O'Neill likely to keep the faith

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill is expected to revert to his first-choice team for tomorrow’s home Premier league clash with Sunderland.

O’Neill has fielded the same starting XI for all five league games so far, which means the likes of Brad Friedel, Luke Young, Curtis Davies, Martin Laursen, Nigel Reo-Coker and Gabriel Agbonlahor are set for recalls.