Aston Villa v Arsenal Pre-Match Thread

[Rip Van We Go Again]

I see the problem being that teams like Arse, Chelsea, United rarely if ever lose games back to back - that is why they are usually at the top of the league

If Chelsea can lose back to back games against Sunderland and The Dog shit, anything is possible.

[alanclare]

1-0 to us (Downing).

[alanclare]

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will miss the trip to Aston Villa on Saturday with a hamstring injury.

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/58671.html

[mj]

0-3 to them, anything better will be a huge bonus

[VillaAlways]

It's funny just having a read of the pre match thread on the Arsenal forum they're just as negative about the game as we are.They obviously haven't heard about Albrighton

[Chris Smith]

Pires to start. Villa to pass Arsenal to death but our insistence on trying to walk the ball into the net lets us down and we lose to a late headed goal from a corner.

[Dan England]

0-3 - We get the backlash from two crap Arse results and the press will be full of "Arsenal back in title chase".

[PaulTheVillan]

There's a video on the Birmingham Post with a Mat Kendrick(who the fuck? He keeps saying 'ermm' which is really annoying) talk about our injuries.

Hogg, Collins & Carew may feature on Saturday.

[Merv]

Really need Collins or Cuellar (and it doesn't sound as if Cuellar's anywhere near fit) fit. Then we can move Clark into midfield and go with:

Friedel

L Young Collins Dunne Warnock (stay on your feet, Stephen! Stephen!!!!!)

A Young Clark Bannan Downing

             Gabby Delfouneso

Subs: Guzan, Lichaj, Hogg, Ireland, Carew, Pires, Lowry

Could be worse.

[levico]

Can't see anything other than an Arsenal victory - bottom 3 for us by Christmas I'm afraid but we'll start to improve in January I'm sure.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Draw, Its easy to go for an Arsenal hammering but we've been good at home and even had a creditble draw with Manure with a weakened team and we will want to make ammeds for a bad performace the weekend

[Lambert and Payne]

0 - 2
Chamakh (2)

[sfx412]

If ever there was a game likely to go the way everyone will expect, this is it.

[Ad@m]

Can't see anything other than an Arsenal victory - bottom 3 for us by Christmas I'm afraid but we'll start to improve in January I'm sure.

Yep, because Chelsea and Blues away, followed by Man City at home are all absolute bankers!!!!

[Marlon From Bearwood]

When's NRC due back?