ASTON VILLA vs CHARLTON - MATCH PREVIEW

By Ryan Ghee
February 24 2006

Aston Villa will travel to The Valley tomorrow hoping to repeat the performance they put on against the Addicks earlier in the season when they came out as 1-0 winners at Villa Park.

Aston Villa team news: Mark Delaney has been ruled out for three weeks with a hamstring strain so Liam Ridgewell is expected to make his first start of 2006. Kevin Phillips is pushing for a recall to the starting line-up but O'Leary is expected to stick with Baros and Moore in attack.

Charlton team news: Alan Curbishley is expected to recall Smertin, Powell and El-Karkouri after resting them against Newcastle in midweek. Jerome Thomas has recovered from his groin strain but Rommedahl, Fortune and Sorondo all remain sidelined.