Arsenal v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[MonsXI]

Surely the best time to play this lot? An early goal for us will have the fans turning on them. I'm thinking 3-1 to us!

Though Arsenal no longer have the edge required to win trophies, they always seem to be pretty resilient when it comes to doing what's needed to finish in the top 4, so a pretty dangerous time to play them I reckon.

They don't look much like a team with resilience at present, they are there for the taking hopefully we go and take the points!

[AV82EC]

Can't agree with any positivity about this, we'll lose by a couple of goals I reckon. A draw if Arsenal don't turn up.

[adrenachrome]

Saturday 23.2.13 KO 3pm

A valuable, well-earned draw.

1-1

Benteke 12

[Stu]

Saturday 23.2.13 KO 3pm

A valuable, well-earned draw.

1-1

Benteke 12

Whatever happened to the "0-2 away win" posts, Leeg?

[OCD]

The most effective way to play Arsenal is basically what Blackburn did to them. Stay solid, make sure there are no gaps to play through and do it long enough that start to run out of ideas and become frustrated. Hit them on the counter and take the chances when they present themselves. I doubt we're solid enough to keep denying them but we can hope.

[Legion]

Saturday 23.2.13 KO 3pm

A valuable, well-earned draw.

1-1

Benteke 12

Whatever happened to the "0-2 away win" posts, Leeg?

I gave up when we lost time after time after time. A change is as good as a rest.

[Mister E]

Well, given our undoubted prowess up front we should really be playing on the front foot and hope that we can score more than we concede.
So, we'll either win 4-3 or lose 4-1.

[mrfuse]

Going for a Villa, win but it will be surprising to see Arsenal lose 3 on the bounce

[ciggiesnbeer]

My belief is at an all time low. I expect a Chelsea style thrashing of us and what little confidence we have built up to be smashed into tiny pieces.

I would be over the moon with a point even if we can get it by them being down to 9 men and us being up 3-0 at half time.

But I expect a heavy defeat

[Des Little]

Going for a Villa, win but it will be surprising to see Arsenal lose 3 on the bounce

But orgasmic at the same time!

[PaulMcGrathsNo5Shirt]

Arsenal 5 Villa 3

An entertaining game, Gabby and Benteke will rip them apart, but equally Walcott will do the same to Vlaar and Clark.

[robbo1874]

A classic ending 2-3. I hope so anyway for everyone going to watch.

I'll make do with fox sports as usual.

[Ads]

We will be losing 1-0 going into injury time, when Guy Whittingham and Andy Townsend will come on and score two quick goals in stoppage time.

[PaulWinch again]

Bit gutted Sagna is out of our game, he's been awful recently.

[jonzy85]

Bit gutted Sagna is out of our game, he's been awful recently.

That will mean the even more awful Jenkinson will be playing though.