I think this game will be won or lost in the centre midfield. They're screwed at the moment with Thorne being out (and selling Hendrick without buying a proper replacement), so are stuck with either fielding two lightweights or an absolute spanner in Bradley Johnson or one of the kids. Whilst Hughes is one of the best technically in the league, he's a little lightweight and is going to be asked to do too much playing alongside an orc. We should dominate with Hayden, Diame and Shelvey in the middle imo.
They're relying on Vydra up front as well, and his record last season was on par with what you'd expect from Shola.