James Milner will start when Aston Villa bid to reach the Uefa Cup group stages at the expense of Litex Lovech.O'Neill is likely to make several alterations from the side that overcame Sunderland 2-1 at the weekend and £12million record signing Milner, Carlos Cuellar and Moustapha Salifou are all expected to be given the chance at Villa Park.
O'Neill confirmed: "The Chelsea game will have some bearing on the side I select. I hate to try and look forward but the side will have some bearing only because of the glut of games we have played.
"Some players, like Gareth Barry, have played a host of games, including the recent England games, without respite. Stiliyan Petrov has had a similar schedule so, as much as Thursday is important, I have to keep an eye on Sunday at the same time.
"But I would be devastated if we went out before reaching the group stages.
"I think Litex will come and attack us, which might create the odd chance for us, but I don't think they will feel out of it simply because of the way they played against us in the first match."
