Villa debut for Djemba-Djemba

Eric Djemba-Djemba will make his debut for Aston Villa in tomorrow night’s clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

The Cameroon international midfielder joined Villa in a £1.85m (€2.7m) deal from Manchester United on Monday. The 23-year-old is a straight replacement for Gavin McCann, who will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Centre-back Martin Laursen, who has been sidelined since August by a knee ligament injury, returns to the squad after making two successful reserve team appearances.

Striker Carlton Cole is set to be recalled to the starting line-up after being dropped to the bench for Villa’s last game, the 3-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester United.

Team from: Sorensen, De La Cruz, Mellberg, Laursen, Delaney, Ridgewell, Barry, Solano, Davis, Hendrie, Berson, Djemba-Djemba, Whittingham, Hitzlsperger, Angel, Cole, L Moore, Drobny, Postma.