Aston Villa vs Fulham - Match Preview

Aston Villa are seeking their first home win since December when they take on Fulham at Villa Park in the Premier League this afternoon. Kick-off time for the match is 3pm and the encounter is not screened live anywhere in the UK. Villa boss Alex McLeish was happy to report at the pre-match press conference that he has no fresh injury concerns for today's game. Though important trio Darren Bent (ankle), Richard Dunne (collarbone) and midfielder Fabian Delph (ankle) are all long-term absentees for the home side. Meanwhile Ciaran Clark is doing well on the comeback trail and could play soon as he battles to overcome his knee injury. McLeish has hinted in the build-up that he will play the same side who secured a 1-1 draw at Blackburn last weekend. For Fulham boss Martin Jol, veteran defender Aaron Hughes is a doubt with a calf injury. Which could be a significant loss with Stephen Kelly (quad) and Zdenek Grygera (knee) unavailable. Steve Sidwell is a fortnight away from a return with a hernia injury. Meanwhile Bryan Ruiz will be available after overcoming his virus.

Line-ups from;

Villa (from): Given, Guzan, Hutton, Lichaj, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Baker, Bannan, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, Agbonlahor, Heskey, N'Zogbia, Herd, Weimann, Marshall, Johnson, Gardner, Stevens, Delfouneso. Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Stockdale, Riise, Hangeland, Senderos, Hughes, Baird, Murphy, Etuhu, Diarra, Gecov, Kasami, Frei, Dempsey, Ruiz, Davies, Duff, Dembele, Johnson, Sa, Pogrebnyak.