Morning all. We have made it. The long boring summer is now over and we have football again. I for one feel revitalised today, not just because of Aston Villa, although that is the icing on the cake, but because football is back and I can start to get back to normality, is that a word?
My day started with a coffee and a bacon sandwich, I have 5live on, I've read the rumours online and I've just put on one of my older Aston Villa shirts, the yellow one with the round badge, back when we were sponsored by Mita copiers. I now feel ready.
So, it is just under seven hours to go, I'm going to go online and have my bets in a minute and for the record I've done a tenner on us, Bolton, Blackburn, Stoke and West Ham which would pay over £600 and a tenner on us again, Arsenal, Fulham, Manchester City and Chelsea which pays just over £200.
Streams
I'm sure some will get dumped below but for now, this is the one you want if you can't get it on TV or you are not at the ground.
Team News
Aston Villa
1 - Brad Friedel
23 - Habib Beye
24 - Carlos Cuellar
15 - Curtis Davies
21 - Nicky Shorey
8 - James Milner
16 - Fabian Delph
19 - Stiliyan Petrov
7 - Ashley Young
11 - Gabriel Agbonlahor
18 - Emile Heskey
Subs
12 - Marc Albrighton
47 - Ciaran Clark
22 - Bradley Guzan
26 - Craig Gardner
4 - Steve Sidwell
10 - Nathan Delfouneso
20 - Nigel Reo-Coker
Wigan
1 - Chris Kirkland
25 - Mario Melchiot
19 - Titus Bramble
7 - Paul Scharner
31 - Maynor Figueroa
11 - Michael Brown
6 - Hendry Thomas
14 - Charles N'Zogbia
15 - Jordi Gomez
10 - Jason Koumas
20 - Hugo Rodallega
Subs
16 - Scott Sinclair
30 - Marlon King
9 - Jason Scotland
12 - Michael Pollitt
3 - Erik Edman
17 - Emmerson Boyce
5 - Won-Hee Cho
Fantasy Football
Some time this morning I'm going to lock off the league, so if you are not in you are not going to get in. Hurry.
Saturday Speculation
The Sun are reporting this morning that the Fat Spanish Waiter has made 'a cheeky enquiry about' James Milner. I don't blame him for asking, but I think we know he's going to get nothing.