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

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Chelsea30217263263770
2Arsenal31196662323063
3Manchester United31188555282762
4Manchester City31187663303361
5Liverpool3116694536954
6Tottenham Hotspur3116695045554
7Southampton311651042222053
8Swansea City31137113739-246
9West Ham United31119114139242
10Stoke City31126133539-442
11Crystal Palace31109123842-439
12Everton31910123942-337
13Newcastle United3198143349-1635
14West Bromwich Albion3189142843-1533
15Sunderland31514122444-2029
16Hull City31610152943-1428
17Aston Villa3177172042-2228
18Burnley31511152649-2326
19Queens Park Rangers3174203555-2025
20Leicester City3057182949-2022