Stoke City v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Monday evening.

[Legion]

VILLA: Guzan, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Albrighton, Clark, Petrov, N’Zogbia, Heskey, Agbonlahor

[Matt Collins]

Surely Ireland or bannan not heskey??! This isn't going to be pretty is it?

[PaulWinch again]

Heskey and Collins, oh good. Well come on Villa, try and play football to win.

[Legion]

Subs: Ireland, Marshall, Bannan, Weimann, Delfouneso, Johnson, Gardner.
 

[Legion]

Stoke: Sorensen, Huth, Jones, Wilson, Shawcross, Whitehead, Walters, Etherington, Shotton, Woodgate, Palacios. Subs: Begovic, Pennant, Diao, Upson, Delap, Wilkinson, Jerome.

[SoccerHQ]

Heskey, just why?!!!

I still remember him last year messing up a headed clearence in the last minute that allowed Huth to score.

No Bent either, not looking good is it?

[PaulWinch again]

I hope Bent's injured, because he better not be going. I'm disappointed Ireland or Bannan isn't in the side. I just hope Mcleish has learnt his lesson, I'm not sure he has.

[Chris Smith]

Surely Ireland or bannan not heskey??! This isn't going to be pretty is it?

It never is against Stoke.

[ozzjim]

I am more and more convinced Bent is off. He has been built up to be fit for sure today and is not in the squad.... wonder if Chelsea fancy a goalscorer at the moment..... would not shock me at all.

[Irish villain]

Surprised Bent's not in the squad. I've had a bad feeling about him these past few months...

Absolutely gutted that Collins is in the side. That's down to Hutton's idiotic challenge in the last game.

Ah well, come on villa!!

[ozzjim]

Oh and as for Heskey in the side, it is a totally shambolic decision after the other night.

[PaulWinch again]

If we sell Bent I will be massively pissed off.

[pauliewalnuts]

I am more and more convinced Bent is off. He has been built up to be fit for sure today and is not in the squad.... wonder if Chelsea fancy a goalscorer at the moment..... would not shock me at all.

Me too.

[Matt Collins]

It was for 60 minutes last season. We were excellent, fluid and looked dangerous. I'll be surprised if we match that with this side, but here's hoping . . .