The Wanderers second string has already fallen to Everton, Middlesbrough and Manchester City in recent weeks and manager Neil McDonald will be hoping the reserves can notch up their first win from an in form Villa side who have claimed an impressive 10 points from their first four reserve games.
Bolton have included star names Mario Jardel and Ibrahim Ba in their line up whilst other experienced players such as Simon Charlton, Per Frandsen, Henrik Pedersen and ex-Villa keeper Kevin Poole get to play. Ndiwa Lord-Kangana will also play having since returned from a loan spell with Oldham Athletic. Superkid Ricardo Vaz Te is once again amongst the substitutes.
Villa include a youthful team with only Dutch goalkeeper Stefan Postma and the former Charlton Athletic captain Mark Kinsella being those with much experience. Brothers Stefan and Luke Moore lead the line for the Midlanders who won the previous reserve fixture between the two sides at the tail end of last season.
BOLTON RESERVES: Kevin Poole, Ndiwa Lord-Kangana, Jeff Smith, Charlie Comyn-Platt, Simon Charlton, Per Frandsen, Ibrahim Ba, Derek Niven, Mario Jardel, Jonathan Walters, Henrik Pedersen
SUBS FROM: Jeremy Bon, Ricardo Vaz Te, Jason Talbot, Lewis Hamlin, Jermaine Johnson
ASTON VILLA RESERVES: Stefan Postma, Ryan Amoo, Daniel Jackman, Gary Cahill, Liam Ridgewell, Mark Kinsella, Stephen Cooke, Steven Davis, Stefan Moore, Luke Moore, Jonathan Bewers
SUBS FROM: Paul, Wayne Henderson, Kyle Nix, Troest, Pierre Ennis