Stoke City vs Aston Villa

What it means

• Stoke has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-5-1)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Luke YoungRB
6. 6Stilian PetrovCM-L
7. 7Nigel Reo-CokerCM-R
8. 8Ashley YoungAM
9. 9Stewart DowningLM
10. 10Marc AlbrightonRM
11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Thomas SorensenG
2. 2Abdoulaye FayeCD-L
3. 3Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
4. 4Danny CollinsLB
5. 5Robert HuthRB
6. 6Dean WhiteheadCM-L
7. 7Marc WilsonCM-R
8. 8Matthew EtheringtonLM
9. 9Rory DelapRM
10. 10Kenwyne JonesCF-L
11. 11Jonathan WaltersCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

AVL

• Wvs EVE1-0
• Lvs VIE2-3
• L@ NEW0-6
• T@ VIE1-1
• Wvs WHU3-0

STK

• L@ CHE0-2
• Wvs SHR2-1
• Lvs TOT1-2
• L@ WOL1-2
• L@ MAN0-4

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 25,899

Officials

Lee Probert (Referee), Lee Probert (Referee), Lee Probert (Referee)