Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa

CHARLTON welcome Aston Villa to The Valley on Saturday with boss Alan Curbishley hoping his side can start climbing the league table.

Curbishley believes that with a couple of wins the Addicks can be back in contention for a top six place.

He said: "There are still lots of points to play for, we aren’t far off the top six or seven, and a couple of wins can change that dramatically.

"This week was a big week for us. We were at home to Brentford in the FA Cup, and needed to get through, and needed to get something at Newcastle.

"Then we are back at The Valley again on Saturday. It could tell us a lot about where we are going by the end of Saturday evening.

"By the time we play Villa we will have had really tough couple of months because this game and the Liverpool game were rearranged and we have been involved in the FA Cup.

"We need to get through the weekend then we can give the players a little break next week to recharge the batteries - except the ones on international duty that is - and see what the run-in brings us."