Stoke City vs Aston Villa

What it means

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

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Lineups

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Carlos CuéllarRB
6. 6Stilian PetrovCM-L
7. 7James MilnerCM-R
8. 8Stewart DowningLM
9. 9Ashley YoungRM
10. 10John CarewCF-L
11. 11Emile HeskeyCF-R

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Thomas SorensenG
2. 2Danny HigginbothamCD-L
3. 3Abdoulaye FayeCD-R
4. 4Danny CollinsLB
5. 5Robert HuthRB
6. 6Dean WhiteheadCM-L
7. 7Glenn WhelanCM-R
8. 8Matthew EtheringtonLM
9. 9Rory DelapRM
10. 10Mamady SidibeCF-L
11. 11Tuncay SanliCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

AVL

• W@ REA4-2
• Lvs MAN1-2
• Wvs CRY3-1
• Wvs BUR5-2
• Wvs BUR1-1

STK

• T@ BUR1-1
• T@ BUR1-3
• L@ CHE0-2
• Lvs ARS1-3
• Lvs ARS0-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 27,598

Officials

K Friend (Referee), K Friend (Referee), K Friend (Referee)