"For the first time in many seasons Aston Villa???s bench looked very strong, with players such as Gabriel Agbonlahor, N???Zogbia, Benteke and Given all not chosen in the first XI. With the performances shown in the previous two games, it will be hard for some of those players to break into the starting line-up, and they know that they will have to impress Lambert with every minute of playing time" . . . .