Aston Villa fans want Jonathan Kodjia benched against West Brom

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Aston Villa begin the play-offs on Saturday afternoon at home to West Brom – and some fans on Twitter have requested for Jonathan Kodjia to be dropped to the bench.

Dean Smith’s side play the first leg of their play-off semi-final at home to West Brom, before traveling to the Hawthorns next Tuesday for the return leg.

It’s a huge clash between the Midlands giants and the winner will play either Leeds or Derby County in the final at Wembley for a place in the Premier League next season.

Villa lost in the play-off final last season to Fulham and will be hoping for better luck this team around.

They catapulted into the top six with a remarkable run of results in recent months and should be a group full of confidence.

A selection of Villa fans have suggested that Kodjia is named on the bench, despite his great form in recent games.

The 29-year-old attacker has two goals in his last three league games and has looked dangerous in the final third.

Smith does have star centre-forward Tammy Abraham back in contention and it seems a no-brainer to start him against West Brom.

But that should necessarily mean Kodjia drops to the bench, as he’s shown this campaign he can make a difference in a wide position too.

Here are some Villa fans asking for Kodjia to be dropped down to the bench: