Watch Aston Villa V SunderlandLive Stream Barclays Premier League Match 30 -November 2013.Aston Villa trio Gabriel Agbonlahor, Andreas Weimann and Fabian Delph could all start after returning from injury as substitutes against West Brom.
Left-back Antonio Luna and midfielder Gary Gardner have overcome respective thigh and back problems.
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Wes Brown will start for Sunderland after his red card against Stoke last weekend was rescinded.
Lee Cattermole and Andrea Dossena return from bans and Vito Mannone again deputises for Keiren Westwood in goal.
MATCH PREVIEW
Travails on their travels have haunted Sunderland in 2013. They've lost 12 of their 15 Premier League away games in the calendar year. Unless that woeful record is improved, their chances of climbing clear of danger are slim at best.
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
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"Aston Villa have had their problems at home but they will have been lifted by their second-half performance against West Brom on Monday.
"Villa boss Paul Lambert made a bold decision with his triple substitution just before the hour mark but it worked and, when you come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away from home, it feels like a win."
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Away goals have almost been as rare as away points this season; just the two goals in total, with the last coming at Selhurst Park way back in August. Historically Villa Park has brought little joy, never more so than in April when they were thrashed 6-1.
Sunderland have shown some improvement under Gus Poyet but not on their travels. Victories at the Stadium of Light over Newcastle and Manchester City lifted spirits. But consecutive defeats on the road at Swansea, Hull and Stoke mean the Black Cats are bottom again.
At least Wes Brown will be available after his hugely controversial red card last Saturday was overturned by the FA. Lee Cattermole and Andrea Dossena have both completed three-match bans, but can Poyet really risk selecting them again after their hot-headed antics at Hull four weeks ago?
Aston Villa go into the game boosted by their second-half recovery on Monday night when they got a point at neighbours West Brom, despite trailing 2-0 inside 11 minutes. The return of fit-again trio Gabby Agbonlahor, Andreas Weimann and Fabian Delph influenced that turnaround.
The biggest concern for Paul Lambert at the moment is the goal drought of Christian Benteke. It is six games since the Belgian last found the back of the opposition's net.
But, having helped himself to a hat-trick in that 6-1 demolition of Sunderland last season, maybe we shouldn't be too surprised to see his name back on the scoresheet this weekend, prolonging Poyet's pain on the road in the process.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Aston Villa beat Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland 6-1 in the last meeting in April.
Villa have dominated the home meetings between these clubs, winning 50 of the 81 fixtures (D16, L15).
Sunderland are without a win in their last four games against Villa (D2, L2).
The Black Cats have had a man sent off in each of their last three league trips to Villa Park.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa's clean sheet in their last home game against Cardiff was their first in 17 matches at Villa Park.
The 2-0 win in that game was only Villa's 11th league victory at home in the last 44 attempts.
Villa have only lost two of their last eight Premier League games (W3, D3, L2).
Villa have gained more points from losing positions (seven) than any other Premier League team this season.
Christian Benteke broke the Villa record for goals in a single Premier League season when he took his tally to 18 with a hat-trick against Sunderland in April. He's without a goal in his last six Villa games - his longest barren spell for the club.
Sunderland
Sunderland have the worst away record in the Premier League (D1, L5).
They have only scored two goals on their travels this season. Their last away goal was Steven Fletcher's effort against Crystal Palace on 31 August.
The Black Cats have had just 29 shots on target this season, fewer than any other team in the top flight.
Sunderland made just six tackles against Stoke last Saturday, a Premier League low for the season.