Aston Villa vs West Brom Live Stream: Watch EPL Soccer online

By Myles Collier, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, September 30, 2012

Aston Villa looks to continue their winning form when they host West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park on Sunday.

Villa manager Paul Lambert will have to contend with several key injuries for today's fixture. Midfielder Stephen Ireland again has been scratched from today's match as he is still recovering from a fractured wrist which he suffered at Southampton last weekend. Team doctors are hopeful that Ireland will be ready to take the pitch after the upcoming international break.

Full-back Joe Bennett also will be unavailable after sustaining a leg injury against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Team official's revealed that he would be examined by the Villa medical staff before he receives the go-ahead to play.

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On the positive side for Lambert, Villa midfielder Brett Holman has been cleared by team trainers and is available for today's Premier League derby after recovering from a knee injury. Holman had missed Villa's Capital One League Cup match with Manchester City earlier in the week, but should provide a solid option coming off the bench.

Steve Clarke's West Brom side will have to contend without Steven Reid who has been ruled out for a fourth consecutive match due to a hamstring injury. Clarke will also do without starting goal keeper Boaz Myhill who could miss up to several weeks after undergoing surgery on his thumb.

West Brom will be excited to have James Morrison back as well as Liam Ridgewell who has the opportunity of squaring off against his former club.

"We've had a good start and Villa have had an okay start. You can't say they've had a bad start. They've had enough decent results to show what Paul is trying to do there is starting to work…you can see the team is starting to play the way Paul would like them to play," Clarke said during a press conference.

Kick-off for the game is at 11:00 a.m. EDT and can be watched online here.