Portsmouth vs Aston Villa preview
Posted on | January 26, 2009 | No Comments
Game : Portsmouth (12th-24 points) vs Aston Villa ( 4th- 44 points)
Competition : English Premiership
Venue : Fratton Park ( Portsmouth at home)
Date : Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Time : 20.00 UK time
Days after their reign as FA Cup champions ended, Portsmouth face high flying Aston Villa in a game which could see Emile Heskey making his debut for the Birmingham based team.
Heskey is expected to start alongside Gabriel Agbonlahor in attack for Aston Villa. At 10Bet, Heskey is at 2.800 to score anytime in the game, and 6.550 to be the first to score. Jermain Defoe scored on his debut for Tottenham, and we could Emile doing the same.
Portsmouth may give both Pele and Hayden Mullins their debuts. Papa Bouba Diop, Niko Kranjcar and Richard Hughes are all unavailable for Tony Adams. Portsmouth’s recent form has been pretty abysmal as the statistics below will tell you.
Last five games- Portsmouth
Portsmouth 0-2 Swansea City ( FA Cup)
Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Portsmouth ( David Nugent)
Bristol City 0-2 Portsmouth ( Niko Kranjcar, Peter Crouch) – FA Cup
Portsmouth 0-0 Bristol City
Arsenal 1-0 Portsmouth
Portsmouth’s last league win was in November against Blackburn Rovers.
Aston Villa were held to a draw by Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup fourth round. Ashley Young is suspended for Villa and defensive stalwart Martin Laursen is injured. Emile Heskey is likely to make his debut as stated earlier.
Aston Villa last five games
Doncaster 0-0 Aston Villa
Sunderland 1-2 Aston Villa ( James Milner, Gareth Barry)
Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom ( Curtis Davies, OG)
Gillingham 1-2 Aston Villa ( James Milner*2)
Hull 0-1 Aston Villa (OG)
Aston Villa have played exceptionally well away from home this season, and I expect them to beat Portsmouth. Villa to win 2-1, with Heskey, Agbonlahor and Crouch to score.
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