Big guns back for Villa

Aston Villa will welcome back their leading players for the Premier League clash at West Ham after resting them for the midweek UEFA Cup game in Hamburg.

Aston Villa will welcome back their leading players for the Premier League clash at West Ham after resting them for the midweek UEFA Cup game in Hamburg.

Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young, Gareth Barry, James Milner and captain Martin Laursen did not even make the trip to Germany with Villa already through to the knockout stages.

Brad Friedel, Stiliyan Petrov and Curtis Davies are also expected to return, while 17-year-old Nathan Delfouneso will be looking to play some part after scoring in Europe for the second successive match – with John Carew (back) still injured.

Team (from): Friedel, Guzan, L Young, Cuellar, Davies, Laursen, Knight, Shorey, Milner, Petrov, Barry, Sidwell, A Young, Reo-Coker, Gardner, Osbourne, Salifou, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Harewood.

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