Aston Villa manager Remi Garde on whether he will recall Micah Richards: “It is not an easy situation because Micah used to be the captain of the team for the start of the season”.
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Chairman Steve Hollis has revealed Aston Villa do have money to spend in this transfer window for players who can “help the side”.
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He started the midweek cup replay win over Wycombe but Garde has not promised the former Manchester City man a recall.
West Brom played three away games in seven days and the gruelling fixture congestion during the festive season looks to have taken it’s toll.
Villa, however, will probably be happy if they manage to repeat their performance from last week as they drew 1-1 at home to top-of-the-table Leicester City. “West Brom paid a lot of money for me and I have a reputation [for goals], so I have to keep working”, he said, as quoted by the Express and Star.
The teams last played in September 2015 and West Bromwich Albion won the game 0 – 1.
The enthusiasm that surrounded Villa Park after the Crystal Palace win made us think, just maybe we can do it.
“It will be hard for them, as Villa are down and we need to win at home to take the three points”.
I am expecting another positive result for the Baggies this time too, despite Aston Villa’s mini-revival.
West Brom will be without Chris Brunt, who suffered a calf injury against Bristol City, with James Morrison (hamstring) also out and Darren Fletcher (knee) a doubt.
Both players will be assessed ahead of the game and Alan Hutton has also been ruled out having failed to overcome his hamstring problem.
Aston Villa is twentieth in the league with 12 points having won 2 games, drawn 6 and lost 14.
Villa have had an appalling season and occupy 20th place in the Premier League with relegation nearly an inevitability, barring the comeback to end all relegation comebacks.
– Eight of the last 10 Premier League matches played at The Hawthorns have been won by a single goal margin (West Brom have W4 L4) with the other two matches ending as draws.
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“That actually is more valuable than big money at the present time the way the Premier League is evolving”.
