Everton vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Villanation]

Bit worried about Bent's injury. Not confident anyway, but without him, where would the goals come from.

Where any goal will come from or be made from anyway, a little known Gabriel Agbonlahor, lets hope he's up for it.

[brice jovial]

I would think dbent will be fine for this game.
If not gabby can play the 1 up front role to great promise with his devasting pace.

[gervilla]

I can see this being a turgid, dire trawl.  Culminating witha n equally uninspiring 0-0.  Hope I'm wrong, mind.

I remember going to one up there just like that, here's hoping for the same outcome....

Beautiful,just beautiful.

[ozzjim]

Glad they have not got Ateta, or as they seems to insist on calling him, Arteeeeta. Cahill seems to have been benched this season too oddly.

1-1 draw for me, they always scrap a result out of us up there. Charlie NZo to open his account, Hutton to play well and them to get a dodgy pen and score.

Have I already posted in this thread? Been open too long!

[charlie]

2-0, another clean sheet, 2 corners, Dunn and Collins.

[Simon Ward]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

[Percy McCarthy]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

I'm not overly concerned by the prospect of Gabby leading the line.

[Richard]

Given playing for ROI team just announced so he's fit.

[Shrek]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

I'm not overly concerned by the prospect of Gabby leading the line.

With the way we have been playing Gabby would probably be more effective than Bent.

[Vanilla]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

I'm not overly concerned by the prospect of Gabby leading the line.

With the way we have been playing Gabby would probably be more effective than Bent.

Perhaps we should get used to playing without Bent.

[brontebilly]

Huge game for Gabby. Jagielka has been off the boil for a while and I think Gabby will be better suited to playing up top than Bent ironically enough for this game.

Good chance Given may be out though even though he is playing for Ireland. Playing on a plastic pitch with a groin injury could be nasty.

think we might sneak it 1-0 and miss a penalty.

Given
Hutton, Collins, Dunne, Warnock
Jenas, Petrov , Delph
Nzogbia, Gabby, Ireland

After 2 games midweek, Petrov wont last the 90. We definitely need another body in there. 4 of the back 5 have been away all week so I dont think we will be as secure as usual. Especially if Given is out.
Strangely confident though, feel we are playing them at a good time. 2-1 to the Villa. Gabby with both.

Jagielka is having a mare at the moment and Gabby in the mood could destroy him. Lets hope the Heskey attacking midfielder experiment is over.

[N'ZMAV]

I think if Bent doesn't make it, then AM will go with Heskey up the top with Gabby still out-wide. With Bannan or Jenas coming in.

[PaulTheVillan]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

I'm not overly concerned by the prospect of Gabby leading the line.

With the way we have been playing Gabby would probably be more effective than Bent.

We weren't saying that 6 months ago.

[Caiphus]

With Bent and Given fit a Villa win. Without those two I'm not so sure!

I'm not overly concerned by the prospect of Gabby leading the line.

With the way we have been playing Gabby would probably be more effective than Bent.

We weren't saying that 6 months ago.

6 months ago, everyone was in a shocking mood and very quick to get on Gabby's back after one injury-riddled season of poor form...

[bob]

I can see this being a turgid, dire trawl.  Culminating witha n equally uninspiring 0-0.  Hope I'm wrong, mind.

I remember going to one up there just like that, here's hoping for the same outcome....

Who let the sheep out? Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!