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Title: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Dave P on December 15, 2025, 09:48:26 AM
So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Stu on December 15, 2025, 10:03:48 AM
1-3 to them with us playing like the players just met half an hour before kick off.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Dave on December 15, 2025, 10:08:46 AM
Think we'll draw. Tielemans and a Lindelof own-goal
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Smirker on December 15, 2025, 10:12:07 AM
Anyone thinking we aren't going to win this one because it's them needs to get that out of their heads.

It's going to be such an easy win. They are shit. They don't have the intensity, coaching or quality that we have.

3-0 Villa and Merry Christmas. Trust me.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: bilsim on December 15, 2025, 11:04:24 AM
My only prediction is some kind of rank injustice.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: PeterWithesShin on December 15, 2025, 11:06:34 AM
1-1
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: eye digress on December 15, 2025, 11:21:47 AM
Is our setup somewhat susceptible to 5-3-2, or is it just Palace?
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Drummond on December 15, 2025, 11:44:44 AM
Anyone thinking we aren't going to win this one because it's them needs to get that out of their heads.

It's going to be such an easy win. They are shit. They don't have the intensity, coaching or quality that we have.

3-0 Villa and Merry Christmas. Trust me.

Watkins hat-trick.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: rob_bridge on December 15, 2025, 11:46:49 AM
They are good away. We are good at home.

3.1.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: manic-road on December 15, 2025, 12:03:54 PM
So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.

I knew it was bad, but didn't realise it was that bad.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Brazilian Villain on December 15, 2025, 12:07:48 PM
So will our run continue against a team we have beaten once at home in 30 years?

They are missing Mbeumo and a few other due to AFCON.

2-0 Watkins with both.  Merry Christmas.

I knew it was bad, but didn't realise it was that bad.

Even Bologna fans shake their head when they hear that stat.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: manic-road on December 15, 2025, 12:10:15 PM
Yanited will be missing Bryan Mbeumo due to AFCON, plus Diallo and Mazraoiu for the same reason.

Home win 3-1.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: SoccerHQ on December 15, 2025, 12:14:05 PM
I think we'll win 2-1.

Just please don't start at a snail pace against them which Emery always seems to want to do.

Our tactics on the final day were completely mind boggling. Not just barely attacking but we weren't even attempting any 50/50s or to press them much.

The crowd were ready to turn big time on them that day and we just let Fernandes dictate the play and they grew in confidence and should've been 3-0 up even before the Rogers non goal.

Anyway it takes a very good performance to beat us at VP these days. Can't see Man. United being capable of that especially with three of their best players at AFCON.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Baldy on December 15, 2025, 12:16:04 PM
To steal somebody else's lines, just FTF.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: RichardBatchelor on December 15, 2025, 12:16:56 PM
Anyone who thinks we’ll get anything from this game is totally deluded, and be saying that even if we’d won all 16 league games so far. To hope for anything is ridiculous. It will the usual injustice, a dodgy penalty scored by Fernandes, and as usual Villa fans will have to deal with their impotent rage.

I prefer Small Heath to them.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Nev on December 15, 2025, 12:23:52 PM
A very unpleasant fixture to have just before Xmas at an unpleasant time as well. I detest Sunday 4.30 games almost as much as I detest Newton Heath. This one partially saved by the time of year and a meet up in Town pre match with a few old faces.

Yes, we should win. But then we should receive equal treatment from the officials, and even the last meeting shows that this doesn't happen consistently. It sounds like sour grapes, well it fucking is actually, and as much as you'd like to rise above it, the general reaction to what happened in May or lack of it means we have no option but to just get on with it.

We'll get on with it via a stonking victory, invoking Christmas 1989 and the obligatory horrendous decision in their favour will be rendered meaningless.

3-0
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Smirker on December 15, 2025, 12:51:49 PM
Anyone thinking we aren't going to win this one because it's them needs to get that out of their heads.

It's going to be such an easy win. They are shit. They don't have the intensity, coaching or quality that we have.

3-0 Villa and Merry Christmas. Trust me.

Watkins hat-trick.

Might just happen  8)
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: Rigadon on December 15, 2025, 01:01:05 PM
I’d usually be reticent to be overly confident in this on for obvious historical reasons.  But I actually think we’re going to smash them.  They are what we used to be when they beat us so often : mid table also rans coming up against a genuinely quality side with a winning mentality. 
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 15, 2025, 01:13:55 PM
Please just beat these twats and don't get any centre-halves injured.
Title: Re: Aston Villa v Manchester United 21.12.25 - Pre Match Thread
Post by: PaulWinch again on December 15, 2025, 01:21:59 PM
These fuckers rock up to ruin everything.
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