Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion: squad sheets

This is a difficult derby to call. Albion have made a superb start to the Premier League season while Villa have only four points on the board and were thumped at Southampton last Saturday. Paul Lambert, however, claimed that "confidence is sky-high" among his Villa players after their surprise win at Manchester City in the League Cup in midweek. Gabriel Agbonlahor scored two in that game, which leaves Lambert with a selection dilemma up front. Albion's main worry concerns the fitness of the former Villa player Liam Ridgewell. Stuart James Venue Villa Park, Saturday 3pm Tickets £23-£42 (0800 612 0970) Last season Aston Villa 0 West Brom 0 Referee A Taylor This season's matches 3 Y 6, R 1, 2.33 cards per game Odds Aston Villa 6-4 West Brom 2-1 Draw 5-2 Aston Villa Subs from Given, N'Zogbia, Weimann, Bannan, Albrighton, Burke, Herd, Baker, Bowery, Westwood, Williams, Bennett Doubtful Bennett (leg) Injured Ireland (wrist, 20 Oct), Dunne (groin, Nov), Gardner (knee, May) Unavailable Petrov (leukaemia) Suspended None Form guide LWDLLL Disciplinary record Y12 R1 Leading scorers Bent, Lowton, Al Ahmadi, Clark, Benteke 1 West Brom Subs from Daniels, El Ghanassy, Long, Jara, Dawson, Fortune, Rosenberg, Dorrans, Tamas, Thorne Doubtful Popov (groin), Ridgewell (thigh), Morrison (hamstring) Injured Thomas (knee, 6 Oct), Reid (hamstring/back, 6 Oct), Myhill (thumb, 20 Oct) Suspended Odemwingie (last of three) Form guide WLWDWL Disciplinary record Y5 R1 Leading scorer Lukaku 2 Match pointers • Aston Villa have won just one of their past 15 Premier League games • Six of the past league meetings between Villa and West Brom have ended with a 2-1 score line, while the other two finished 0-0 • West Brom have won just one of their past eight Premier League away games • Ten points after five games is West Brom's best ever start to a Premier League season • West Brom have kept two clean sheets in their past 40 league away games, though one came against a team managed by Paul Lambert