Wily Wycombe can add to Aston Villa vitriol in FA Cup third round

Due to the suspension of first choice goalkeeper Matt Ingram, 20-year-old Alex Lynch will start between the sticks and, as such, with no other alternatives available, Ainsworth has been forced to bring in goalkeeping coach Barry Richardson, aged 46 as bench cover.

“We’ve got no one else we can put in there,” said Ainsworth of Richardson who played his last professional game in 2008 for Doncaster Rovers. “That’s Wycombe, you get your chances.”

Cup an unnecessary distraction for Villa?

Unlike some foreign managers who don’t really relate with the FA Cup, Villa boss Remi Garde knows all too well what it means to English football fans.

Garde appeared for Arsenal in their quarter-final against West Ham Unied in the 1997/98 season when the Gunners won it, though was not named in the squad for the final.

However, despite his affinity, from a practical perspective he knows that Premier League survival has more importance.

In two meetings between the two sides in 2003 and 2005, Villa won both comprehensively. In Rudy Gestede, they have a player who knows how to operate against lower league clubs though and the striker is 5/1 to open the scoring.

Meanwhile, Scott Sinclair has the pace to trouble the League Two outfit and his anytime 7/4 price could well be worth exploring.

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Coral’s top tip: Take a punt on the tricky Max Kretzschmar to score anytime @ 2/1 with Coral.