Aston Villa's Charles Gabriel Agbonlahor (right) and Fulham's Philippe Senderos (left) battle for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match at Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham. Picture: Nigel French/PA Wire

Team News: West Ham v Aston Villa

Aston Villa trio Gabriel Agbonlahor (knee), defender Richard Dunne (groin) and winger Marc Albrighton (foot) will miss manager Paul Lambert’s first competitive match in charge.

Summer signing Brett Holman has shaken off a knee problem and the midfielder is included in the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at newly promoted West Ham.

Other newcomers, central defender Ron Vlaar, right-back Matthew Lowton and midfielder Karim El Ahmadi, are also in contention to play at Upton Park.

Squad: Given, Guzan, Lowton, Lichaj, Stevens, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, N’Zogbia, Bannan, Holman, El Ahmadi, Ireland, Herd, Gardner, Delph, Bent, Weimann, Delfouneso, Warnock, Hutton.