Aston Villa vs Stoke City Match Preview
Aston Villa and Stoke City will clash at Villa Park with both teams looking for points to stay clear of the relegation fight.
Villa are seven points above the drop zone and will be looking for their third straight win, while Stoke are a further two points behind.
Assistant manager Gary McAllister will take charge of Villa, after manager Gerard Houllier was hospitalized during the week. McAllister may hand a start to Gaby Agbonlahor, who came off the bench to score the winner in last week’s 2-1 victory at West Ham United.
Stoke will be on a high after they reached the FA Cup Final last week with a 5-0 demolition of Bolton Wanderers. Asmir Begovic and Abdoulaye Faye look set to return for Stoke, while Danny Higginbotham and Mamady Sidibe are ruled out with injury.