Angel starts for Villa

Juan Pablo Angel will return to the Aston Villa starting line-up in the FA Cup third round match at Hull after being a permanent substitute during the festive programme.

The Colombian international earns a recall alongside Luke Moore with Milan Baros serving a one-match ban for incurring five bookings.

Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen has recovered from illness but Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke’s loan period has not been extended in time for him to be eligible, so Lee Hendrie or rookie Craig Gardner will come in.

Provisional squad: Sorensen, Hughes, Delaney, Mellberg, Barry, Samuel, Milner, Hendrie, Davis, McCann, Gardner, Whittingham, Angel, Moore, Taylor, De la Cruz.