Arsenal v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Boz]

We lose and drop back into trouble as QPR and Blackburn continue with their revivals.

Never underestimate the capacity of AM to take us down. He's very good at that.

Very possible, just hope the three below them continue their non winning ways.

But might become dicey if we lose to Bolton.

[cdbearsfan]

Arsenal 3
(Van Persie 84 (pen), 89 (pen), Dowd 90+4)
Villa 2
(Agbonlahor 28, Gardner 70)

[Chris Jameson]

Inspired by Messi fluking more goals in a month than he has managed in 4 long and fucking painful to watch years  this is the game where Heskey finally decides it is time to show the world what a player he is and answer his critics in the best possible way.

He will lumber on in the 75th minute to replace Albrighton and after falling over a couple of times he will find himself with a clear goalscoring opportunity in the 86th minute which he will effortlessly direct towards the corner flag. I am confident that this isn't the match where he scores 3 goals.

Mcleish will declare the 2-0 defeat a decent result.

[cheltenhamlion]

I am not going tomorrow but, after our sterling efforts in the pub after the Fulham game, can someone please get:

"Who needs Van Persie when we've got Andi Weimann" to the tune of the macarena going.

[pooligan]

Can only see a comfortable win for the the arse i am afraid,3-0 i will go for.

[Mark H]

I think it going to be a 3-1 or 4-1 loss unfortunaltly I cannot see us getting out of this one

[Mr Diggles]

I think we could surprise people, for 2 reasons.
1 I think the Weiman goal was our Stoke moment in reverse
2 I dont think Arsenal are good enough to win 6 on the bounce

They've won their last 6 Premier League games.

[itbrvilla]

I think we could surprise people, for 2 reasons.
1 I think the Weiman goal was our Stoke moment in reverse
2 I dont think Arsenal are good enough to win 6 on the bounce

I don't.  I think we'll get truly destroyed

[philthebar]

I've gone for a draw - that's about as positive as I can get, which given our season is damned positive.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Arsenal have won 6 league games on the spin, haven't they?

Brrrr.

[glasses]

We won't lose this game.

[Jimbo]

We'll get a thwacking. Saying the numbers hurts too much.

[Matt C]

Nervy draw. 1-1.

[hawkeye]

I think they will declare at half time.

[pauliewalnuts]

These are the games that I hate under McLeish.

It's not that we'll probably lose (although I believe we have the best league record of any PL club at the Emirates ... if not the best, one of the best), I can put up with that.

It is the horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that he's going to send us out set up to play for a draw, and then, when they score, keep the score down. In other words, exactly the thing he did at Blues, and the same thing he's done for us a few times too often.

I genuinely would rather just award them the points now than go out with no intention whatsoever of trying to win the game.