UDLC to Start for Villa

Ecuadorian international Ulises de la Cruz will be in the starting XI this weekend as Aston Villa host Fulham. Aaron Hughes will be filling in for the hamstrung Olof Mellberg, which in turn created the opening for UDLC at right-back. Keeping US forward Brian McBride in check will be Villa’s top defensive duty, after the American scored a brace in the teams’ first meeting in December at the Cottage.