Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Villa Park in Birmingham and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
What They're Saying
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood (via Independent): "If you look through QPR's squad, they have a lot of players who are men with a lot of experience in there. I think we have a few men in there, but we have a lot of players who are pretty much icing-on-the-cake players. I am trying to get that mentality into them to start digging out results, which is not what we're cut out to do."
QPR manager Chris Ramsey (via the Guardian): "That [a win] would be a fantastic boost for us because it would see us above the line. It would give the fans a lot of hope that we have a chance of staying up and obviously it will give us a lot of hope for the game against Chelsea on Sunday. We're just looking to get a positive result tomorrow [Tuesday]."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Charlie Austin is rounding into proper for form for QPR. In 28 appearances, the 25-year-old has 16 goals and four assists.
Aston Villa's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Guzan; Richardson, Clark, Okore, Lowton; Delph, Sanchez, Cleverley; Agbonlahor, Benteke, Cole
QPR's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Green; Hill, Onuoha, Caulker, Isla; Kranjcar, Barton, Sandro, Phillips; Austin, Zamora
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 26 | 37 | 70 | |||
| 2 | Arsenal | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 32 | 30 | 63 | |||
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 62 | |||
| 4 | Manchester City | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 30 | 33 | 61 | |||
| 5 | Liverpool | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 54 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 54 | |||
| 7 | Southampton | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 53 | |||
| 8 | Swansea City | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 46 | |||
| 9 | West Ham United | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 42 | |||
| 10 | Stoke City | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 42 | |||
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 39 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 37 | |||
| 13 | Newcastle United | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 35 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 33 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 29 | |||
| 16 | Hull City | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 28 | |||
| 17 | Aston Villa | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 28 | |||
| 18 | Burnley | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 49 | -23 | 26 | |||
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 25 | |||
| 20 | Leicester City | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 22 |
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