Aston Villa v Wigan Athletic Pre-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

1-1. We never beat them at home unless Nii Lamptey plays.

I never thought when I watched us twat them 5-0 all those years ago that a) we'd ever play them in the league b) never beat the feckers at home when the unlikely scenario of A happened.

[VancouverLion]

Bent fit, Jenas, Heskey & Clark too. I'd seriously consider leaving N'Zogbia out, I know it's against his old club & all that but he's looked absolute crap so far, looks devoid of confidence & should sit this one out imo.

We'll win though, you mark my words!

UTV

[N'ZMAV]

I'd shake it up a bit.

Given

Hutton
Collins
Dunne
Warnock

Jenas
Petrov
Ireland

Agbonlahor
Bent
Heskey

[N'ZMAV]

I think this will be the game we beat these fuckers. We're not very confident, there's a bit of negativity around the place, we'll turn it on, and AM will shut a few up.

[*shellac*]

Win.  PLEASE!

6-0.  Bent scoring all six.  Five in his next game.  Four in the next. 

Sold to Chelsea in exchange of Can You Hear The Drums, Torres?

[Merv]

I really want to get Clark involved again - we need to either use him in a defensive midfield role or look to start bedding him in to be Dunne's CB partner. But to pitch him straight in at CB after a knock is perhaps too soon, and I don't think we need a defensive specialist in midfield at home to Wigan. So, I'd stick with the same back five and then go with:

                            Jenas            Delph

                                     Bannan

                     Agbonlahor    Bent        N'Zogbia


Depending on how the game pans out, I'd be looking to give Ireland 30 mins for Bannan, Clark a run for Delph for 15-20 mins, and Albrighton on for N'Zog or Gabby for about the same.

[Walmley_Villa]

I'm hoping this is the game that inspires N'Zog. There wasn't a fat lot wrong on Sunday (second half) but we need to create more clear cut chances. Gabby does not deserve to be dropped.

[Villanation]

Big game............................And we are so going to beat them bad...

[CJ]

Think we'll go with:

Given

Hutton Dunne Collins Warnock

Jenas   Petrov

                                                   

Gabby        Bannan       N'Zogbia

Bent

Would like to see Herd at RB but think McLeish will persist with Hutton

[pedro25]

The above team for me too, with Guzan, Heskey, Ireland, Albrighton, Delph, Clark and Cuellar on the bench.

[Brend'Watkins]

We will win this I'm sure of it.  I only bet when I'm sure of it and I'm betting on this.

[Phil from the upper holte]

I had a dream last night we won 4-0 and Agbonlahor got all 4! im pretty sure he won't but Im definately having Gabby score 1st and Villa win 4-0, so my prediction...1-1

[Concrete John]

We will win this I'm sure of it.  I only bet when I'm sure of it and I'm betting on this.

How often do you win though?

[not3bad]

29,756 crowd

Not optimistic about the crowd for this one.  Below 28,000.

[DB]

After last week, drop N'zog for Bent, otherwise keep the midfield, they did well 2nd half.