Aston Villa vs Cardiff City Pre-Match Thread

[Bad English]

Villa Park. Saturday 26th November. Kick-off 3pm.


Aston Villa form: D W W D W D
Cardiff City form: W D W L L W


We will score two goals but concede one. Therefore, 3 points to the Villa.

[aj2k77]

If we are going to get in the play offs then we need to be winning these sort of home games. The tide has turned, we look more and more a team with each passing game, a win and a clean sheet 2-0, Kodjia and a Ayew screamer.

[Matt Collins]

Lovely to look forward to villa games again. Really think we should be able to win this despite cardiff's decent form

four key decisions for me:

Formation - keep 3 hard working midfielders or drop one for grealish to play more advanced. I'd like to - but it's a risk against a dirty warnock side and given our personnel. I think this comes down to how Bruce feels they look in training. Are they taking on his messages about hard work - i.e. Will we get the second half against Blackburn or the first?

Ayew or gabby. For me it's ayew all day - kodjia central

Right back - Bacuna for me if he's not needed in midfield

Who partners Jedinak? It's really Westwood or Gardner (alongside grealish or Bacuna)  or both. I'd put Westwood ahead of Gardner at the moment but the risk is a lack of physicality if we just go with a two.

[Ron Manager]

Close one again 2-1 to us.Bacuna at right back Rudy at centre forward would be a bonus.

[avfcpg]

Ayew in for Gabby with Kodija central..Bacuna for Hutton...Grealish has to play, in place of Gardner or Westwood.

[Witton Warrior]

Logic says it will be tight - so 4-0 to us then!

[Comrade Blitz]

3-1 please.

and everyone in the Holte with their shirts tucked into their trousers for Uncle Vincent

[CJ]

Wot - no poll? Booo

Couple of weeks ago I'd have said easy win but Colin Wanker seems to have got them organised, and Junior Hoilett and the ancient Rickie Lambert can be a handful on their day. They stuck 3 past Huddersfield last time out so they're on a bit of a high. Still fancy Villa to bring them down to earth with a bump - 3-1 to us

[Hookeysmith]

3-1 please.

and everyone in the Holte with their shirts tucked into their trousers for Uncle Vincent

eh?

[Bad English]

Wot - no poll? Booo

Oh! Er, yes, erm, sorry! I forgot.

[wittonwarrior]

Looking forward the game but it won't be any walk in the park.  Warnock looks to have  got them organised.  Dislike Neil Warnock and his teams  intensely.

[darren woolley]

I'm also looking forward to this game I reckon we will win this 2-0.

[Brend'Watkins]

I've missed our last victory over Cardiff at VP as I was away.  I will miss this one too as I'm away so a routine win is on the cards. 2 - 0

[Bad English]

Poll added folks!

[Legion]

2-0 home win.