On Sky
Martin O’Neill looks for his first away win with Villa. A win today could see Watford get off of rock bottom in the Premiership standings.
Vital Quotes:
Martin O’Neill wants Villa to continue the current form and has warned the players about easing up:
‘We must continue what we are doing because confidence is a very brittle quality at football clubs. And it only takes a couple of poor results for it to start ebbing away.’
Watford Team News:
Jordan Stewart will replace injured Chris Powell (calf) at left back. Central defender Clarke Carlisle (what a name!) also misses out through injury.
Player to watch: Marlon King
King has been dangerous wherever he has been, and will be seen as the main goal threat.
Aston Villa Team News:
BBC are reporting that Bouma will be bouncing back into the team, however Gareth Barry is still on standby for the makeshift left-back role (which for make-shift..he looks rather comfortable). Mellberg will continue at right back as Aaron Hughes hasn’t recovered from a recent illness.
Player to watch: Stiliyan Petrov
Impressive debut…can he do it again?
Match Facts & Stats
It is rumoured that J.P. Fear will be at the game today. A useless fact for you however not related to him:
Only two players have scored a goal for Watford this year, whoops!
Ref Watch:
The Ref for today is Mike Dean, yay! Mr Dean currently leads the Premiership for the average card count.
Match Prediction:
A 3-1 Villa win from me.
Next Fixtures:
After today it’s League Cup action in Scunny, then home comforts against Charlton!
