Aston Villa v Sunderland Pre-Match Thread

[levico]

Doubt if we will raise our game like we did at Chelsea. Prepare for disappointment.

[Olneythelonely]

We'll win by 2 clear goals.

[hawkeye]

He might keep the same players but i think he will set them up differently, Sunderland are a totaly different proposition to Chelsea away.

[Shrek]

He might keep the same players but i think he will set them up differently, Sunderland are a totaly different proposition to Chelsea away.

I bloody hope so, because that was my main problem with Martin, same team and tactics, home and away, against every team.

[*shellac*]

Us 3 - 2 Them

No clean sheet but we will do slightly better this time round.

Us:  Obi (Wan), Kenobi (2)
Them:  Quinn, Phillips

[JJ-AV]

I'd definitely opt for the same team, if they play 4-3-3 they do seem to get very narrow so the 4 natural centre halves could be helpful in that regard.

Saying that, Gyan was on the bench last game... So who knows.

[darren woolley]

2-1 Gabby and Heskey scoring, we do need to win this to push on after getting a good result against Chelsea we need to keep the momentum going and start climbing the table.

[avfcpg]

Gyan's a doubt for them tom'w with a hammy strain..

[garyshawsknee]

I think a 2-2 draw,as we havent strung two good results together all season,and cant see when the next clean sheet will be.

 Be good to see Gab get a goal or two.

[PaulTheVillan]

For Sunderland I would go.

Gabby was a doubt yesterday, but now he's available.

Friedel
Cuellar Dunne Collins Clark
Albrighton NRC Petrov Downing
Young
Heskey

[peter w]

comfortable Villa win.

[achilles]

comfortable Villa win.

When was the last one of those?

[mal]

comfortable Villa win.

When was the last one of those?

West Ham at home, opening game, 3-0.

[Irreverent ad]

Cattermole, Turner & Mensah out. Onouha almost certainly out. El Mohammedy & Gyan doubtful.

I'll go 3-1 to us.

[Ozzjim]

I would bring Albrighton in for Gabby too, and only use Gabby for last half hour for Heskey or Young depending on fitness. The delivery of Albrighton is our best route to goal, so we need him in at home for me, and he should be rested, and well bollocked for silly piddling about on the ball at Chelsea on the edge of his box in the 90th fecking minute!