Squad sheets: Stoke City v Aston Villa

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Christmas buyer frontline striker for this match could be crucial for Alex McLeish. Aston Villa fans relationship with the club is completely fractured and visitors are burned fractionation third straight league defeat here. Stoke good recent form has been interrupted by a 3-0 loss to Manchester City, but that does not count as a failure. They hope Peter Crouch can cure the disease in time to face his former team and, in the process, won his 100th goal in the league. Sachin Nakrani

Location

Britannia Stadium

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last season

Stoke 2 Aston Villa 1

Referee

M Clattenburg

games this season

, 3.82 cards per game

chances Aston Villa 3-1 Stoke Draws 9.10 5.12

Stoke City

Subs Begovic, Upson, Wilkinson, Delap, Pennant, Palacios, Fuller, Higginbotham, Jerome, Crouch, Arismendi, Diao

Doubtful Whelan (calf), Crouch (illness)

hurt Sidibe (knee, unknown)

suspended None

Form Guide

LWWWWL

disciplinary

Y30 R0

scorer Walters, Crouch 4

• Aston Villa

Subs

Marshall, Ireland, Weimann, Bannan, Delph, Heskey, Delfouneso, Cuellar

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