Aston Villa v Newcastle United Pre-Match Thread

[Chipsticks]

Cannot afford a loss. My prediction is a scrappy and unfair (on the geordies) 1-0 Victory.


Downing 78'

[atomicjam]

3-1 Villa win. Bent, Downing, Young for us.

[Holtenderinthesky]

My word they really do hate us don't they.

http://www.nufc-forum.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=38304.30

There's even a baggie giving it large on there.  Let's hope we batter them on Sunday.  They don't seem to realise that had Carew scored that penalty and we'd gone on to win up there then we would be above them in the table.  They are going on about how they are 9th and we are 16th but the gap is fuck all. 

Anyway, a much needed win.  2-0 with Bent getting both.

[JUAN PABLO]

Got a feeling in my water that Barton will be sent off.

and me , now they have made him captain..

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

2-0 Villa. Collins Downing. Barton sent off 17th minute ...........

[VillaZogmariner]

I think we need to go out with an attacking line up for this match. To that end I'd start with a narrow 4-3-3

---------------------Friedel------------------
---Walker---Cuellar---Clark---Young---
---------Petrov---Makoun---Delph-------
---------Young----Bent---Downing-------

Marshall, Dunne, Bradley, NRC, Albrighton, Agbonlahor, Heskey

That is what I would start with anyway.

[VillaZogmariner]

Forgot my prediction -

Aston Villa 3-1 Newcastle United

Makoun 17
Bent 39
Bent 90+3

Barton (Pen) 44

[olaftab]

Win this one and we will be OK ...come on Villa

[ozzjim]

Have to play 4-4-2 and for me we have to play Gabby against Taylor if he is in, so, so slow!

Think we will lose to a nervy late goal unfortunately.

Brad

Cuellar,
Collins
Dunne,
L Young

Downing,
Reo Coker
Delph
Young

Bent,
Gabby

That would be my starting 11. Makoun looked poor for much of last week again. Delph might give us the drive forward from midfield we need.

[damon loves JT]

Newcastle are safe now, hopefully they've spent the week drinking Stella and reading travel brochures

[SoccerHQ]

I'd really fear for us and the rest of the season if we can't win this one.

Seems strange to say that about a team that destroyed us 6 nil at the start of the season but their last away game was a 4 nil defeat at Stoke.

Plus Carroll eat our back 4 for lunch that day.

Good that Tiote and Nolan are suspended so that will significantly weaken their midfield although annoyingly Barton always seems to have a wonder game against us whatever mental state he's in.

2-0 us. Bent and Gabby.

[SoccerHQ]

Got a feeling in my water that Barton will be sent off.

His individual duel against NRC (with Makoun chipping in no doubt) will take no prisoners certainly.

[Deano's Mullet]

2-2 draw. Our defence is as leaky as a collander but so is theirs.

[Chipsticks]

---------------------Friedel------------------
---Cuellar---Dunne---Collins---Clarke---
-------Reo-Coker---Makoun---Delph-------
---Young----------Bent----------------Downing---

My preferred formation for this encounter.

Predicting 1-0 to the Claret & Blue with Downing scoring midway through the second half; the game will be feisty, scrappy, tough, and Newcastle will dominate.

[taylorsworkrate]

2-2 draw for me aswell.

Cannot trust our defence one bit.