Paul Lambert is assessing Christian Benteke’s fitness before deciding whether to throw the striker back into action when Aston Villa host Tottenham on Sunday.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has handed full debuts to Jores Okore and Leandro Bacuna for the Premier League clash at home to Liverpool.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert’s injury troubles are finally easing ahead of tomorrow’s Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Bradford.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is hoping to have a trio of players - including Darren Bent – back in contention for tomorrow’s FA Cup third-round clash with Ipswich.

Swansea 2 Aston Villa 2

Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph will return after suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League encounter with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Aston Villa 0 Wigan 3

Aston Villa will be without a host of players for tomorrow’s visit of fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Wigan.

There were two statistics that summed up this game. For Aston Villa, they equalled a Premier League low of conceding 12 goals in two games to slip to 16th in the Premier League — with the worst goal difference to boot.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert will assess the fitness of striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, winger Charles N’Zogbia and captain Ron Vlaar ahead of the home Barclays Premier League St Stephen's Day encounter with Tottenham.

Chelsea 8 Aston Villa 0

Frank Lampard starts a Barclays Premier League match for the first time since early October as Chelsea looked for a win over Aston Villa which would take them up to third in the table.

Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland is available for the Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3

Norwich 1 Aston Villa 4

Aston Villa winger Charles N’Zogbia has returned to training after a six-week absence with a knee problem but manager Paul Lambert is still to decide whether he will be involved in tomorrow’s home clash with Stoke.

QPR 1 Aston Villa 1

Aston Villa will be boosted by the return of full-backs Eric Lichaj and Nathan Baker after suspension and injury respectively for tomorrow’s Premier League clash at Manchester City.

Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi will return after a one-match ban for tomorrow’s home Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Swindon 2 Aston Villa 3

Former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given is set to be recalled for Aston Villa in tomorrow's Capital One Cup encounter with Swindon at the County Ground.

Aston Villa 1 Norwich 1

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent was axed for the third time in four games for the home Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich.

Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has been ruled out of Aston Villa's Premier League clash with manager Paul Lambert’s former club Norwich.

Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland will return to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Fulham after missing three games with a broken bone in his arm.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has no fresh injury problems ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has no fresh injury problems ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert could be forced to make at least one change for tomorrow night’s Capital One Cup tie against Manchester City.

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has included his trio of transfer deadline-day signings in the squad for tomorrow’s home Premier League clash with Swansea.

Aston Villa 3 Tranmere 0

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert made six changes for the home Capital One Cup second-round clash with Tranmere.

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert may must make at least one change as he seeks a morale-boosting first win of the season against Tranmere in the Capital One Cup.

Aston Villa striker Nathan Delfouneso will boost manager Paul Lambert’s attacking options after being cleared to face Everton tomorrow.

Aston Villa summer signing Brett Holman has shaken off a knee problem and the midfielder is included in the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at newly promoted West Ham.

Aston Villa will be without striker Andreas Weimann for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game at Norwich after he suffered a medial ligament strain in the home draw against Tottenham last weekend.

Stephen Ireland could return to Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa side for their crucial Premier League game against Tottenham.

Aston Villa have disciplined three members of their first first-team squad for their part in a nightclub fracas during the early hours of Tuesday morning.

West Brom 0 Aston Villa 0

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne is available, after two and a half months out of action with a broken collarbone, for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League derby at West Brom.

Bolton came from behind to earn a Barclays Premier League relegation lifeline and dragged Aston Villa into the thick of the survival battle with victory over Alex McLeish’s side.

Aston Villa central defender James Collins has been ruled out of tomorrow’s home Barclays Premier League clash against Bolton with a groin injury suffered during Saturday’s goalless draw with Sunderland.

Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 0

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish will check on the fitness of a quartet of players before finalising his side for tomorrow’s home clash with Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.

Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has hinted that injured defender Richard Dunne could make an appearance before the end of the season.