Friday 30 November 2012 13:32, UK
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert hopes his side can spoil the party at Loftus Road on Saturday by beating QPR.
Lambert has great faith in Villa's crop of youngsters and they fielded their most inexperienced Premier League line-up against Reading in midweek with an average age of 23 years and 324 days. Striker Christian Benteke has been grabbing plenty of headlines for his goalscoring feats including the late headed winner against the Royals. But Lambert has also been pleased with the impact of former Crewe midfielder Ashley Westwood, another of his summer signings. Lambert said: "We have a really young team, our youngest side in the Premier League since it started, which bodes well for the future. "The young lads have been exceptional since Sunderland. I couldn't ask for any more from them. We had a tough run with the two Manchester clubs and Arsenal. "Benteke has been unbelievable for us and Ashley Westwood has been absolutely terrific. People like Ashley are maybe not getting the credit they deserve. "He is playing unbelievable football, he never gives it away and that's from a young lad who has just come from Crewe. He's slotted in so well and stayed in the side."
