Sky ennakko tiukkaan Stoke-peliin:

Sky: ennakko Stoke - peliin: Peli tulee päättymään 2-1 nihkeän estyksen jälkeen, koska nämä fyysiset porukat eivät sovi Villalle varsinkaan kotona. Rotaatiota ei ole tiedossa, joten suosikkini Heskey iskee molemmat ja näyttää häränpyllyä minulle..

Aston Villa will be looking for their fourth Premier League win on the bounce when Stoke City travel to Villa Park on Saturday.
Martin O'Neill's side are in red-hot form having recorded successive away victories over Sunderland and Manchester United, which were preceded by a home win over Hull City.
Villa have not conceded a goal in their last three games and boast the joint best defensive record in the league alongside United and Chelsea - shipping only 14 goals in 17 games so far.
Stoke will need to be firing on all cylinders if they are going to come away with anything as Tony Pulis' men have only won once in their last seven matches.

The Potters were thwarted by Wigan last time out and could only manage a 2-2 draw at the Britannia Stadium, with the Latics scoring a wonder-goal through Maynor Figueroa.

It remains to be seen whether James Beattie will make the starting line-up following his bust-up with Pulis.

Beattie came on in the last 10 minutes against Wigan following the row with his manager over the club's Christmas party, and is pushing for a start.

Defender Robert Huth is suspended for the short trip to Birmingham, although Pulis has cover at the back.

The former Middlesbrough centre-back was booked in the draw with Wigan and will serve a one-match suspension for accumulating five cautions.

His absence could mean Andy Wilkinson reverts to right-back with Danny Collins coming in on the left.
Momentum

Villa, meanwhile, have no fresh injury worries and will hope to start where they left off against Sunderland.

However, they will have to be wary of their opponents and will remember that Stoke snatched a point in the corresponding fixture last season thanks to late goals from Ryan Shawcross and Glenn Whelan.

James Milner is one player who has caught the eye this term with a number of impressive performances for the Villans.

The 23-year-old midfielder scored a stunning goal against the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday and has shone after his recent switch to central midfield.

Curtis Davies remains sidelined and is expected to be out until January, while fellow defenders James Collins (groin) and Wilfred Bouma (ankle) are possibilities to return.

Possible starting XIs:

Aston Villa: Friedel, Young, Cuellar, Dunne, Warnock, Petrov, Milner, Downing, Young, Agbonlahor, Heskey.

Stoke: Sorensen, Collins, Faye, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Delap, Diao, Whitehead, Etherington, Tuncay, Fuller.