Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan has admitted that he is grateful to Hull City for taking him on loan in 2011, but is aiming to end their good form this weekend.

The Tigers offered the American first-team football back when he was a Villa reserve, and the stopper is looking forward to returning to the KC Stadium.

"It was the first time I had the chance to play consistent football in this country," The Mirror quotes him as saying. "I owe a lot to Hull City.

"They have had a few great results and it is not going to be an easy game.

"But we are confident with the quality we have in our team. We will go there with a lot of confidence and belief."

Villa go into the match one point behind eighth-placed Hull.