Aston Villa Blog

Wigan Athletic are established to host Aston Villa on Saturday, December 18, in match week eighteen. Wigan did properly in match week seventeen to salvage a point in the absent game to Everton. Al Habsi brought off some excellent saves among the posts on a working day when Hendry Thomas and Ben Watson ended up sound in the middle. Wigan practically introduced off a last-gasp earn, in a game dominated by the Toffees, when Howards tipped Stam's near selection shot in excess of. Villa introduced relief to beleaguered Gerard Houllier, when they introduced a four-game winless streak to an end in opposition to West Brom, in match 7 days 17. Downing place them ahead on 24 minutes and Heskey manufactured it two- with a fortuitous header about which he realized tiny, on seventy nine minutes but Villa survived nervous times when Albion lowered the margin through Scharner on ninety minutes and 4 minutes of harm time acquired extra. Houllier would be specifically pleased with the way his senior gamers rose to the occasion, with Heskey and Cuellar doing properly on their return. Ashley Younger was excellent and was quite imaginative as he led by case in point. Head to head in 10 league online games among the Latics and the Villans, the sides have gained 3 each with four video games ending with no outcome. The very last match, hosted by Wigan in March 2010, ended two-one in Villa's favour. Even though Wigan have dropped 3 of 9 game titles hosted this period, they have won just two and drawn the remaining four. Villa have had a bad away report getting rid of six of eight video games on the highway although winning and drawing 1 each. Wigan are currently 18th in the factors desk, and in the relegation zone, whilst Villa in 14th are barely 4 details adrift. Villa will extravagant their chances from cellar crew Wigan and would want to lender complete details forward of a challenging Xmas against Tottenham, Male Metropolis and Chelsea. Wigan experienced the adhering to men in their starting eleven from Everton:Al Habsi, Gohouri, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia, Watson, Cleverley and Rodallega. McArthur and Stam played as substitutes. Aston Villa's starting eleven from West Brom comprised Friedel, Lichaj, Cuellar, Collins, Warnock, Albrighton, Hogg, Bannan, Downing, Young and Heskey. Reo-Coker, Delfouneso

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