Everton v Aston Villa preview

Team news ahead of Saturday afternoon's Premier League clash between Everton and Aston Villa at Goodison Park.

Last Updated: 09/09/11 at 14:58   

Bent: Back in training

Bent: Back in training

Defender Seamus Coleman returns to Everton's squad after recovering from an ankle ligament injury which had sidelined him for a month.

Forward Magaye Gueye has recovered from a broken toe while Leighton Baines is fit after a hamstring problem ruled him out of England's win over Wales on Tuesday

New loan signings Denis Stracqualursi and Royston Drenthe are short of match fitness but are likely to be in the squad.

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is on course to face Everton after returning to training following the groin injury which forced him out of England's Euro 2012 qualifiers with Bulgaria and Wales.

Defender Richard Dunne had four stitches in a facial wound suffered when on duty for the Republic of Ireland in Russia but was available.

Manager Alex McLeish included transfer deadline-day signings Alan Hutton and Jermaine Jenas in his squad as Villa looked to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign.

Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Coleman, Barkley, Fellaini, Osman, Rodwell, Drenthe, Cahill, Stracqualursi, Mucha, Hibbert, Baxter, Gueye, Bilyaletdinov, Vellios.

Aston Villa (from): Given, Guzan, Hutton, Herd, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, N'Zogbia, Petrov, Jenas, Bannan, Delph, Petrov, Ireland, Albrighton, Bent, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso.

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Barclays Premier League

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Man Utd 37 43 88
2 Man City 37 33 78
3 Chelsea 37 35 72
4 Arsenal 37 34 70
5 Tottenham 37 19 69
6 Everton 37 16 63
7 Liverpool 37 27 58
8 West Brom 37 -4 48
9 Swansea 37 -1 46
10 West Ham 37 -10 43
11 Stoke City 37 -11 41
12 Norwich 37 -18 41
13 Newcastle 37 -22 41
14 Southampton 37 -11 40
15 Fulham 37 -13 40
16 A Villa 37 -22 40
17 Sunderland 37 -12 39
18 Wigan 37 -26 35
19 Reading 37 -28 28
20 QPR 37 -29 25

Updated Tue, 14 May 2013

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