It seems so long since we were last in Premier League action, and to get us back into things is an easy away tie at Stoke City.
I say easy, but I’m sure every football fan will tell you the Britannia isn’t an easy place to visit, and I expect one hell of a battle on our hands tomorrow.
Villa has games to spare over teams above them but they won’t want to be dropping any points from now and until the end of the season, starting with tomorrow.
Gabriel Agbonlahor should make a return to action, after missing last weekend’s game at Reading with a virus. Gabby’s currently scored 14 goals so far this season, and is 1 away from scoring his half century for the club.
There are no new injury updates for Villa, so the big question for O’Neill would be who does he start up top?
Ryan Shawcross (suspension) and Salif Diao (hamstring) are both missing for Tony Pulis’s men, while there are doubts over Ricardo Fuller (flu), Glenn Whelan (hamstring) and Danny Higginbotham.
It’s going to be a tough game, but I believe we could snatch all three points here, and I would be disappointed with any other result.
AVILLAFAN.COM PREDICTION: Away Win
