST: Rudy Gestede

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Another summer signing – Jonathan Kodjia – has been Bruce’s preferred option in the striker’s position during his reign so far, but the Ivory Coast international has struggled to find the net recently, going three games without a goal.

Bruce may opt for Gestede up top against QPR, knowing that the striker will provide an aerial presence as well as a goal threat alongside Ross McCormack.