Aston Villa v Arsenal Match Thread

[Herman]

I'm awaiting this game with a sense of foreboding and dread.

[Steve R]

I don't like the look of our team. Or theirs for that matter.

We're set up to defend. Puke. It's one of our 'I hope the manager knows more than me' selections.

[PaulWinch again]

I don't like 5 at the back, but that Arsenal side looks very strong. It's about time some of our players turned up, they have not been good enough for a while now.

[eric woolban woolban]

Chrissy Price to score the winner

[citizenDJ]

3-5-2.

I mean, in theory that could help to clog up the midfield (and we do have a special class of cloggers...). I dunno, could work for us.

[supertom]

I'm awaiting this game with a sense of foreboding and dread.

It's like being 10 years old, sat in a Dentists waiting room and you can hear the kid in there screaming his head off.

[usav]

I'm awaiting this game with a sense of foreboding and dread.

I can't remember the last game I did look forward to, to be honest.

[villa kicks]

Good to have 3 in the middle as arsenal midfield is devastating with the ball carzola and ozil need to be contained but I be happy with a 2 goal margin loss as the 3 points we had off them already a bonus . Ultimately our midfield won't live with hthem. I feel sorry for delph having to cope with weary and kea

[peter w]

5-3-2 suggests we will be going route one.

[Seb_AVFC]

I'm looking forward to it actually. But that's only because the wife's not around, the curry will be ready in about 15 minutes time and got plenty of Belgian ales in the fridge to drink away my worries.

[PaulWinch again]

What I fear with the 5 at the back is it suggests you're more solid, but I think with the likes of Baker and Luna players just tend to get in each other's way.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

5-3-2 suggests we will be going route one.

I'm going for route zero.

[dicedlam]

5-3-2 suggests we will be going route one.

It does suggest a hoof look about it.

[Monty]

5-3-2 suggests we will be going route one.

It does suggest a hoof look about it.

The flipside of that is it's counterattacking, with Benteke the target and Gabby the outball, which is how we beat Arsenal on day one, in fairness.

[peter w]

We were 4-3-3 at Arsenal.