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Fans will soon be getting sick of this fixture; todaysgame is the first of three meetings between these two sides within January, the other twomaking upthe Carling Cup semi final. And, while the FA Cup remains an important competition, both teams will undoubtedly have an eye on the first leg of the Carling  Jordan Poole Jersey Cup on Tuesday, meaning that resting players is a po sibility.Martin ONeill is sure to make several changes to his side. Veteran goalkeeper Brad Freidel could be rested and replaced by Brad Guzan, while Ashley Young is once again available after he mi sed Villas 1-0 home lo s to Liverpool through suspension  James Milner is likely to make way for the winger if ONeill decides to rest him  if not, Nigel Reo-Coker will drop to the bench. Emile Heskey is also likely to feature in the squad, illne s meaning that he too mi sed  Ibi Watson Jersey the Liverpool game. In addition, summer signingJames Collins may make a return to the starting line up. The defender has not featured since the 2-1 lo s to West Ham, and while the current central defence partnership of Richard Dunne and Carlos Cuellar have been generally solid, the heavy schedule and conceding of four goals in the last two games mean that one of them is likely to make way for Collins. There is  Duncan Robinson Jersey also the po sibility of Cuellar instead moving to right-back in the place of Luke Young. As well as regular benchwarmers Steve Sidwell and Fabian Delph, young starlets Marc Albrighton and Nathan Delfouneso could also make an appearance. Sam Allardyce is also expected to rotate his squad, withFranco di Santo on handto start after his loan deal from Chelsea was extended. David Dunn is back in full training after injury, and Brett Emerton faces a late fitne stest, but both maybe rested for Tuesday.Stephen Warnock challenges Franco di Santo in the two sides last encounter; a 2-1 victory for BlackburnPo sible Starting 11:Aston Villa: Guzan; L Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock; A Young, Delph, Petrov (c), Milner; Agbonlahor, Heskey.Blackburn Rovers: Robinson; Chimbonda, Samba, Nelsen, Givet; Hoilett, Andrews,  Moritz Wagner Jersey Nzonzi, Pedersen; Roberts, Diouf.Prediction:Both Villa and Blackburn will want to avoid a replayto add to their already busy month, sokilling off the tie at the first time of asking will be more beneficial. While the FA Cup is probably low on each teams list of priorities, the victor of this game will gain the psychological tie ahead of the midweek Carling Cup clash. And although Blackburn may po sibly be more motivated after a winle s December, Villa may just edge it in a close, scrappy  Tom Harmon Jersey encounter.Villa 1-0 BlackburnAgbonlahorAttendance: ~32,000