Team Update: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Aston Villa

• Martin O'Neill will check on the fitness of midfielder Shaun Maloney before finalising his side
• Central defender Martin Laursen is again sidelined with a hamstring injury

Liverpool

• Peter Crouch now out until the beginning of next month as he recovers from an operation to repair his broken nose
• Long injury : Kewell, Garcia

Teams:

Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Taylor, Bardsley, Hughes, Mellberg, Cahill, Ridgewell, Bouma, Samuel, Agbonlahor, Petrov, McCann, Barry, Berger, Davis, Osbourne, Carew, Young, Moore, Angel.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Aurelio, Pennant, Sissoko, Gerrard, Alonso, Bellamy, Kuyt, Fowler, Dudek, Mascherano, Zenden, Gonzalez.