Pau Torres must be wary of one Ipswich Town star after what happened to Aston Villa earlier this season

Pau Torres must be wary of Liam Delap against Ipswich Town after he struggled for Aston Villa earlier in the season.

The Villans travel to Portman Road on Sunday 29 September as they look to secure their sixth win on the bounce in all competitions.

Last time out against Wycombe Wanderers, Unai Emery made plenty of changes but it is likely that first-team regulars will return for the Premier League clash in Suffolk.

The Spaniard may have a dilemma on his hands with Torres after he struggled against Dominic Calvert-Lewin earlier in the campaign.

Pau Torres could struggle for Aston Villa against Ipswich Town

Despite Villa securing three points against Everton, thanks to a Jhon Duran wonder goal, there is no doubt that Torres was bullied throughout.

This saw him win just 40 per cent of aerial duels, also losing three ground duels throughout the clash at Villa Park [FotMob].

The 27-year-old was unable to complete a tackle as the English striker scored and also hit the crossbar, on another day Villa could have suffered defeat.

Kieran McKenna must be looking at the former Villarreal man and licking his lips at the prospect of Delap starting up against him.

The Tractor Boys summer signing has started each of his new side's games since joining from Manchester City, scoring just once.

Although this record may not be anything spectacular, his physical attributes may prove to be too much for the Villa man to deal with.

Against Southampton, the England Under 21 international maintained a 100 per cent aerial duel success as he won seven total duels at St Mary's [FotMob].

The former City academy star was also fouled four times which shows his ability to get in front of the ball and win free kicks for his side.

This could be a worry for Emery but given his centre-back kept up an 88 per cent pass accuracy and completed two long balls against Wolves [FotMob], there will be hope that a result can be secured against a newly promoted side.

In other Aston Villa news, a deal to sign one Liverpool ace could be done in January after the latest developments out of Anfield.

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