Team news and live text commentary starting roughly one hour before kick off.

This live blog will be fed almost exclusively from the new Aston Villa Central Live Twitter account so there will be a little lag following here.  If you prefer, you can stay up to speed by following @AVC_live.

Other Fixtures Today

• Birmingham (9) v Arsenal (3)
• Hull (19) v Fulham (10)
• Tottenham (4) v Portsmouth (20)
• West Ham (17) v Stoke (12)
• Wolves (15) v Everton (8)
• Bolton (14) v Man Utd (1) [5.30pm]

Headlines

Forest wanted Freddy Bouma on loan, but were knocked back. [Tribal Football]

Nicky Shorey has told Fulham that he’s willing to consider a permanent move when the time comes. [Sky Sports]

“A lot of players went for scans yesterday” – Martin O’Neill [AVFC OS]

MON admits that there’s “no margin for error” and that we’re going to have to freshen up the squad and win a few games away from home. [The Guardian]

James Milner, Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey and Gabby Agbonlahor are all doubts. [Birmingham Mail]

Stewart Downing was impressed with Nathan Delfouneso’s impact in the Sunderland game – “I thought Nathan changed the game the other night.” [Birmingham Mail]

Team News

Starting XI: Friedel, L Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Young, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, Agbonlahor, Carew.

Subs: Guzan, Beye, Cuellar, Davies, Salifou, Downing, Delfouneso.