ASTON VILLA v Portsmouth: John Carew to get the call for Pompey test

Aston Villa striker John Carew is pushing for a recall to the starting line-up for tomorrow's Villa Park clash against Portsmouth.Carew came off the bench at Birmingham last weekend to set up Gabriel Agbonlahor's winning goal in the 1-0 victory.Villa boss Martin O'Neill, who may drop Nigel Re-Coker after a furious traning ground bust-up this week, has to decide whether to continue with Agbonlahor as a lone striker or add extra firepower to his side. He also has the option of recalling England striker Emile Heskey. Heading back: Emile is an option this weekendNew signings Richard Dunne, James Collins and Stephen Warnock, who all made their debuts at Birmingham, will make their home bows against Portsmouth.O'Neill has no new injury problems to contend with as Wilfred Bouma and Stewart Downing continuing their comebacks from ankle and foot problems respectively.Team (from): Friedel, Guzan, Beye, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Shorey, Milner, Sidwell, Petrov, Reo-Coker, A Young, Agbonlahor,  Heskey, Carew, Albrighton, Delfouneso, Delph, Gardner, Clark, Bannan.CLICK HERE for all the rest of this weekend's Barclays Premier League team news  Explore more:People:Martin O'Neill, John Carew, Stewart Downing, Emile Heskey, Richard Dunne, Gabriel AgbonlahorPlaces:Birmingham, United Kingdom

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