Aston Villa v Newcastle United Pre-Match Thread

[not3bad]

Hopefully N'zogbia will score against his old side and Given will play a blinder.

[Ryu]

I forgot Given played for them as well!  So that's him, The Zog, Ireland and Jenas who have played for them.

[TonyD]

I am going to go for a bad tempered match packed with incidents and for us to send the simple but nice folk of Newcastle home never to forget who is Bazza as he masterminds a Villa win 4.0!

This selection should do it.

  Stan - Clark       
      Bazza       Marco
  Gabby Bent

[l_mckay]

im going for a 2-0 villa win! Nzogbia getting his 1st villa goal and Gabby!

[TopDeck113]

I think we'll sneak it by the odd goal.  I'll go 2-1 with Bent and Gabby getting ours.

[eamonn]

I forgot Given played for them as well!  So that's him, The Zog, Ireland and Jenas who have played for them.

Renford Rejects.

[PeterWithesShin]

Us 2-1 them. Bent, Delph; Gutierrez

[Gazza1982]

Draw all over it....1-1  or 0-0

[gervilla]

I thought they were very lightweight upfront v QPR. I can't see Leon Best and Ameobi causing us too many problems.

[Legion]

I said similar last season. They proceeded to put 6 past us.

[Legion]

Yes, I know we were away.

[gervilla]

Yes, I know we were away.

But they had a £35 million pound striker playing for them then !

[Des Little]

Villa 2 Mags 0

[Clark W Griswold]

0-1 Late pen after dire 85 or so mins. Late rally where we hit the post and have one off the line is too little too late. Followed by first boos of the season.

[brice jovial]

match facts

•Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League home matches.

•The last two Premier League games between Villa and the Magpies at Villa Park have ended 1-0 to the home side.

•The Villans have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games, but have drawn three of the last four.

•Newcastle are one of only two sides to keep three clean sheets in the Premier League so far this season.

•Alex McLeish has won just one of his last 10 matches as a Premier League coach.

•McLeish has won none and lost three of the four matches as a Premier League coach against Newcastle United.

•Since losing to Villa in April, Newcastle have lost just one of their last 10 Premier League matches and are on a seven-game unbeaten run.