Manchester City v Villa pre-match thread

[Footy-Vill]

Referee: Graham Scott.
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor.
VAR: Jonathan Moss

In prem this season Graham Scott has done 5 matches and sent off 2 players.
The dismissal were both for 2nd yellows .
He has awarded no penalties
In average he gives a card for every 5 fouls
And out of all officials he has been more advantages to away teams awarding twice as many fouls to away teams than home
He ranks no 1 for away advantage .

[Gerrin]

Referee: Graham Scott.
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor.
VAR: Jonathan Moss

In prem this season Graham Scott has done 5 matches and sent off 2 players.
The dismissal were both for 2nd yellows .
He has awarded no penalties
In average he gives a card for every 5 fouls
And out of all officials he has been more advantages to away teams awarding twice as many fouls to away teams than home
He ranks no 1 for away advantage .

Interesting stats about the ref, Jack may get a fair ride. However the mere fact that John Moss is involved at all probably means it's curtains for us, worst official in the PL.

[Brend'Watkins]

Stones will play I think as Gomez did a hamstring tonight. So, Stones at the back being too cocky with the ball might give us a goal. Combine that with a 12.30pm Ko which always seem to be a bit flat especially as they’ve played tonight. We could do with Sterling putting his boots on the wrong feet too. We might get a VAR decision go our way for once as well. 2-2

[pauliewalnuts]

Who gives a fuck which over paid vaginas these wankers pick, we're going to absolutely fucking funeral them any way.

I don't care if they have Francis Lee playing in the middle and Sterling buzzing around alongside the ghost of Dennis Tueart, we're going to murder them.

[Stu]

Who gives a fuck which over paid vaginas these wankers pick, we're going to absolutely fucking funeral them any way.

I don't care if they have Francis Lee playing in the middle and Sterling buzzing around alongside the ghost of Dennis Tueart, we're going to murder them.

I note you were asking for skins earlier.

[pauliewalnuts]

Who gives a fuck which over paid vaginas these wankers pick, we're going to absolutely fucking funeral them any way.

I don't care if they have Francis Lee playing in the middle and Sterling buzzing around alongside the ghost of Dennis Tueart, we're going to murder them.

I note you were asking for skins earlier.

Needles.

[Risso]

I’d go something like:

Heaton
Guilbert Engels Mings Targett
Marvelous Luiz
El Ghazi McGinn Jack
Wesley

[dcdavecollett]

Oh well, no chance of a penalty here with Jon Toss as VAR ref!

[Toronto Villa]

2-1 to us. Wesley and a late winner from McGinn.

[KRS]

This is a free hit and will be a good test for the players. Not expecting any kind of positive result for us so just hope we put in a decent performance and come out with a respectable scoreline.

[Mister E]

They used to hump us both home and away - 2 5-goal wins at VP (Tueart and David White scored lads in each game) amd countless away losses (I remember the last I went to being a game when Cashley Young spent disproportionate amounts of time and energy moaning about a thow-in he claimed was for us when it clearly came off him; to te detriment of the team).
An example of the ennui of their fans: I have an old acquaintance - a Citeh fan for at least the last 30 years - who's going to the Big Smoke (down Sauff) for the weekend, rather than watch another regulation win against a plucky newcomer from the lower reaches of the football hierarchy.

To borrow somelse's phrase: fuck the fuckers.

[Axl Rose]

A 2-1 defeat, sadly. But you never know!

[manic-road]

Lose 3-1, they are a quality attacking team. 

[Bobby Boy]

Oasis, Marc Riley, Mark E Smith (RIP)...your boys took a heck of a beating.....

Wish I feel I could say that.

3-1 City.

[Dr Butler]

clean sheet please Villa, that would do nicely....


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