Steve Bruce continued his four game unbeaten run as Villa manager with the draw at St Andrews last Sunday. While this was not the result that any Villa fan wanted, a point apiece was a fair result and, who knows, it might be a vital point come the end of the season.
Next up for Bruce’s side is a home game against lowly Blackburn on Saturday afternoon; they currently sit second from bottom in the table with 13 points from 15 games.
However, the table is so tight at the moment that they are actually only 5 points below Villa who sit 8 places above them with 18 points. The fact that only 7 points separate 12th from 23rd helps to emphasise just how tight things are.
Villa must beat teams like Blackburn if they are to have any chance of earning a play-off place or maybe even automatic promotion come May. They have history on their side as Blackburn have not beaten Villa in their last 5 meetings.
Here is our predicted XI for the game on Saturday (3pm). We reckon Bruce will go with his tried and test 4-5-1 formation.
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