Aston Villa v Southampton - Sat 23rd April 15:00

[Whitechapel]

TEAM NEWS
Aston Villa will again be without striker Gabriel Agbonlahor, who has been suspended by the club.

Defender Jores Okore will not play for the first team for the rest of the season after a disagreement with caretaker Erick Black.

Southampton pair Jose Fonte and Victor Wanyama are fit despite both requiring hospital treatment after respective head and rib injuries last weekend.

Charlie Austin and Florin Gardos remain out with knee problems.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• Southampton have only lost one of their previous eight league and cup games against Aston Villa (W4, D3), and are unbeaten in the last five meetings.

Aston Villa

• Villa have suffered nine straight league defeats - the second worst run in the club's history. They lost 11 in a row in 1963.
• They have conceded 25 goals in those nine defeats, scoring just three goals.
• They have spent just 184 minutes in the lead in Premier League matches this season - the lowest tally in the division.

Southampton

• Saints have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight league games - having kept six in a row prior to this run.
• Southampton have lost only three of their last 14 top-flight matches.
• They have scored 14 Premier League away goals this term - only four sides (Norwich, West Brom, Villa and Newcastle) have worse records.
• Sadio Mane has scored three goals in his last four Premier League games after failing to score in his previous 19 appearances.
• Shane Long has scored five goals in his last six league appearances against Aston Villa.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

How many this week? Think I'll go with a slightly optimistic score... 0-4.

 

[Blitzballer]

Joleon Fucking Lescott!!!!! what a fucking bell end

 

[JaseTheVillain]

Fantastic marking, mate.

 

[Whitechapel]

Westwood seems to have lit a rescue flair in the hopes another PL club take a punt on him.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

One good game in two seasons... I would honestly keep him, but if another PL team takes a punt, then more fool them.

On another note, cheers, Mane, nice £35 you netted me in the end.

 

[Jamie_SFC]

Well that felt like attending a pre season game. Awful defending from us.

Best of luck to Villa next season.