This is not the first time these sides have met this season, with Bolton knocking Alex McLeish's side out of the Carling Cup in late September thanks to goals from Chris Eagles and Gaël Kakuta. But any hope the hosts have of coming away from this match with a win should be tempered by the fact that Owen Coyle's side have lost eight of their last nine matches at home. Villa, meanwhile, have not won any of their seven away league games but will sense that they can depart from Lancashire with all three points. Ian McCourt

Venue Reebok Stadium

Tickets £17-£27 (0844 871 2932)

Last season Bolton 3 Aston Villa 2

Referee P Dowd

This season's matches 10 Y45, R1, 4.60 cards per game

Odds Bolton 6-4 Aston Villa 17-10 Draw 23-10

Bolton

Subs from Bogdan, Alonso, Petrov, Pratley, Blake, Kakuta, Tuncay, Ngog, Steinsson, O'Halloran, Gardner

Doubtful Reo-Coker (hamstring), Gardner (thigh) Injured Mears (broken leg, Mar), Holden (knee, Apr), Lee (broken leg, May), Ricketts (achilles, unknown), Riley (hamstring, unknown), Davis (knee, long-term) Suspended Wheater (second of four matches) Form guide LLLWLL Disciplinary record Y24 R5 Top scorer Klasnic 6

A Villa

Subs from Marshall, Ireland, Jenas, Bannan, Albrighton, Clark, Cuéllar, Weimann, Herd, Baker, Lowry, Gardner, Johnson, Delfouneso

Doubtful None

Injured Given (hamstring, Jan), Jenas (achilles, May), Lichaj (unknown)

Suspended None Form guide LDLWDL

Disciplinary record Y29 R1

Leading scorer Agbonlahor 5

Match pointers

• Bolton have won just two of their last 17 league matches against Aston Villa

• The visitors have won none of their last seven away games in the Premier League

• Bolton have been shown more red cards than any other top-flight team (five)

• Villa are the only Premier League team who have not scored from a corner this campaign, while Bolton have conceded a division-high eight

• These sides have already met in the Carling Cup, with Bolton winning 2-0 at Villa Park