Aston Villa v Stoke City Match Thread

[Legion]

Available Monday afternoon.

[Shrek]

VILLA: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Herd, Ireland, Bannan, Warnock, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

[Shrek]

Subs: Guzan, N’Zogbia, Cuellar, Johnson, Carruthers, Gardner, Heskey.

[Toronto Villa]

given what is available that's the right team. Cuellar just coming back from injury should be on the bench and especially in light of Baker's performance at the weekend. I thought Warnock was also very good in midfield.

[PeterWithesShin]

About to head off to the ground. Come on you Villa boys!!

UTV

[johncvilla88]

Loving the Everton score!!

[PaulWinch again]

Come on you Villa boys please win.

[Dave]

Nice to see a little bit of experience on the bench for once.

[VillaAlways]

Nice to see a little bit of experience on the bench for once.

Nice to see Heskey on the bench too

[Ozzjim]

Cuellar, if fit, should play against Stoke, Baker was out moved by Ivanovic for both the Chelsea goals that he scored against us from set plays.

Bannan - I would have gone Garnder on sheer size.

Apart from that, fingers crossed eh...

[Dante Lavelli]

Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool.  Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.

[Toronto Villa]

Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool.  Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.

Lichaj plays LB. That's a 4-1-3-2 formation, Herd sitting in front of the back 4, Bannan and Warnock playing wide either side with Ireland in the hole behind the forwards

[Dave]

Stoke City
01 Begovic
04 Huth
17 Shawcross
30 Shotton
12 Wilson
18 Whitehead
24 Delap
26 Etherington
40 Palacios
09 Jones
19 Walters

Substitutes
29 Sorensen
20 Upson
39 Woodgate
16 Pennant
10 Fuller
25 Crouch
33 Jerome

[villa `cross the mersey]

Anyone know a stream for this ?

[Dante Lavelli]

Where did Licaj play versus Liverpool.  Basically what formation does that team play?
Looks a bit disjointed to me.

Lichaj plays LB. That's a 4-1-3-2 formation, Herd sitting in front of the back 4, Bannan and Warnock playing wide either side with Ireland in the hole behind the forwards

It appears to lack genuine width for me, but in AMc defence there aren'y many other options.