Norwich City v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Steve kirk]

What we would all give for a clean sheet, my head says 1-1 my heart says 2-1 Villa I will go with my heart, c'mon Villa.

[Ads]

There is something odd about waking up at half seven to drive a hundred and sixty odd miles, to stand outside a pub at half eleven.

[Damo70]

We played at Norwich on New Years Day in the BFR years. A bunch of us all met at mine for a luxurious journey down in the back of a Land Rover. Everyone I opened the door to looked progressively worse than the previous person. I wasn't feeling too clever myself. One of our party proceeded to be ill out of the window art various points of the journey, which didn't help the rest of our delicate gang. I think it is fair to say that when we arrived none of us fancied a trip to the pub so we went straight into the ground.

Villa lost.

[Gerrin]

Is Gabby not playing?

[Lizz]

My lot set off nice and early and got there 2 hours early. Not part of the plan.

[ez]

Is Gabby not playing?

Yes he is.

[andyh]

Kea, Bacuna and Tovev all start...Clark in for Okore.

[Gerrin]

Is Gabby not playing?

Yes he is.

Must've missed him when they read the teams out, sh-ite this BT coverage, they still aint put the teams up, just read them out.

[Toronto Villa]

AVFC: Guzan, Bacuna, Clark, Vlaar, Luna, Delph, El Ahmadi, Tonev, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke.
Subs: Steer, Baker, Albrighton, Sylla, Kozak, Helenius, Bennett.

No Lowton or Westwood, Bacuna RB it appears

[SoccerHQ]

Not sure on this team, looks like a 4-4-2 as Tonev in for Westwood and Bacuna playing RB.

Thinking a draw at best here unless Tonev can get the front trio into the game, Weimann is very fortunate to still be starting games as he has done very little this season, needs to do something positive today.

[London Villan]

That midfield is a bit lightweight...

[kipeye]

2-4 and a roller-coaster ride all the way. Lets hope we keep 11 on the pitch.

[dekko]

4-2-3-1, Gabby and Andi either side of Tonev I reckon.

Not much strength in midfield there 

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

Not the changes I thought would be made.

Has Sylla done something wrong?

Still confident we can get a win though.

[Toronto Villa]

Tenacity and strength aren't the same thing. You can have physical players that don't work hard or as a unit. Today those players need to close down Norwich when off the ball quickly and work together as a unit. Sylla must be lacking some fitness. I reckon we'll see him start on Tuesday.