Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood calls for calm in Baggies derby

The teams face each other at Villa Park on Saturday for the first time since their fiery FA Cup clash last season.

Villa won the quarter-final 2-1 in March but were eventually fined £200,000 after fans twice invaded the pitch, once during and once at the end of the game

Seats were also thrown from the Albion section onto Villa supporters in the stand with Tony Pulis insisting he feared for his players' safety during the invasion

Claudio Yacob and Jack Grealish were also sent off in the second half during a feisty game which came just four days after Villa had won their Barclays Premier League clash 2-0

And Sherwood wants supporters to stay in their seats even if his side win the game

He said: "I just hope that they're tempted to

If they are then we've done something right but p lease stay to the edge on the pitch

Do all your cheering from there

You do it well enough

"They give great support to this football club, to the players and to myself.

"It can be done from their seats or standing up

Make sure you stay off the pitch.

"I just hope you get tempted to jump on it."

Idrissa Gueye's hamstring injury will be assessed on Friday after he missed Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Leicester while Carles Gil and Adama Traore (both calf) are doubts

Sherwood added: " I hear a lot of managers say it is just another game

It is not actually

It means a lot more than that, it is local pride, bragging rights

We have to make sure we do it for our fans and ourselves."

Source : PA

Source: PA