Both teams are just about assured safety here, so we're covering this match based on the stubborn belief that football shouldn't just be ignored because there's no point to the match or motivation on the part of either side to go for a win. So! Aston Villa travel to the Hawthorns to take on Roy Hodgson's West Bromwich Albion, and the best reason anyone can think of for either of these sides to be trying to win is because the unfortunate ill-health of Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will make the visitors want to win the match for him.
West Bromwich Albion Vs. Aston Villa: Lineups
West Bromwich Albion (4-4-1-1): Scott Carson; Nicky Shorey, Jonas Olsson, Abdoulaye Meite, Gonzalo Jara; Carlos Vela,Youssuf Mulumbu, Paul Scharner, James Morrison; Simon Cox; Peter Odemwingie.
Substitutes: Boaz Myhill, Somen Tchoyi, Pablo Ibanez, Miller Ishmael, James Hurst, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Gabriel Tamas.
Aston Villa (4-4-2): Brad Friedel; Luke Young, Richard Dunne, James Collins, Kyle Walker; Stewart Downing, Nigel Reo-Coker, Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young; Gabriel Agbonlahor, Darren Bent.
Substitutes: Robert Pires, Andy Marshall, Carlos Cuellar, Michael Bradley, Fabian Delph, Ciaran Clark, Marc Albrighton.
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