West Ham v Aston Villa Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Available Saturday afternoon.

[PeterWithesShin]

Match time is finally nearly here!

AVFC: Given, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Baker, Holman, Delph, El Ahmadi, N’Zogbia, Ireland, Bent [c]. Subs: Guzan, Herd, Weimann, Bannan, Lichaj, Burke, Gardner.

Team News: Darren Bent is skipper this afternoon. Stephen Ireland plays just behind Darren Bent. Fabian Delph and Karim El Ahmadi start in midfield. Ciaran Clark and ‘Concrete’ Ron Vlaar make up the centre-half pairing, with Matt Lowton at right-back and Nathan Baker at left-back. Four players – Brett Holman, Karim El Ahmadi, Matt Lowton and Ron Vlaar – all make their debuts.

[Singapore Villa]

Up the Villa.  Always exciting at the start of a new season.  Team news yet?

[Singapore Villa]

Cheers PWS.  Attacking line-up, so he really is going to give it a go.  Should be interesting!  A little concerned that we may get overrun in midfield with Delph and Ahmadi in the centre but lets wait and see.  Up the Villa!

[timeoutbigbar]

Come on you Villa boys! The wait is finally over thank god.

[bertlambshank]

Watching it through a 42'' with a beer.Life is great Come on Villa.

[Monty]

Disappointed not to see Bannan and Guzan start, but the team is more than fair. Hopefully wee Bazza and Weimann will get some time.

Anyway, the system looks like a kind of 4-2-3-1, and Delph and El-Ahmadi as the deeper two will provide tenacity and ball-retention, and that is a creative attacking three behind Bent. C'mon you Lions!

[gervilla]

Come on you Lime Green Lions !!!

[ozzjim]

Cheers PWS.  Attacking line-up, so he really is going to give it a go.  Should be interesting!  A little concerned that we may get overrun in midfield with Delph and Ahmadi in the centre but lets wait and see.  Up the Villa!

I think NZog and Holman will tuck in and contribute too, and for once it looks like we are going in with 2 players with energy and ability on the ball.

Baker at left back is interesting and I doubt a long term solution!

Looking at their side, we have a decent chance of getting a result, and I really hope we go for it.

[bertlambshank]

I agree how long before Delph gets booked?

[Singapore Villa]

Cheers PWS.  Attacking line-up, so he really is going to give it a go.  Should be interesting!  A little concerned that we may get overrun in midfield with Delph and Ahmadi in the centre but lets wait and see.  Up the Villa!

I think NZog and Holman will tuck in and contribute too, and for once it looks like we are going in with 2 players with energy and ability on the ball.

Baker at left back is interesting and I doubt a long term solution!

Looking at their side, we have a decent chance of getting a result, and I really hope we go for it.

What is the Spammers team Ozz?

[gervilla]

I agree how long before Delph gets booked?

9th minute.

[PeterWithesShin]

WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Redi, McCartney, Collins, Demel, Nolan, Taylor, Vaz Te, Noble, Diame, Cole. Subs: Tomkins, Diarra, O'Neil, Henderson, Maynard, Maiga, O'Brien.

[Pete3206]

I agree how long before Delph gets injured?

Fixed

[ozzjim]

How much must QPR be spending on wages. I would bet more than us at our worst now....