Clean bill of health for Villa

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has no fresh injury worries ahead of the home Barclays Premier League clash with Stoke.

O’Neill could keep faith with the side which beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium Of Light in midweek.

Central defender James Collins may again have to be content with a place on the bench because of the form of Carlos Cuellar and Richard Dunne.

Emile Heskey is likely to be preferred to John Carew after netting his third goal in the last six games against the Black Cats.

Team (from): Friedel, L Young, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock, A Young, Milner, Petrov, Downing, Agbonlahor, Heskey, Guzan, Carew, Delph, Reo-Coker, Beye, Collins, Sidwell, Clark, Delfouneso.