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Aston Villa v Stoke City: Pre-match Thread

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I wish it was Saturday already. We're an absolute joy to watch.

El Ghazi and McGinn bang in form.

I expect Stoke to set up like Derby did towards the end of the last season and look for McLean and Ince on the break.

I'm hopefully they'll be more auxiliary full backs.

Nyland

Taylor
Chester
Tuanzebe
Hutton

Hourihane

El Ghazi
McGinn
Grealish
Bolasie

Tammy

I don't think we'll be so profligate in front of goal and that we'll dominate possession and hopefully territory too.

3-1 Villa.

Toronto Villa:
There’s no way caveman football wins on Saturday. 3-0 to us.

Matt Collins:
Can't see Taylor playing and think grealish is a doubt

Have a feeling this might be a draw. But I've been consistently proven pessimistic of late so here's hoping we put them to the sword

SoccerHQ:
Got the same feeling Matt and I too have been mostly wrong in recent weeks (although did predict draws for Forest and WBA).

Stoke have underachieved so far considering their squad (feels a bit like us in 16/17 as they still haven't got over hangover of relegation).

Be interesting how the midfields shape up with them having Joe Allen and of course Ryan Woods who usually dictates against us. You'd think that would now be a thing of the past.

If we can dominate midfield we can win 2-1 but wouldn't shock me if this was a draw.

All fine as I'm pretty confident we'll beat Leeds. They'll come out and attack us and we'll pick off their inexperience back 4.

Stoke will sit back and put 8 behind the ball so different challenge.

SoccerHQ:

--- Quote from: Matt Collins on December 10, 2018, 09:38:54 PM ---Can't see Taylor playing and think grealish is a doubt

Have a feeling this might be a draw. But I've been consistently proven pessimistic of late so here's hoping we put them to the sword

--- End quote ---

AEM is fine in this attacking style so don't think Taylor out weakens us at all for this sort of game. Anyone know if Albert is back soon as if Grealish is out I'd like to see how El Ghazi does in the number 10 role given he's in great from.

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