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James Milner set for Aston Villa return
Aston Villa have been boosted by the return to fitness of winger James Milner for Sunday’s Villa Park clash against Middlesbrough.
England Under-21 international James Milner missed Aston Villa's UEFA Cup tie against Slavia Prague after suffering an injury against Newcastle United on Monday but he is fit to start this weekend.
Midfielder Stiliyan Petrov will miss a third successive game as he is still being troubled by a hamstring strain.
Goalkeeper Brad Friedel, full-back Luke Young, central defender Martin Laursen and midfielders Gareth Barry and Nigel Reo-Coker are all set to return to the starting line-up after being rested for the 1-0 win against Slavia Prague.