Knight to keep Villa place

Yesterday’s stoppage time hero Zat Knight will retain his place in the Aston Villa side for Tuesday’s trip to Hull after skipper Martin Laursen was ruled out for three to four weeks.

Laursen has a knee injury so Knight – whose late goal earned a draw with Arsenal – will get another chance to establish himself alongside Curtis Davies at the back.

Nigel Reo-Coker will continue to stand in at right-back if Carlos Cuellar fails to shake off a knock and John Carew (back) is unlikely to make his first-team return having been out since November 22.

Aston Villa (from): Friedel, Cuellar, Davies, L Young, Milner, Sidwell, Petrov, Barry, A Young, Agbonlahor, Reo-Coker, Knight, Shorey, Harewood, Gardner, Salifou, Osbourne, Guzan.