Tonights game see's debuts for Paul Smith and Steve Staunton. Paul Merson shall be naming a full strength team just four days before the season opener. Merson reasons behind this 'If villa put a full team out, with the class players they've got, they could get a cricket score if were not near our best' Agreed Paul!
Matty Fryatt is in line to make an appearence tonight, he is heavily linked with a move to Villa among other premiership suiters so he will be very keen to impress his potential new employers.
Walsalls Only injury is Dayrll Taylor who shall be out for a couple of months.
Aston Villa also named a full strength squad but shall be trying out personnel in different positions to what they have been playing in other pre season friendlies this summer. With a small squad experimentation is needed in their preparation for their season opener on August 13th against Bolton
Enjoy the game