Agbonlahor back for Villa

Gabriel Agbonlahor will return to the Aston Villa side for tomorrow’s Carling Cup quarter-final clash with Birmingham at St Andrews.

The striker missed the 4-2 defeat by Arsenal on Saturday with an illness but has recovered and will be in contention for the Second City derby.

Defender James Collins is fit after a knock but midfielder Stephen Ireland has a sickness bug of his own and will not play.

Youngster Marc Albrighton is missing after having his appendix out and Nigel Reo-Coker, Steve Sidwell, Emile Heskey and Stiliyan Petrov remain sidelined.

Team (from): Friedel, L Young, Clark, Dunne, Warnock, Hogg, Bannan, Downing, A Young, Agbonlahor, Carew, Collins, Pires, Delfouneso, Herd, Guzan, Osbourne, Lichaj, Lowry.