Villa (a) Sunday 24th October 4:30pm Sky Sports

ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
edited October 2021 in Match Threads
I'm pleasantly surprised to find I'm still on match thread duty

Villa have lost three in a row although they have scored in every game

Danny Ings has played us 11 times for three different clubs, never scored and never been on the winning side (drawn 2, lost 9).

Let's make it a nice even dozen
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  • yoyoyoyo
    edited October 2021
    I'd be very happy with an uneventful and dull 1-0 win causing no stress!
  • LukerzLukerz
    Fabianski
    Johnson - Zouma - Ogbonna - Cresswell
    Rice - Soucek
    Bowen - Benrahma - Fornals
    Antonio

    Areola, Dawson, Diop, Coufal, Masuaku, Noble, Lanzini, Vlasic, Yarmolenko
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Took a gamble there Lukerz. 😂

    We have to look at this as a winnable game and I think it will be. Villa are trying to adapt in the post Grealish era but look weaker all over the pitch as opposed to last season.

    2-1 Hammers.

    COYI
  • alderzalderz
    Villa are an odd one this season. They seem to be dangerous, but squeezing Ings and Watkins in the same team hasn't really worked out for them yet. They're trying a 3-4-1-2 sort of formation, with pretty much the only question mark as the attacking midfielder - Buendia has started the last two and Jacob Ramsey started the three before that.

    They play a pretty consistent line up, so you can expect to see:

    Martinez; Tuanzebe, Konsa, Mings; Cash, Luiz, McGinn, Targett; Buendia / Ramsey; Ings Watkins

    One thing you'd say about their defence is that they are all big strong guys. Antonio might actually meet his match physically for a change!
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    It’s always a worry when you’re coming up against a team on a bad run and needing a win.

    But I think this new West Ham is a lot less charitable than the old West Ham.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    After Villa the next League match is Liverpool so need three points here to prevent falling back should that fixture not work out well.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Why worry about the game after? We shouldn't beat City but we did. If we were to blow out at Villa would that make the Liverpool game any more difficult? I think not.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    It wouldn't make the game more difficult obviously, but it would mean were we to drop 6 points in the next two fixtures we would quite likely drop down a bit, were we to get three points here any take from Liverpool would be a bonus.

    I admire your optimism however Ironherb
  • LukerzLukerz
    The difference with this side is you no longer read interviews on the club website with players saying ‘it’s a free hit’, which used to constantly happen in the past. There is almost an expectation, whether Norwich or Liverpool, that we are going to get points.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Via twitter... A chance that Martinez doesnt play for Villa as he left for Argentina (family emergency). Hope his family are ok but every little helps (if he's absent)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Villa's back up keeper is Jed Steer, three starts this season, two in the League Cup and against Chelsea when Martinez had that bit of Covid bother in Brazil

    FB Matty Cash had his application for Polish citizenship accepted (Mum is half-Polish) and he is now eligible to play for Poland
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    Bazshuayi said:

    Via twitter... A chance that Martinez doesnt play for Villa as he left for Argentina (family emergency). Hope his family are ok but every little helps (if he's absent)

    Martinez should be available according to Smith in his press conference.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    I knew there'd theoretically be enough time for him to return but I was wondering if his head would be in the right place to play...
  • alderzalderz
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    FB Matty Cash had his application for Polish citizenship accepted (Mum is half-Polish) and he is now eligible to play for Poland

    Matek Caszch
  • Dodger58Dodger58
    alderz said:



    Matek Caszch

    Is that your new Username?
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    No, he only takes what others create
  • LukerzLukerz
    Moyes: Kral no longer isolating, Coufal got minutes the other day & Fredericks is making progress. Squad in a good place, a few knocks & niggles.
  • ScotHammerScotHammer
    Love Coufal, but it would harsh to drop Johnson at the moment.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Although all matches seem like big games now this one could be a really big three points as will allow us to gain on clubs around us who play each other.

    Spurs v Man Utd
    Leicester V Arsenal
    Liverpool V Brighton
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    A win tomorrow and we go level on points with Man City!
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Win 9-0 and we go 3rd
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    8 will do it c&b.
  • FlorinRaducliousFlorinRaduclious
    claretandbluesky said:

    Although all matches seem like big games now this one could be a really big three points as will allow us to gain on clubs around us who play each other.

    Spurs v Man Utd
    Leicester V Arsenal
    Liverpool V Brighton

    Imagine us being 4th and talking/thinking about gaining on clubs! How different this club is to even a handful of years ago. And what a season this is proving to be!
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I’m getting more and more worried about this game. Their form is terrible and ours is great.

    I know how this goes.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    You say that every game though Jorderz. Enjoy the ride and if it goes wrong look forward to the next game.

    2-1 Hammers.

    COYI
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    I do say it every game. I think I used to be more optimistic when we were rubbish.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited October 2021
    Villa are interesting. From what I have seen, their side looks ‘ok’ on paper. They have a 3-4-1-2 which looks very balanced with 3 decent CBs, two ok full-backs, a reasonable midfield & then a dangerous front 3. It looks like it should all click on paper but it doesn’t. I think it is clear that the formation has been changed to accommodate the signing of Ings, so that Watkins doesn’t have to be dropped but I think it has to be one or the other & I think today we will see Smith finally make that call. The formation is just not quite working. Ings or Watkins up top, the other on the bench, two wide players with Buendia behind. I also don’t believe McGinn is good enough as a CM in a two, & feel our midfield will win that battle today if that is how he goes.

    I think a lot will depend on what Smith does. I think we will be favourites unless he goes back to last seasons formation.
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    According to villa forums:
    West Ham aren’t that good
    Only have to worry about set pieces, no other strengths
    Basically just the new Stoke
    Easy win for villa…
  • LukerzLukerz
    eskimoking said:

    According to villa forums:
    West Ham aren’t that good
    Only have to worry about set pieces, no other strengths
    Basically just the new Stoke
    Easy win for villa…

    They missed out the bit where Dec only passes backwards
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited October 2021
    Lukerz said:

    Villa are interesting. From what I have seen, their side looks ‘ok’ on paper. They have a 3-4-1-2...

    ...I think a lot will depend on what Smith does. I think we will be favourites unless he goes back to last seasons formation.

    Villa didn't have a shot in the first half against Arsenal, at half time they switched to 4-2-3-1 and had 10 shots to Arsenal's 8.

    Abandoning the 3-4-1-2 experiment looks like a no-brainer
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