Aston Villa Bolton
Game: Aston Villa v Bolton

Venue: Villa Park

Day: Saturday, 5 April

Kick-off: 15h00 BST

Aston Villa was doing an awesome season, but on the last 5 matches the team losed some potential and droped a little in the table.

The Villa is ready to get back on track to acchieve an european position, and win this match is crucial.

For this match Aston Villa striker John Carew is set to play after recovering from a groin strain but midfielder Craig Gardner (thigh) is still sidelined. Good news for the team for sure!

Boss Martin O'Neill may switch Olof Mellberg to right-back and bring in Zat Knight in the middle of his defence.

Villa have also a very good home record and they are almost on 100% for this match.

Bolton is still losing potential and forces. After the miracle defeat against Arsenal, the moral dropped a lot and the players feel that the relegation is almost near.

For this match Bolton skipper Kevin Nolan, serves the second game of a two-match suspension. Nolan is a very important and influent player on the team.

Goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen (back) and defenders Nicky Hunt (dislocated shoulder) and Ricardo Gardner (rib) are sidelined through injury.

Bolton have a very poor away record, with only 1 win in 15 matches.

In October Villa striked a draw by 1-1 at Bolton's home, and today they are expected to win this clearly.

Players Available:

Aston Villa: Carson, Taylor, Mellberg, Reo-Coker, Laursen, Knight, Bouma, Petrov, Barry, Maloney, Young, Berger, Osbourne, Salifou, Harewood, Carew, Agbonlahor.

Bolton: Al Habsi, Davies, Taylor, Diouf, Campo, A O'Brien, McCann, Steinsson, Samuel, Cahill, Giannakopoulos, Helguson, J O'Brien, Rasiak, Cohen, Walker.

Pick : Home Win
Odds : 1.66
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2008-04-05