The FourFourTwo Preview: Aston Villa vs Southampton

The club has come under the spotlight with the announcement that two of Paul Lambert's backroom staff - assistant manager Ian Culverhouse and head of football operations Gary Karsa - have been suspended pending an internal investigation.

Villa and Lambert have refused to expand on the reasons behind this decision, and Shay Given and Gordon Cowans have been promoted to assist the Scot in his first-team duties this weekend.

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