Aston Villa v Leicester City team news: Christian Benteke regains starting place as Leonardo Ulloa misses out for visitors

Belgium striker had been missing from Villa's starting lineup for the last two games of Paul Lambert's doomed reign

Teddy Cutler
Sunday 15 February 2015 13:28 GMT
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Christian Benteke regains his place against Leicester today
Christian Benteke regains his place against Leicester today

Paul Lambert's departure from Aston Villa has led to an immediate recall for Christian Benteke, with the Belgium striker back in the starting XI for the FA Cup third-round game against Leicester at Villa Park today.

Benteke had been left out of the side for the defeats to Chelsea at home and Hull City away on Tuesday - Lambert's final game in charge of the club.

Ron Vlaar regains his place after injury, with Jores Okore on the bench. Scott Sinclair, the winger signed on loan from Manchester City in January, drops to the bench, as do Carles Gil and Gabby Agbonlahor.

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Nigel Pearson has decided to keep faith with January signing Andrej Kramaric for today's game, meaning Leonardo Ulloa misses out again.

Ulloa is on the bench, having also been absent from Leicester's starting lineup for the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at The Emirates on Tuesday. In the only other change for Leicester from that loss, Marcin Wasilewski regains his place from Robert Huth, with the German cup-tied having already played for Stoke in this season's competition.

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Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Cissokho, Clark, Vlaar(c), Bacuna, Cleverley, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Benteke
Subs: Guzan, Okore, Sinclair, Cole, Sanchez, Lowton, Grealish

Leicester City: Schwarzer, Simpson, Wasilewski, Morgan, Upson, Konchesky, Mahrez, Cambiasso, James, Schlupp, Kramarić
Subs: Hamer, Hammond, Vardy, King, Albrighton, Moore, Ulloa

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