Aston Villa vs Arsenal Pre-Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

I do love reading week in and week out before games predictions of how we will get 7-1, 8-0 or 6-0.

I think poo will win 4-0 to be honest but I wouldnt bet my fish against a 6-0 . They are miles and miles ahead of us . Lets hope Ron is fit

[ADVILLAFAN]

http://www.skysports.com/fun_games/missingmen

Missing Men - 2-2 at home in 2008 against Arsenal.

We played them off the park but went 2-0 down and needed a last minute equaliser.

[Des Little]

I cant wait for tonight.  I'm having a chicken kebab!  Only downside is I have to sit through a public execution first.

[claretandblue barmy]

As the poll stands 85% cant see us winning tonight ( me included )  I can take a defeat, but i'm not sure I can tolerate another piss poor performance.

Come on lads give us something to cheer about !   

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

We'll be shit. We'll lose. It'll be cold. Starting to not see the point in bothering.

I could quite easily not go later and be content.

[not3bad]

We'll be shit. We'll lose. It'll be cold. Starting to not see the point in bothering.

I could quite easily not go later and be content.

Know what you mean.  It's going to cost me £50 for a return from Reading for this.

[Villafirst]

We'll be shit. We'll lose. It'll be cold. Starting to not see the point in bothering.

I could quite easily not go later and be content.

You can thank Mr Lerner for his ''Bright Future'' vision for the club. 1-3 defeat.

[Des Little]

I can't recall a game where I've been less optimistic ahead of going.  And that includes numerous trips to Anfield, OT, Stamford Bridge etc.

[pauliewalnuts]

I can't recall a game where I've been less optimistic ahead of going.  And that includes numerous trips to Anfield, OT, Stamford Bridge etc.

Really?

I can remember feeling like this prior to loads of matches in previous years.

Every single time we've played Man United at home, for starters.

[Villa-Villan]

I sincerely hope I'm wrong, but it could be as bad 0-3 or 1-4? I just can't see how we can go from displaying rubbish form at Villa Park and then expect to be suddenly transformed into a team capable of beating one of the very best teams in the Premier League.

Good luck to the Villa boys and lets hope for the best.

Up the Villa.

[not3bad]

I can't recall a game where I've been less optimistic ahead of going.  And that includes numerous trips to Anfield, OT, Stamford Bridge etc.

What about when we were about to play Arsenal at home under Mcleish after the disaster at Spurs (Heskey and Hutton in midfield) and home maulings against Man Utd and Liverpool (the lead up to the goal we conceeded to Utd was the most emabrrassed I've felt as a Villa fan. We did not touch the ball once)?

[Ads]

I do love reading week in and week out before games predictions of how we will get 7-1, 8-0 or 6-0.

We haven't faced Suarez yet, this is without their other players being a threat.

Suarez was in form when we went up there and won 3-1 13 months ago.  He didn't get a look in. Just one of those days I guess.  I still don't understand how we won when we were utterly outplayed.

Probably because they had 20 minutes of the game, we had 70.

[Des Little]

I can't recall a game where I've been less optimistic ahead of going.  And that includes numerous trips to Anfield, OT, Stamford Bridge etc.

Really?

I can remember feeling like this prior to loads of matches in previous years.

Every single time we've played Man United at home, for starters.

Really.  There's something about this team, at this time that I just expect a defeat every time we play at home.  When we've played United at home I always think 'maybe this time', however tonight I don't have one ounce of faith.  Please don't confuse me with someone who doesn't care, becaus e I do...and will be right behind the lads from the first kick as I am every week. 

Let's hope I'm proved wrong eh?

[KevinGage]

It's odd, in the sense that this has all the hallmarks of just another fixture to fulfill.  Take our beating and move on.

But this could be a pivotal game, for Lambert and for our season.   

Win this tonight, and I can't see us going down.   We'd be on 26 points, and 14 points from 17 shouldn't be beyond us -even if we do have a 'mare of a run at some stage between now and the end of the season.

However lose tonight (particularly if it's a beating) and lose at Anfield at the weekend and we'll be back around the dead men at the foot of the table.

Lambert won't get jettisoned for defeats against either of those sides, but losing at home to the Olbiyun or West Ham on top of that could do for him. They might be the games that we'd expect to target three points, but a side that can lose to Crystal Palace at home can lose to anyone.

[Brend'Watkins]

I heard (not sure if correctly) that should Benteke not score tonight it will be the longest number of games one of our strikers has gone without scoring.

He's due a goal or 2, please let it be tonight.