Aston Villa v Stoke City Pre-Match Thread

[Ian.]

The worst team to play after a two day break is these animals who are all fitness and zero skill. Will take a draw.

I'm hoping that Wolves desperate plight will cause them to kick a few of them up in the air.

I wonder what Kevin Muscat is up to these days?

Probably kicking some player up in the air.

2 - 0 Villa and Gabby both goals.

[damon loves JT]

Tony Pulis looks and talks like a low-ranking member of a criminal gang. I can imagine him picking up illegal immigrants in a rusty van and selling them.

1-1

[TheSandman]

1-0 to us with Gabby scoring at last.

If you want entertainment on Monday night however, Villa Park won't be the place to go. This game will be dire.

[picicata]

This game has draw written all over it.

[CJ]

Think we'll struggle against their constant aerial bombardment. What will really put us under pressure is the way Jermaine Pennant touches the ball with his hand before he takes a corner/free kick. We'll get one from a Lichaj long throw and Tiny Penis will complain we play anti-football. Sadly 2-1 to them

[garyshawsknee]

One for the purists,1-1,another point closer to safety.

[Aston Manor]

I think Collins has been superb for us over the last month or so and expect him to get his head onto everything. Still, 0-0.

[wombat]

It's not going to be pretty, anyone taking a young child for their 1st game should take safety goggles covered in cardboard to save them from the worst of it!

[johncvilla88]

I think Collins has been superb for us over the last month or so and expect him to get his head onto everything. Still, 0-0.

With Dunne being injured he's probably not getting pist up after training as much

[MonsXI]

Their poor away from home and hopefully our kids take heart from a battling performance today and push on! 2-1 scrappy win!

[paul_e]

Think we'll struggle against them.  I just think they'll bully us and we'll be tired after today (Stoke are playing later so have less recovery time but they're all about big strong ox's that run all day so I think they'll be better prepared than us on that front).  I don't know if that will translate to a draw or a defeat though as we do seem a little more willing to fight it out than we had been.

I clicked a stoke win when I voted but I'm actually angling more towards a 1-1 draw, with us taking an early lead again (after 25-30mins) and then getting bullied for an hour before conceding late and then holding on.

[frank black]

3-1 villa. Open game. Heskey hat trick.

[luke25]

1-2 to them unfortunately.

[frank black]

I think heskey got his last hat trick in 2000. Not looking likely. I'll put the betting slip in the bin now. ;-)

[Irish villain]

I predicted a draw at Anfield so I am predicting a win at Villa Park for villa.

2-0. Big performances needed from the senior players, namely Given, Collins and Gabby. Herd also could be a key player for us in the run in.