Aston Villa will be pushing for a first home win since their 7-2 demolition of Liverpool in October as they host Crystal Palace on Boxing Day.
The Villains have looked brilliant on the road in recent weeks with wins over Leicester, Arsenal, Wolves and West Brom.
But at home they have struggled and Smith will need to change that…….and quick.
His team picked up no casualties in their win over the Baggies last time out and he could name an unchanged line up with Ross Barkley and Ezri Konsa back on the bench.
For Palace, things can’t really get much worse after they were whacked 7-0 by Liverpool last weekend and Roy Hodgson looks certain to change things up.
Christian Benteke is back in the squad after a one game ban with James Tomkins, Michy Batshuayi and James McCarthy all pushing for a starting spot
And Kick Off is set for a 3pm start on Boxing Day at Villa Park
