Brad Friedel
Luke Young
Richard Dunne
James Collins
Stephen Warnock
Ashley Young
Marc Albrighton
Stiliyan Petrov
Nigel Reo-Coker
Stewart Downing
Emile Heskey
Substitutions
John Carew
Steve Sidwell
Stephen Ireland
Bradley Guzan
Ciaran Clark
Barry Bannan
Carlos Cuellar
Although I've seen Hudd have some good games at center back, I would much prefer it if he didn't play there. I'm really not comfortable with it, if I was a Villa player I would be pleased to see him and Bassong as a defensive pairing. Why couldn't we recall Walker or Caulker instead of playing a midfielder in defence?
Jenas needs to be on his game today - no hiding and going missing in the engine room. If the ITK was true that he was offered to Villa in the summer then maybe he will be raring for this one.
Hmm, it's a very attacking team we're putting out. THudd needs to slot in nicely at centre-back and Jenas has to play to his very best so we don't get overrun in midfield.
I would have kept hudd in midfield and play either Corluka or Sandro at centre back. I hope Jenas can keep possession. In Hudds absence in CM he really needs to do that. I'm just slightly concerned that all that's going to happen is gomes rolls the ball out to hudd and the hudd looks long for crouch. I hope it doesn't get too predictable
I am not so confident. Huddlestone may be used to counter Heskey's physical presence. But there is no holding midfielder, which I think is a mistake. Pav scores when he gets the chance but he does not help us keep the ball so they are going to get chances to counter. I can see us getting out muscled and labouring to a 0-0.
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