Aston Villa v Swansea Pre-Match Thread

[Legion]

4-0 home win.

Agnonlahor 12
Ireland 16
N'Zogbia 33
Bent 43

Guzan
Warnock
Collins
Dunne
Cuellar
Petrov
Ireland
N'Zogbia
Clark
Albrighton/Bent
Agbonlahor

Marshall
Albrighton/Bent
Bannan
Gardner
Weimann
Hutton
Delfouneso

[PeterWithesShin]

It would be just like us to ruin today be screwing up at home to Swansea. However,  i'm going for ...

Villa 3 - 1 Swansea
Gabby 8
Sinclair 31
Zog 56
Clark 66

[Toronto Villa]

2-0 and relatively comfortable. We need to push forward early on and get in front. A goal for Charlie would be nice, but it really doesn't matter does it?

[darren woolley]

2-1 Gabby and Petrov.

[luke25]

2-0 N'zogbia double

[SoccerHQ]

2-2.

We should win but be typical to follow a tremendous win with a disappointing result. I remember last season we got a great 3-3 at Chelsea and followed that with a garbage loss at home to Sunderland.

[The Man With A Stick]

3-1 to the Villa.  Should be a cracking game anyway, we're coming out of our shells and Swansea are a decent footballing side who aren't afraid to have a go at teams away from home.

[ozzjim]

1-1 draw, and all a bit of an anti-climax. They are a decent side and played well today, but also rested some people for the Villa game, so could be a bit fresher.

[TheSandman]

Indeed, tiredness is something that worries me especially with Collins and Stan carrying knocks. I also think it would be typical bloody Villa to follow up a tremendous performance with a bit of a damp squib.

I still expect us to win but maybe a narrow 1-0.

[Matt Collins]

I imagine Collins and Petrov may be tired or feeling the strain. Hutton could come in for Collins. Less sure about who could replace Petrov. Think it would be a mistake to push Ireland deeper.

Bannan could come in, and it might be his sort of game, but we would be weaker defensively. I wouldn't risk Delph, so it could be a game for Gardner, but I suspect we may give Petrov 60 minutes.

[Deano's Mullet]

1-1 frustrating home draw.

[Pete3206]

2-2

[Irish villain]

2-2.

We should win but be typical to follow a tremendous win with a disappointing result. I remember last season we got a great 3-3 at Chelsea and followed that with a garbage loss at home to Sunderland.

That was a really frustrating evening. I can't believe it's been a year, I remember being utterly dejected with that and not at all convinced we'd stay up.

[taylorsworkrate]

3-1 win.

I'd give Gabby a rest for this one.

[Irish villain]

I fancy us to keep a clean sheet against Swansea. They, however, are quite solid at the back so I can't see us having the champagne scoreline we'd all love. That's why I predict a hard fought 2-0 home win with the scoreline being slightly flattering to us as we get a second on the break in the dying minutes.

Alex McLeish's Claret and Blue Army!!!