Next five matches - how many points?

[SoccerHQ]

Think we'll lose at Swansea.

Hopeful of 4 points against Palace and Sunderland (both will park the bus so we won't get 6 but hopeful Benteke will make the difference in the Palace game again) and 4 points against Leicester and Liverpool.

28 points by mid January hopefully, safety would be pretty near then.

[PeterWithesShin]

Swansea away WIN
Sunderland home WIN
Palace home WIN
Leicester away WIN
Liverpool home WIN

[Deano's Mullet]

Swansea away WIN
Sunderland home WIN
Palace home WIN
Leicester away WIN
Liverpool home WIN

that would be amazing. I cant possibly imagine it could happen but that would be amazing!

[Richard E]

Swansea away WIN
Sunderland home WIN
Palace home WIN
Leicester away WIN
Liverpool home WIN

Typical Villa fan, pessimistic to the last. We will win at least 6 of the next 5 games.

[Gregorys Boy]

Are we going to do this all the way through the season?

With Villa who knows, wouldn't surprise me if we beat Swansea and then dropped points to both Sunderland and Palace.

Will go for eight points from that lot.

[Matt Collins]

Pretty confident we'll beat palace and Leicester

Sunderland at home will be tight

A draw at swansea would be a good result

Liverpool game is more dependent on them than us. If they keep defending like this then bwnteke can tear them a new one

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Providing the lads put in the same effort they showed yesterday which was The Full Ron Saunders, I can't see us losing any of the following games. Eleven points from a possible 15 will do so much to change our season. There are no easy games this season but we're showing such determination we're hopefully turning from a side that was hard to watch to one that's hard to beat.

Swansea away DRAW
Sunderland home WIN
Palace home WIN
Leicester away DRAW
Liverpool home WIN

[ChicagoLion]

We have the makings of a very decent side now. The defence of Guzan, Hutton, Cissoko, Okore, Vlaar and Clark looks as good as most in the top half. Sanchez and Delph are in form and motoring. Bacuna looked the part yesterday and either Cleverley/Westwood can do the donkey work to let Bacuna/Delph press forward. The only problem we have is getting in a partner for Benteke in the Jan window who can score goals
and contribute to the team performance. Then Weimann and Agbonlahor can come on when required and N'Zogbia can be transferred listed as soon as possible for all I care.

Its beginning to look quite encouraging isn't it?

I agree there is the basis of a decent team there but keeping Benteke on the pitch is crucial.

I think the defence is decent, I am not convinced by Cissoko though.

The balance of the midfield does not look right  and we are hugely reliant on Benteke.

A decent manager would have us competing for a top 6 spot.

[Nigel Macdougall]

Lamberk probably thinks they are 5 "must draw games "

[Legion]

His name is Lambert.

[edgysatsuma89]

Provided Benteke is on the pitch then 8 points.

[Toronto Villa]

Put me down for 10

[Richard E]

His name is Lambert.

MR Lambert.

[silhillvilla]

We must be one of the most unpredictable teams in the league. The only thing you can predict is unpredictability , the unexpected and a mixture of brilliance, calamity and varying shades of mundaneness. Having said that 10 points .

[Hoppo]

Well said Legion. Also I agree Dave were not as bad as has been said. All the politics of bomb squads have gone with Faulkner, two good players in January and the 2nd half of season should be relatively calm after previous seasons.