James Collins is ready for a ding-dong battle with Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor tonight.

City are at Villa Park and Aston Villa defender Collins cannot wait to face the Togo forward. He said: "It's a challenge I will enjoy.

"You want to play against the best and he's fantastic. Hopefully he won't have a chance to celebrate.

"I'm sure he is the only player in the Premier League to react like that. He got a lot of stick and I can't see many doing that in the future."