Aston Villa v Manchester City Pre-Match Thread

[Chipsticks]

We will win. Fuck'em all. UTV

I like you Dan. We seem to share the same attitude in all the pre-match threads

[SoccerHQ]

Strangely confident about this one, don't think we'll lose so 1-1.

But Lambert can't be kamikaze in this one and play al 4 forwards. City don't have that much width but obvious class in central midfield as Silva drifts in all the time and Aguero and Tevez will also drop back into there off the frontline.

We need 3 central midfielders probably just to try to nulify Toure. I would leave Gabby out and bring in Sylla to see what he's like.

[robbo1874]

I think we're capable of getting something out of this game. I just don't feel confident enough to predict it though. Thought we had a better chance of beating arsenal last week than city this week. We can only hope they'll ease up a bit now they've effectively conceded the title.

City win, I'm afraid. But would love to be proved wrong.

[Mortimer's Bear]

2-1 home win

Benteke, Agbonlahor

[KRS]

If Man Utd beat Norwich at home then we might stand a chance of grabbing a point with Citeh again chasing a 15pt gap at the top of the table...or could we be an unlikely candidate to have a say in the race for the Premier League title by taking alll 3 points? I doubt it but its a funny old game!

[Hillbilly]

Airspace over the West Midlands has been shut to all pig traffic for the foreseeable future. Comfortable Man City win.

[mattjpa]

1-4, second half capitulation I'm afraid...

[cheltenhamlion]

Draw

[Rip Van We Go Again]

3-0 to them.

[Meanwood Villa]

Citeh win, hope Reading and Wigan lose, Saints & QPR to draw. At least it'll then be out of the way and we can move on to winning the next two.

[CJ]

Can't see anything other than them giving us a sound beating. Get this one out the way then focus on the ones we HAVE to get points from

[Nev]

I was going to pop down the local to watch this. A season ticket holder at work asked to swop shifts so he could make the game. I agreed, there is little pleasure watching the Villa these days and this is the second season in a row I have felt like this.

I'd rather work than watch my team. What a fuckin' shit state of affairs.

Defeat.

[Rioch is King]

Shit. It's like that fight in 'Cool hand luke' - I reckon we'll get knocked down again.

[stubbsyandy]

If we can put our chances away for once and defend from the front I reckon we could win this.
Worst case scenario..we lose and go again!

[PaulTheVillan]

Villa 0-5 Man City.