Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Pre-Match Thread

[Mazrim]

I'd shake it up a bit.

                             Friedel

Walker        Collins          Dunne       Young

                   Reo Coker     Delph

Downing                                           Young

                     Bent        Gabby

Marshall, Clark, Cuellar, Makoun, Gardner, Albrighton, Heskey,

[PaulTheVillan]

Plenty of options with Bannan & Delfouneso back.

Hopefully no Pires.

Howcome they've came back & not Hogg?

[TimTheVillain]

3-1 Villa

Bent 2
Young 1

N'Zogbia 1

[andyh]

We'll huff and puff

0 - 0

[abc123cox]

Will put money on 1 1, but fingers crossed for a win 2 1

[TheSandman]

Plenty of options with Bannan & Delfouneso back.

Hopefully no Pires.

Howcome they've came back & not Hogg?

Hogg has played every game when available for Portsmouth since going there.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Draw written all over it

[l_mckay]

 1-1. Bent and Rodallega to score

[The Moose]

In the perverse way Villa's backroom staff work, I can see Pires starting.....

[SoccerHQ]

2-1 win.

Bent and a Young penalty.

Cleverley for them.

[richard moore]

Plenty of options with Bannan & Delfouneso back.

Hopefully no Pires.

Howcome they've came back & not Hogg?

Hogg has played every game when available for Portsmouth since going there.

Thought he looked quite tidy against Norwich. He doesn't hide from taking responsibility and played the anchor role in midfield rather well...

[Lobsterboy]

Win!

I'll go 2-0 with Bent early doors and Emile coming off the bench to seal the three points and guarantee our Premier League status for another season...

[Matt Collins]

I wonder if we'll stick with 442? Petrov and NRC are both playing well, but 442 with them playing leaves us rather predictable.

On balance, I think I would, with heskey in for gabby who I don't think looks an effective partner for bent. If  we wanted to look more fluid i think I'd rather play downing in a middle 3 with ash and albrighton wide than revert to ash behind the striker.

[pedro25]

I'd like to see

Friedel
Walker Cuellar Clark L Young
Albrighton Makoun Delph Downing
Agbonlahor Bent

Marshall, Bannan, Delfouneso, Herd, Weimann, Gardner, Johnson

In other words the guys I want (expect) to be here next season and not the players who wont be, Pires, NRC, Petrov, Heskey, A Young, Dunne, Collins, Bradley etc.

[achilles]

1-1. Bent and Rodallega to score

This and while Wigan are here tap up N'Zogbia as replacement for Young!