Aston Villa take on West Brom in an hour looking to gain the advantage over their Midlands rivals in the Championship play-offs.

A superbly set up two legged tie looks set to entertain the neutrals in the Championship, while the Villa and Baggies fans will no doubt be nervous throughout what is sure to be two tense affairs.

The first leg takes place at Villa Park today where the home side will be roared on by a sell-out crowd in claret and blue, and one of those fans who will be cheering on his former team is Villa legend Stan Petrov, who took to social media to show his support for the club.

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It's clear that Petrov still very much regards himself a Villan at heart and his message will have gone down very well with the Villa fans and players.

Indeed, it will be interesting to see if Dean Smith uses posts like this to give his players a boost, such is the history of Petrov and his well known serious illness.

Villa are looking to continue a fine run of form which has seen them secure a play-off spot, however, like their opponents, they are looking to put a final day of the season loss behind them and get off to a fast start at Villa Park.