Team News: Gabriel Agbonlahor leads line for Aston Villa

Gabriel Agbonlahor will start as a lone striker for Aston Villa in the absence of Darren Bent for this afternoon's home fixture against Fulham.

Marc Albrighton and Charles N'Zogbia will play on either wing, while youngster Chris Herd will begin the match in midfield.

Stephen Kelly has come in at right-back for visiting Fulham, who start with Andy Johnson and Pavel Pogrebnyak in attack.

Villa: Given; Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock; Petrov, Herd, Ireland, N'Zogbia, Albrighton; Agbonlahor

Fulham: Schwarzer; Kelly, Hangeland, Senderos, Riise; Duff, Murphy, Dembele, Dempsey; Johnson, Pogrebnyak