Dunne out for Villa

Republic of Ireland central defender Richard Dunne (hamstring, striker Emile Heskey (foot), and skipper Stiliyan Petrov (Achilles) suffered injuries in Aston Villa's Carling Cup semi-final win over Blackburn on Wednesday and are rated doubtful for the home FA Cup fourth round clash with Brighton.

Striker John Carew and midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker are already on the injury list and still ruled out.

The likes of Luke Young, Steve Sidwell, Fabian Delph and Habib Beye are expected to start with youngsters Shane Lowry, Ciaran Clark and Marc Albrighton also part of the squad.

Villa (provisional squad): Friedel, Guzan, Luke Young, Beye, Dunne, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, Delph, Downing, Ashley Young, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Albrighton, Clark, Lowry.