Teamsheets: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

It’s the last away game of the season. Here’s the team Gary McAllister is sending out at the Emirates to grab a point or three against an Arsenal side eager to ensure they finish in the top three at least to guarantee themselves a place in the Champions League next season.

Should be interesting tactical battle, it looks like a 4-2-3-1 vs a 4-3-3.

Arsenal
Aston Villa

53
Wojciech Szczęsny
1
Brad Friedel

3
Bacary Sagna
36
Kyle Walker

5
Thomas Vermaelen
29
James Collins

18
Sebastien Squillaci
5
Richard Dunne

28
Kieran Gibbs
2
Luke Young

17
Alex Song
16
Fabian Delph

19
Jack Wilshere
19
Stiliyan Petrov

14
Theo Walcott
20
Nigel Reo-Coker

16
Aaron

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Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Wigan

It’s the penultimate home game of the season and the opportunity to make our future in the Premier League a mathematical certainty against a Wigan side that are fighting for their life.

Ciaran Clark is out with hamstring injury picked up in training yesterday, Jean II Makoun is still out with a dead leg and Gabby is unavailable after falling ill overnight.

Charles N’Zogbia passed his late fitness test, but Victor Moses will replace Mohamed Diame in the Wigan side.

Here are the

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Teamsheets: West Brom vs Aston Villa

It’s been an interesting week with Gerard Houllier being discharged from hospital and Barry Bannan returning from his loan at Leeds. Here’s how caretaker Gary McAllister is going to take on West Brom in the penultimate away game of the season.

The only change to the starting XI is Gabby in for Heskey, but there are three changes to the bench with Bannan, Bradley and Delph coming in. Unsure on the status of Heskey or Albrighton at this stage.

EDIT: Marc Albrighton

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Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Stoke City

When Gary McAllister was asked whether he would be picking the team or Gerard Houllier, he said that if they lost it would be Gerard’s team and if they won it was his. He was joking of course, but as it’s an unchanged side, it doesn’t really matter:

Aston Villa
Stoke

1
Brad Friedel
1
Asmir Begovic

36
Kyle Walker
28
Andy Wilkinson

29
James Collins
17
Ryan Shawcross

5
Richard Dunne
4
Robert Huth

2
Luke Young
12
Marc Wilson

6
Stewart Downing
24
Rory Delap

19
Stiliyan Petrov
6
Glenn Whelan

20
Nigel Reo-Coker
16
Jermaine Pennant

7
Ashley Young
26
Matthew Etherington

18
Emile Heskey
9
Kenwyne Jones

39
Darren Bent
19
Jonathan Walters

Subs
Subs

33
Andy Marshall
29
Thomas Sorensen

24
Carlos Cuellar
5
Danny Collins

21
Ciaran Clark
14
Danny Pugh

8
Robert Pires
15
Salif Diao

17
Jean II

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Teamsheets: West Ham vs Aston Villa

Big game, big opportunity today. Here are today’s Premier League matches followed by the confirmed line-ups for Aston Villa and West Ham:

Birmingham City (16th/35pts) vs Sunderland (13th/38pts)
Everton (7th/44pts) vs Blackburn (15th/35pts)
West Brom (10th/39pts) vs Chelsea (3rd/58pts)
Blackpool (17th/33pts) vs Wigan (20th/31pts)
West Ham (18th/32pts) vs Aston Villa (14th/37pts)

West Ham
Aston Villa

1
Robert Green
1
Brad Friedel

37
Lars Jacobsen
36
Kyle Walker

22
Manuel Da Costa
29
James Collins

15
Matthew Upson
5
Richard Dunne

36
Wayne Bridge
2
Luke Young

16
Mark Noble
6
Stewart Downing

11
Thomas Hitzlsperger
19
Stiliyan Petrov

32
Gary O’Neil
20
Nigel Reo-Coker

33
Victor Obinna
7
Ashley Young

35
Robbie Keane
18
Emile Heskey

9
Carlton Cole
39
Darren Bent

Subs
Subs

31
Ruud Boffin
33
Andy Marshall

4
Daniel Gabbidon
24
Carlos Cuellar

18
Jonathan Spector
21
Ciaran Clark

13
Luis Boa Morte
8
Robert Pires

26
Zavon

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Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Newcastle

With the exception of West Brom grabbing three points in Sunderland, all of yesterday’s fixtures went exactly as we needed them to. With Arsenal hopefully about to do the business in Blackpool (although they’re not making it easy), Newcastle’s visit to Villa Park provides the perfect opportunity to move away from the danger zone and relieve a little pressure.

Here’s how Gerard Houllier plans on getting the job done (not listed: The 12th Man):

Aston Villa
Newcastle

1
Brad Friedel
1
Steve Harper

36
Kyle Walker
12
Danny Simpson

29
James Collins
2
Fabricio

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Teamsheets: Everton vs Aston Villa

With West Ham still leading West Ham, lifting the Hammers up the table as things stand, here’s how we’re going to have a crack at the injury ravaged Everton today:

Everton
Aston Villa

24
Tim Howard
1
Brad Friedel

2
Tony Hibbert
36
Kyle Walker

6
Phil Jagielka
5
Richard Dunne

15
Sylvain Distin
29
James Collins

3
Leighton Baines
2
Luke Young

18
Phil Neville
20
Nigel Reo-Coker

5
John Heitinga
17
Jean II Makoun

7
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
6
Stewart Downing

23
Seamus Coleman
7
Ashley Young

21
Leon Osman
11
Gabriel Agbonlahor

16
Jermaine Beckford
39
Darren Bent

Subs
Subs

1
Jan Mucha
33
Andy Marshall

Aristote Nsiala
24
Carlos Cuellar

19
Magaye Gueye
16
Fabian Delph

30
Shkodran Mustafi
8
Robert Pires

Adam Forshaw
19
Stiliyan Petrov

Conor McAleny
12
Marc Albrighton

Apostolos Vellios
18
Emile Heskey

 

Teamsheets: Aston Villa vs Wolves

The teams are almost exactly as expected from yesterday’s preview, just Marc Albrighton instead of Gabby – nothing shocking about that – but Chris Herd starts, presumably at left back, rather than Fabian Delph.

Aston Villa
Wolves

1
Brad Friedel
13
Wayne Hennessey

36
Kyle Walker
32
Kevin Foley

24
Carlos Cuellar
5
Richard Stearman

32
Nathan Baker
16
Christophe Berra

31
Chris Herd
3
George Elokobi

6
Stewart Downing
19
Adam Hammill

20
Nigel Reo-Coker
8
Karl Henry

17
Jean II Makoun
20
Nenad Milijas

12
Marc Albrighton
17
Matthew Jarvis

7
Ashley Young
24
Jamie O’Hara

39
Darren Bent
29
Kevin Doyle

Subs
Subs

33
Andy Marshall
1
Marcus Hahnemann

8
Robert Pires
6
Jody Craddock

11
Gabriel Agbonlahor
7
Michael Kightly

13
Michael Bradley
9
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake

16
Fabian Delph
10
Steven Fletcher

18
Emile Heskey
11
Stephen Ward

19
Stiliyan Petrov
14
David Jones

Teamsheets: Bolton vs Aston Villa

After Manchester, Gerard Houllier names a full strength team today. Luke Young rejoins the team, filling in at left centre back, Fabian Delph retains his place and will partner Reo-Coker in the middle.

Bolton
Aston Villa

22
Jussi Jaaskelainen
1

Brad Friedel

2
Gretar Rafn Steinsson
36

Kyle Walker

31
David Wheater
32

Nathan Baker

5
Gary Cahill
21

Ciaran Clark

4
Paul Robinson
2

Luke Young

14
Kevin Davies
6

Stewart Downing

8
Stuart Holden
20

Nigel Reo-Coker

6
Fabrice Muamba
16

Fabian Delph

10
Martin Petrov
12

Marc Albrighton

15
Daniel Sturridge
7

Ashley Young

9
Johan Elmander
39

Darren Bent

Subs
Subs

1

Adam Bogdan
33
Andy Marshall

17

Ivan Klasnic
8
Robert Pires

7

Matthew Taylor
19
Stiliyan Petrov

27

Lee Chung-Yong
31
Chris Herd

16

Mark Davies
13
Michael Bradley

19

Rodrigo
18
Emile Heskey

25

Marcos Alonso
11
Gabriel Agbonlahor