Swansea City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[l_mckay]

Can't see anything other than a 3-1 defeat,prove me wrong please villa!

[rob_bridge]

If none are back from injuries then 3-1 to them

[danlanza]

By the time we wake up,on the 2nd of January, we will be three points better off. C'mon you Lions. UTV.
Still cannot believe that 87 people believe we are going to loose this game and 17 think we will win. Fucking come on H&V, for fucksake. We are Villa and we will stay up and be fine. In five years we will wonder what the fucking fuss was about. Top four and 3-4 cup wins under our belt.( Optimist). UTV.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Always hopeful - at least a draw!
But we need to get in their faces, not think what a super footballing team Swansea are and let's see how many chances they need before they start thier scoring spree.
We've conceded goals in the first 3 minutes of the last 3 games.
If it's still 0-0 after 4 minutes that's progress! ;-)
UTV!

[Louzie0]

By the time we wake up,on the 2nd of January, we will be three points better off. C'mon you Lions. UTV.
Still cannot believe that 87 people believe we are going to loose this game and 17 think we will win. Fucking come on H&V, for fucksake. We are Villa and we will stay up and be fine. In five years we will wonder what the fucking fuss was about. Top four and 3-4 cup wins under our belt.( Optimist). UTV.

I wish Danlanza was doing the dressing-room motivational chat before the match.
That's the spirit, sir! UTV!

[monkeyboy]

think we'll win for some reason

not sure if this has been said before anywhere ever - but football is a funny old game

I do however reserve the right to proclaim drink addled madness if we get hammered again though

[Gareth]

No more Feckin wing back rubbish

4-5-1

No sleeping defending set pieces

Try and score a damn goal, only 16 without reply

Make Ireland pay the bridge toll

Lichaj and Holman benched

Guzan
Lowton, Clark, Herd (if no proper CHs around), Bennett.
Delph, Westwood.
Albrighton, Bannan, Weimman.
Benteke

Carruthers to be first change if we need attacking options

1-2; Moore; Lowton, Benteke

[villan from luton]

No more Feckin wing back rubbish

4-5-1

No sleeping defending set pieces

Try and score a damn goal, only 16 without reply

Make Ireland pay the bridge toll

Lichaj and Holman benched

Guzan
Lowton, Clark, Herd (if no proper CHs around), Bennett.
Delph, Westwood.
Albrighton, Bannan, Weimman.
Benteke

Carruthers to be first change if we need attacking options

1-2; Moore; Lowton, Benteke

think we need 442

Guzan
Lichaj  Lowton  Clark  Bennett
 Albrighton Westwood   Bannan Holman
   Weimann    Benteke

[richsvilla]

Looking forward to going this game got a feeling we will stop the rot. 2-1 villa with Benteke getting both. Were due a win. Teams around us have hard games aswell.

[bertlambshank]

0-23.That takes care of the goal difference.

[JUAN PABLO]

Team News for the Swansea Game:-
Guzan, Dunne, Cahill, Ridgewell, K Walker, Milner, Barry, Petrov, Routledge, A Young, Benteke
Bench: Collins, Friedel, Maloney, Cuella, Abonlahor

Then I woke up........!

Lerner - what have you done?

You dreamt about Ridgewell?

the bigger concern is that he's having a dream and that's best line up he could come up with.

which   reminds me . routeledge plays for them which means he will score

[VancouverLion]

1-2 us.  Benteke, Clarke.  Happy new year!!

UTV!

[*shellac*]

Them 3 - 1 Us

Odette and two wee swans for them.  Von Rothbart for us.

[Matt Collins]

I'm clinging on to the hope that Lambert has a good record v Swansea, through playing a real pressing game on their defence.

I normally predict a side though I can't face it this time, the mediocrity of our options at the moment is depressing! When on earth is Vlaar going to be back? It should make such a huge difference.

[JUAN PABLO]

Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph will return after suspension for Tuesday's Barclays Premier League encounter with Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
But Villa's lengthy injury list shows little sign of improving as they look to recover from three heavy defeats in which they have conceded 15 goals against Chelsea, Tottenham and Wigan.
Striker Darren Bent (hamstring) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (thigh), winger Charles N'Zogbia (knee) and defenders Ron Vlaar (calf), Nathan Baker (hamstring) and long-term casualty Richard Dunne (knee) remain sidelined.
Provisional squad: Guzan, Given, Lowton, Herd, Clark, Lichaj, Stevens, Bennett,Warnock, Ireland, Westwood, El Ahmadi, Bannan, Delph, Albrighton, Holman, Benteke, Bowery, Weimann, Burke, Johnson, Williams, Carruthers.