He is a good shout to score in this match with Newcastle's poor defence and any rumours of Didier Drogba coming back into the starting lineup with crushed when he was handed a three
match ban earlier this week for throwing a coin back at the Burnley supporters in the Carling Cup.
Villa midfielder Jean Makoun was sent off in the team's most recent outing in the league, when drawing with Ian Holloway's Blackpool at Bloomfield Road in a
match where the Villains squandered an
early lead through Gabriel Agbonlahor, and the Cameroon international will now serve a three -
match ban starting with Blackburn at the weekend.