Arsenal v Aston Villa Match Thread

[oldtimernow]

well at least Norwich and Sunderland aren't racing away from us yet

[Rigadon]

Pretty sad to see Wenger so pathetically thankful for a lucky deflected goal.  He used to be a brilliant manager. 

[andyh]

Had enough of the ball but we still look pretty clueless with it going forward, Weimann and Gabby's running means we're always in with a chance away from home but it's pretty disjointed stuff so far.

Couple this with fact we look incredibly brittle at the back and I think this pretty much sums up how I see it too.

[Chipsticks]

holy shit wigan winning 2-0.

Wigan winning at Reading isn't a disaster by any means. In fact, that's the second best outcome of that game.

(Not to mention that Reading don't turn up till late, that'll be a 2-2)

[richard moore]

Hmm Wigan 2-0 up at Reading.. We won't get another gift weekend like a fortnight ago.

Well one of them was going to get points other matches are going our way though.

Quite, I don't think one can complain too much at QPR, Reading and Norwich all losing and all at home, albeit QPR are playing Man Utd

[Fergal]

Pretty sad to see Wenger so pathetically thankful for a lucky deflected goal.  He used to be a brilliant manager. 

So was Lambert   Posted that for Risso...

[ez]

Not as bad as i thought we'd be but a second arsenal goal would be game over.

[robbo1874]

I started watching after 20 min gone and it's been Pretty even - was surprised we're a goal down. Fairly open game so far too with a few chances for both sides.

Could've had a penalty after bentekes saved chance too, although unsurprisingly not much was made of it by the commentators. Looked a push to me.

[ozzjim]

Wigan winning is better than Reading winning though I think. Norwich losing to Everton would be good.

Never expected anything from this and next week, so anything would be a big bonus in all honesty. Lets hope we can nick a goal.

[Chipsticks]

Vlaar's out why? oh fucking hell.

Injured.

Concrete my arse!

When we signed him we were hoping we'd got the 'next Laursen'. He's actually done a surprisingly good job so far!

[maidstonevillain]

Hmm Wigan 2-0 up at Reading.. We won't get another gift weekend like a fortnight ago.

That's not too bad for us. A draw would probably have been a better result. But if Reading had won, there is the possibility we could have been 5 pts behind them by the end of next week.

[Jimbo]

Vlaar's out why? oh fucking hell.

Injured.

Concrete my arse!

When we signed him we were hoping we'd got the 'next Laursen'. He's actually done a surprisingly good job so far!

Yes, his work on the treatment table has been second to none. Just needs to brush up on his defending, goalscoring and leadership.

[robbo1874]

He started off well, but performances dropped off along with his confidence. Hasn't been great since returning from injury either.

[PaulWinch again]

Right come on Villa, big 45 this. Fucking pull off a miracle and wi.

[Jimbo]

This Jenkinson's giving Gabby a tough time.