Two sets of fans with contrasting emotions will travel to the Britannia on Saturday afternoon. While Stoke supporters are looking forward to the prospect of former Barcelona prodigy Bojan Krkic making his debut, the Villa visitors have Philippe Senderos and an ageing Joe Cole. If Paul Lambert can’t improve on last season’s end-of-season form Villa will struggle to stay out of the bottom three.
Kick-off Saturday 15:00HRS
Venue Britannia Stadium
Last season Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 1
Referee A Taylor
Last season G31, Y102, R3, 3.48 cards per game
Odds H 1-1 A 18-5 D 5-2
Stoke City v Aston Villa: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Stoke City
Subs from Butland, Sorensen, Shea, Muniesa, Bardsley, Palacios, Wilson, Odemwingie, Nzonzi, Walters, Sidwell, Teixeira, Crouch, Wilkinson, Shotton, Jerome
Doubtful None
Injured None
Suspended None
Form -
Discipline Y00 R0
Top scorer (last season) Crouch 8
Aston Villa
Subs from Given, Steer, Baker, Okore, Bennett, Clark, Weimann, Richardson, Herd, Hutton, Gardner, N’Zogbia, Lowton, Stevens
Doubtful Cole (thigh), Okore (knee), Vlaar (knock)
Injured Benteke (achilles, Oct), Kozak (broken leg, unknown)
Suspended None
Form -
Discipline Y00 R0
Top scorer (last season) Benteke 10
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