HEAD2HEAD:
At Villa Park: Played 44; Won 5, Drawn 8, Lost 31, For 36, Against 109.
BiggestVictory
City's biggest ever victory at Villa Park came in front of 39,041 supporters in August 1963 as goals from Jackie Moody and a Peter Dobing brace secured a 3-1 win.
BiggestDefeat
The Potters succumbed to a 6-0 defeat against the Villains on the 17th February 1923, before being relegated to Division 2 at the end of the season.
FORMGUIDE:
Aston Villa (LLLDWW)
Man City 3-0 Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves
Everton 2-2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa
Stoke City (LWWDLW)
West Ham 3-0 Stoke City
Stoke City 2-1 West Ham
Stoke City 4-0 Newcastle United
Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Stoke City
Bolton Wanderers 0-5 Stoke City
PREMIERLEAGUEHEAD2HEAD:
Played 5; Won 2, Drawn 2, Lost 1, For 7, Against 6.
23/08/2008
Stoke City 3 Aston Villa 2
(Lawrence 30, Fuller 80, Sidibe 90 - Carew 63, Laursen 84)
01/03/2009
Aston Villa 2 Stoke City 2
(Petrov 45, Carew 79 - Shawcross 88, Whelan 90)
19/12/2009
Aston Villa 1 Stoke City 0
(Carew 61)
13/03/2010
Stoke City 0 Aston Villa 0
(No goalscorer)
13/09/2011
Stoke City 2 Aston Villa 1
(Jones 80, Huth 90 - Downing 35)
PREMIERLEAGUEMANAGERIALRECORDS:
Tony Pulis (Stoke City): Played 108, Won 34, Drawn 28, Lost 46. (Total Points: 130 - Average points per game: 1.20)
City's biggest Premier League victory has been 4-0. This was secured against Newcastle United last month, whilst the club's biggest loss in the Premier League came at the hands of Manchester United in November 2008, having slipped to a 5-0 defeat.
Gerard Houllier (Aston Villa): Played 29, Won 8, Drawn 10, Lost 11. (Total Points: 34 - Average points per game: 1.17)
Villa's biggest win in the Premier League came in April 2008 as they hammered Derby County at Pride Park 6-0. Goals from former skipper Gareth Barry, Stiliyan Petrov, John Carew, Marlon Harewood, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor secured the rout. Their biggest defeat came against Newcastle United at the start of the campaign where they slipped to a 5-0 defeat.
2010/11TOPGOALSCORERS:
Stoke City:
Jonathan Walters: 11
Robert Huth: 9
Kenwyne Jones: 9
Aston Villa:
Darren Bent 14 (11 for Sunderland)
Ashley Young 8
Stewart Downing 7
MODERNDAYTIMELINE:
1992/93 - Premier League runners up
1993/94 - Win the League Cup (Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United)
1994/95 - Brian Little replaces Ron Atkinson as manager
1995/96 - Win the League Cup (Aston Villa 3-0 Leeds United)
1997/98 - John Gregory replaces Brian Little as manager
1999/00 - Lose FA Cup Final (Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa)
2001/02 - Graham Taylor replaces John Gregory as manager
2002/03 - David O'Leary replaces Graham Taylor
2005/06 - At the end of the season David O'Leary leaves. Randy Lerner purchases the club and appoints Martin O'Neil as manager.
2006/07 - Sign Ashley Young from Watford for club record £9.65m
2009/10 - Lose Carling Cup Final (Manchester United 2-1 Aston Villa)
2010/11 - Gerard Houllier replaces Martin O'Neil as manager
THENUMBERSGAME:
0: Aston Villa haven't scored direct from a corner this season.
2: Only Cheik Tiote and Charlie Adam have receved more bookings than Vilal defender Ciaran Clark this season.
7: Tony Pulis' side have lost seven straight games on the road in the league in 2011. However, the three games away from the Potteries in the FA Cup have all been won (Cardiff, Wolves, Wembley)
8: Ashley Young has actually scored the most goals for Aston Vilal this season despite sitting behind Darren Bent in the goalscoring charts. He scored 11 of his 14 for Sunderland).
10: On loan Villa striker John Carew scored ten goals at Villa Park last season.
14: Villa have conceded 14 goals in the last ten minutes of matches, whilst the Potters have scored 12 in the last 10 minutes of games.
23: The Potters haven't won at Villa Park in 23 years.
28: Between the two sides, the woodwork has been hit 28 times. 15 for Villa and 13 for Stoke.
34: Stoke City have gone 34 games without a goalless draw. Villa have gone 23.
84: Ashley Young has won more free-kicks than any other player this season. 84.
350: Luke Young will make his 350th appearance if he is selected on Saturday.
