Aston Villa vs Stoke City

What it means

• Stoke has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Aston Villa has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Thomas SorensenG
2. 2Ibrahima SonkoCD-L
3. 3Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
4. 4Danny HigginbothamLB
5. 5Andy WilkinsonRB
6. 6Amdy FayeCM-L
7. 7Salif DiaoCM-R
8. 8Danny PughLM
9. 9Liam LawrenceRM
10. 10Mamady SidibeCF-L
11. 11James BeattieCF-R

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Curtis DaviesCD-L
3. 3Zat KnightCD-R
4. 4Luke YoungLB
5. 5Carlos CuéllarRB
6. 6Stilian PetrovCM-L
7. 7Gareth BarryCM-R
8. 8Ashley YoungLM
9. 9James MilnerRM
10. 10Emile HeskeyCF-L
11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

STK

• Tvs POR2-2
• L@ SUN0-2
• Wvs MNC1-0
• L@ TOT1-3
• L@ CHE1-2

AVL

• L@ CSK0-2
• Lvs CHE0-1
• Tvs CSK1-1
• L@ EVE1-3
• W@ BLK2-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 39,641

Officials

Howard Webb (Referee), Howard Webb (Referee), Howard Webb (Referee)