Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert says his players are 'easy targets' for referees
Saturday 6 April 2013 14:28, UK
Image:Paul Lambert: Says Aston Villa have been on the wrong end of some harsh decisions this season
Paul Lambert believes it has worked against Aston Villa to have such a young side this season because referees find it easier to issue yellow cards.
Good referee
Mark Clattenburg, who has given out 84 yellow cards in his 30 matches this season and dismissed six players, will be officiating the match.
Lambert said: "He's a good referee. You know it's going to be a hard physical game, that's for sure. You expect people to be strong, but I like people to play the game the right way.
"Getting hurt is part of the game. It's very rare that you can go through a game and not get hit somewhere or get a cut, anything like that.
"There will be times where you have to put your head in and take the hit."
