Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak has been banned for four matches after accepting a Football Association charge of violent conduct for elbowing West Ham striker Diafra Sakho on Saturday.

Jedinak, 30, elbowed Sakho near the end of Palace's 3-1 victory at Upton Park.

The incident was missed by the match officials but caught on video, allowing the FA to take retrospective action.

Jedinak's ban begins immediately.

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Aston Villa in the second tier. For most football fans it's a concept that is hard to imagine, like goalkeepers being able to pick up backpasses or going to a game for a fiver.

But as Villa fight against the drop, Manchester United continue to linger below rivals City and my team Northampton prepare to host Portsmouth in League Two, what unlikely scenario could we see in the future?

For example, will Cambridge ever make it to the top flight? Will Wimbledon ever win the FA Cup again? Could we see Liverpool or even Chelsea 'do a Leeds' and end up in the third tier?

Let me know.

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From Andy: Absolutely massive game for Aston Villa tonight. If they are to get themselves out of trouble they have to start performing and they have to start scoring. Christian Benteke to finally have a big game up front?

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5 live are at Villa Park tonight and will have all the build-up from tonight's matches from 19:00 GMT.

Their commentary game sees Aston Villa take on West Brom in the West Midlands derby. Alan Green is alongside Pat Nevin for the game which kicks off at 19:45 GMT.

Saturday's 3-1 success at West Ham means Crystal Palace have won all five away matches under Alan Pardew - including a 3-2 victory at Southampton in the fourth round of the FA Cup in what was the club's first ever win at St Mary's.

Stuck in the relegation zone when Pardew arrived, the Eagles are now eight points above the bottom three.

More joy tonight?

Aston Villa are having a rotten time of it - but let's cut to the chase. Who's to blame?

The chairman? The players? The management? Let's hear it.

You can vote now at the top of this page. Democracy in action.

Crystal Palace have won all five away games under Alan Pardew. That is a magnificent statistic, it really is.

Can Pards keep up his remarkable record against another of his former clubs tonight? Southampton look a long way short of their early-season form right now but maybe the return of an ex-boss can kick them back into life.

A win tonight could send the Saints above Liverpool and into fifth.

Sunderland have only won once since Christmas and have been dumped out of the FA Cup by League One side Bradford City. Add in the arrest and subsequent suspension of winger Adam Johnson and it's safe to say all is not well with Gus Poyet's side.

At least they will have Wes Brown available tonight though - after his red card against Manchester United was rescinded.

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When you've been galloping along at the top all season it's imperative you don't Devon Loch it at the final furlong.

So Bournemouth (5th) need to address a dire run of five games without a win tonight when they host Wolves (8th). Unfortunately for the Cherries Wolves have been rattling along at a fair pace of late, and a win tonight could send them into the play-off places.

Leaders Derby are at strugglers Brighton while second-placed Middlesbrough host even bigger strugglers Millwall. Watford have won five of their last six and a win at home to Fulham tonight could even send them top.

As ever, it's a crazily tight division at the top with five points covering the top six.

At the bottom it's looking bleak though for Blackpool, Wigan and Millwall. Set for League One?

See all of tonight's fixtures here.

Aston Villa's fight against the trapdoor is tonight's headline-grabber, but it's one of three games on this busy Premier League midweek schedule.

Here's the full rundown.

Aston Villa v West Brom

Hull v Sunderland

Southampton v Crystal Palace

Plus eight Championship games. More to follow on those...

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You're never too good to go down, and Aston Villa may just be too bad to stay up this season.

They've scored 13 goals all season, just nine in front of their own fans. Their top scorers have managed three apiece in the league.

Christian Benteke - a man who scored 28 goals in his first season in England - has bagged twice.

Wherever you look the statistics paint a horror story. Can Tim Sherwood steer them to survival?

May, 1987.

MPs had just voted against the restoration of the death penalty, income tax of 25% was mooted by chancellor Nigel Lawson, Starship topped the charts with Mannequin classic 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' and Steve Davis reigned supreme at the Crucible.

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A great month in many ways. But not for Aston Villa fans.

May, 1987 was the month the former European champions were relegated from the top flight. Villa finished rock bottom of the First Division, below Oxford United, Luton, Wimbledon and Coventry. A long way below in some cases.

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Villa picked up a miserable 36 points from 42 games. Mind you they did score 45 goals. Prolific. And look at that kit! Magnificent.

Tonight sees the Villa once more facing up to the prospect of relegation. The most miserable season in a generation has left Villa in a world of trouble.

Can they climb out the bottom three with a win over West Brom? Or will the Baggies take more bounce out of their rivals?