Aston Villa face a stern test this season to repeat their good showing in the last Premiership season. They begin with a home fixture at Villa Park against Wigan Athletic this weekend. Watch all the live Premiership football from that game by signing up with us here on Live Sport Network.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill found out the hard way last season that his squad did not have enough depth as their challenge to finish in the top four fizzled out with most players being listless towards the end of the season.O'Neill has sold his skipper Gareth Barry to Manchester City and with Martin Laursen retiring owing to chronic injury, the Irish manager has a tough task on hand as he tries to rebuild his team. The manager has brought in goalkeeper Andy Marshall, defender Habib Beye and highly rated Leeds teenager Fabian
Emile Heskey, Steve Sidwell, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Craig Garner will be players to watch out for as Villa seek to break into the top four this season. Meanwhile Wigan Athletic have a new manager in Roberto Martinez and great things are expected from him. The Latics have signed have signed midfielder James McCarthy from Hamilton, while Chelsea winger Scott Sinclair has joined on a loan. The bad news though is that lee Cattermole has been sold to Sunderland. Last season this fixture ended in a 0-0 draw, a result that will staisfy Wigan if they manage to achieve it over the weekend. Watch Aston Villa vs Wigan Live online on Live Sport Network, the leading source to watch live Premier League footy on the web.