Wigan v Aston Villa Sat 25 Feb 15:00
· Aston Villa will be looking to put things right after their 1-0 defeat by PremierLeague leaders Man City.
· Darren Bent has been Aston Villa’s leading goal scorer with nine this season. According to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index Bent has bagged nine goals in only 26 shots on target which gives Bent a conversion rate of 34%.
· On-loan Robbie Keane made the impact last weekend against Newcastle, scoring in thelast moments of the first half. Keane’s loan spell comes to a close this weekend. In the five appearances Keane has been prolific, scoring three times which makes him Aston Villa’s forth highest goal scorer.
· Gary Gardner was Aston Villa’s hardest working player on the pitch in their last outing against Man City, covering an impressive 6.98 miles.
· This game will see two of the Premier Leagues toughest tacklers come up against each other. Wigan’s Maynor Figueroa has won 77 tackles this season putting him at the top of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, Aston Villa’s Richard Dunne has won an impressive 71 tackles putting him second.
· Not only does Figueroa top the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for tackles won he is also the only Wigan Player to feature in the top 30 for cumulative distance travelled this season with a total of 137.9 miles.
· Stiliyan Petrov has been Aston Villa’s workhorse this season clocking up 148.9 miles in his 24 appearances this season.
