Source: Daily_Mail
Newcastle v ASTON VILLA: Stephen Ireland in line to make debut in trip to Tyneside
Back from ban: Dunne (left) is one of many players going back in to the Villa side following the Europa League win over Rapid Vienna[LNB] Aston Villa are set to hand a debut to midfielder Stephen Ireland in Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Newcastle at St James' Park.[LNB]Ireland is in line to make his bow after his arrival in midweek from Manchester City as part of the deal which took James Milner in the opposite direction.[LNB]Villa caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald is set to make sweeping changes to the side that started last night's 1-1 Europa League draw against Rapid Vienna with central defender Richard Dunne returning after being suspended for the clash in Austria.[LNB]Goalkeeper Brad Friedel, midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, full-back Luke Young and winger Ashley Young are also set to return.[LNB]Striker John Carew should be fit after a knee injury but fellow forward Gabriel Agbonlahor (hamstring), midfielder Steve Sidwell (Achilles) and central defenders James Collins (calf) and Carlos Cuellar (hamstring) are under treatment.[LNB]Rookie Austrian striker Andreas Weimann is out after suffering an ankle injury against Rapid - his former club.[LNB]Team (from): Friedel, Guzan, Warnock, Dunne, Davies, Beye, L Young, Albrighton, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Ireland, Downing, A Young, Carew, Bannan, Delfouneso, Hogg, Heskey, Osbourne, Clark, Lowry, Baker. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS
