Villa record their second successive victory to leave them clear at the top of the Premier League but John Gregory’s side need an own goal to beat Charlton at the Valley ahead of a critical Christmas period for their title chase.

Michael Oakes keeps his 15th clean sheet and his first in 11 games on his 46th appearance in a Villa shirt (44 Starts) W18 D11 L17, 57 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.24 goals per game and 15 Clean Sheets (33%) so far in his Villa career.

Alan Wright makes his 175th start in a Villa shirt (177 Appearances) to make it W84 D43 L50, 3 Goals, 10 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Ian Taylor secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 160th appearance (148 Starts) to make it W75 D38 L47, 21 Goals, 9 Assists and 30 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Alan Thompson secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (17 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L4, 1 Goal, 2 Assists and 9 Bookings at a rate of a card every 2.22 games so far in his Villa career.

Steve Watson makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (9 Starts) to make it W4 D3 L3, 2 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa defender Carl Tiler and future Villa midfielder Mark Kinsella line up for Charlton.