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. 1Asmir BegovicG
2. 2Robert HuthCD-L
3. 3Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
4. 4Marc WilsonLB
5. 5Ryan ShottonRB
6. 6Dean WhiteheadCM-L
7. 7Wilson PalaciosCM-R
8. 8Matthew EtheringtonLM
9. 9Rory DelapRM
10. 10Jonathan WaltersCF-L
11. 11Kenwyne JonesCF-R

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Shay GivenG
2. 2Nathan BakerCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Eric LichajLB
5. 5Alan HuttonRB
6. 6Chris HerdCM-L
7. 7Stephen IrelandCM-R
8. 8Stephen WarnockLM
9. 9Barry BannanRM
10. 10Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-L
11. 11Andreas WeimannCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

STK

• Wvs WOL2-1
• L@ WGA0-2
• Tvs MNC1-1
• T@ TOT1-1
• L@ LIV1-2

AVL

• T@ LIV1-1
• Lvs CHE2-4
• L@ ARS0-3
• Wvs FUL1-0
• T@ BLK1-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 30,100

Officials

M Dean (Referee), Mike Dean (Referee), M Dean (Referee)