Villa pair suspended

Aston Villa will be without skipper Stiliyan Petrov and defender Habib Beye through suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match with Bolton.

Petrov collected his fifth booking of the campaign during the midweek defeat at West Ham – a game in which Beye was also sent off.

Nigel Reo-Coker will be a strong candidate to replace Petrov after impressing as a substitute against his former club while right-back Carlos Cuellar will return after a one-game ban and is likely to take over from Beye.

Striker Emile Heskey (back), wide player James Milner (calf) and midfielder Craig Gardner (groin) are major doubts for the meeting with the Trotters.

Provisional squad: Friedel, Guzan, Cuellar, L Young, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Shorey, Milner, Reo-Coker, Sidwell, Delph, Gardner, A Young, Agonlahor, Carew, Heskey, Delfouneso, Albrighton, Clark.