With thoughts of the FA Cup final shelved this is one of three home games Tim Sherwood is targeting as Villa, two points above trouble, play for survival. With Christian Benteke in better goalscoring form than his countryman Romelu Lukaku, the manager is wary but optimistic. Everton are unbeaten in six games, last lost to Villa in August 2010 and not yet on the beach. Mark Tallentire
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Villa Park
Last season Aston Villa 0 Everton 2
Referee M Clattenburg
This season G24, Y86, R2, 3.6 cards per game
Odds H 9-5 A 9-5 D 12-5
Aston Villa
Subs from Given, Lowton, Hutton, Senderos, Cissokho, Cole, N’Zogbia, Sánchez, Gil, Sinclair
Doubtful None
Injured Agbonlahor, (hamstring, 9 May), Herd (knee, Aug), Baker (knee, unknown), Clark (knee, unknown), Kozak (broken leg, unknown)
Suspended None
Form WLLDWL
Discipline Y68 R7
Leading scorer Benteke 10
Everton
Subs from Robles, Koné, Naismith, Besic, Mirallas, McGeady, Distin, Atsu, Browning, Alcaraz, Griffiths, Garbutt
Doubtful McGeady (back)
Injured Pienaar (muscle, 9 May), Hibbert (knee, 9 May), Gibson (foot, Aug), Oviedo (foot, Aug)
Suspended None
Form WWWDWW
Discipline Y60 R2
Leading scorer Lukaku 8
