FULL TIME: A VILLA 2 - 0 CHARLTON.

Petrov draws in Faye who lunges in on the striker missing the ball and earning himself a yellow card in the process.

Agbonlahor has had a great game today and looks to play through Baros with a cheeky pass through the legs of Hreidarsson, but Baros is not on the same wavelength.

The points are pretty much in the bag for Villa as Charlton have never realy looked like getting back into this game since Luke Moore's first-half goal.

Moore attacks with the ball down the left wing before releasing a thumping shot from 25-yards which does not trouble Carson.

Luke Moore receives a warm reception for his first-half goal as he jogs off the pitch. Milan Baros takes his position in a straight swap.

Liam Ridgewell shows great energy to get forward and behind the Charlton backline before putting the ball on a plate for either Moore or Angel, but neither of the two strikers could get anything on the cross.

Luke Young has not got forward as much as he likes to today but he is taking on the Villa left-back now and manages to get a cross into the box which Sorensen gathers with ease.

Barry delivers a free-kick looking for Mellberg who is dangerous from set-pieces but Faye is first to the cross and hoofs the ball out of play.

Charlton seem to have given up on the game. Darren Bent finds space for a shot from the corner of the 18-yard box, but he makes a mess of the shot and he turns away in disgust.

The home side are breathing easily now and have become very patient in their build-up and Agbonlahor is seeing a lot of the ball.

Rommedahl curls a corner towards the back post and Jonathan Fortune gets his head on it, but it merely glances off him and goes out for a Villa throw-in.

In a rage, Iain Dowie summons Matt Holland and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink off the pitch to be replaced by Marcus Bent and Darren Ambrose.

Barry drills a teasing cross into the box and Moore meets it with an emphatic header but this time, he does not get his angles right.

A VILLA 2 - 0 CHARLTON: Angel twists and turns on the edge of the penalty area and plays a perfect through ball for Luke Moore to cooly slot the ball past Carson.

The game, as it did in the first-half, has gone flat again though this time there is a happy feeling inside Villa Park.

Barry will try to deliever another spectacular cross from a corner and this time the skipper aims for the back post, but a red shirt is first to the ball.

Petrov has a chance from a free-kick in a good position, but his shot does not clear Matt Holland in the wall who heads clear.

Petrov plays through Davis who gets into the box but the ball gets stuck under his feet and Charlton clear their lines.

Davis has an attempt from distance but his shot lacks power and accuracy as it flies harmlessly over the target.

Both sides have come flying out of the blocks and Hasselbaink drives a shot at goal forcing a good save from Sorensen.

The two sides remain unchanged for the second-half and Villa kick-off the second period.

HALF TIME: A VILLA 1 - 0 CHARLTON

Angel gets a break behind the Charlton defence and finds himself one-on-one with Carson, but is pulled back by Mike Riley as he is deemed to have been offside.

Stiliyan Petrov finds room to turn on the right wing and he dribbles the ball to the edge of the penalty area before striking a shot which is high and over the bar.

Hreidarsson picks up the loose ball and puts a long ball into the penalty area looking for a colleague but Mellberg heads clear.

The mood inside the stadium has changed dramatically now and the goal seems to have spurred Charlton who have just earned themselves a corner.

A VILLA 1 - 0 CHARLTON: Barry curls another cross into the six-yard box for GABRIEL AGBONLAHOR to latch onto and the striker hits the ball into the roof of the net.

Gareth Barry bends a superb corner into the box and Liam Ridgewell has the ball taken off the top of his head after some good goalkeeping by Carson.

The ball bounces around awkwardly in front of the Charlton goal and eventually falls to Moore who strikes it at goal but his shot is cleared at the front post.

Villa's young midfielder Steven Davis gets his first taste of action in this game and attempts to pick out Juan Pablo Angel in the box, but the striker would need to be ten foot tall to get anywhere near his cross.

Bent counter attacks for Charlton and has a one-on-one with Mellberg who stands up to the striker, puts in a strong challenge and comes away with the ball.

The game, along with the atmosphere, has turned flat inside Villa Park and both sides seem to be lacking in confidence when they get into the final third.

Moore recieves the ball from a throw-in by the corner flag and whips in a cross which looks more like a shot and it sails into the North Stand.

Hasselbaink picks up the ball around 35-yards from goal, turns his marker and has a pot shot at goal which would not have hit the target if there were two goals on top of each other.

Luke Moore finds space for a shot on the left side of the penalty area but his shot is straight at Carson.

The game has started off rather slowly and both teams are going to have to work better to beat the opposite defence.

Faye gets forward from the full-back position and hammers a hopeful ball into the box looking for a teammate, but instead picks out Gavin McCann who relieves danger.

Agbonlahor lays the ball off for Aaron Hughes who curls a cross into the penalty area but Scott Carson catches the ball and brings it lovingly into his chest.

Agbonlahor has made a bright start to this game. He gets behind the Charlton defence and drills a low cross across the face of goal, but Amady Faye clears danger.

The resulting corner is taken by Rommedahl and he picks out Darren Bent who gets above his marker but glances the ball wide.

Charlton hoof a long ball up the pitch, causing Olof Mellberg all sorts of problems and he misses the ball providing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with a great chance, but Thomas Sorensen makes a great save from the striker.

Gabriel Agbonlahor runs at the Charlton defence and gets into a good position but his shot is well wide of the target.

Charlton get an early break with Dennis Rommedahl who gets to the byline but his low cross is blocked by a Villa defender.

Referee Mike Riley gets Villa's first game in the post Doug Ellis era underway with Charlton kicking-off.

Charlton defender Hermann Hreidarsson is welcomed back from suspension while Bryan Hughes and Matthew Holland pass late fitness tests.

Martin O'Neil is happy to have Gavin McCann fit enough for the starting line-up after worries that a calf injury would rule him out.