Aston Villa v West Ham United Pre-Match Thread

[Legion]

Saturday 8.2.14 KO 3pm

New issue of H&V will be on sale and is available from all your usual friendly sellers, especially me. Hopefully I'll be in my usual spot outside the Trinity Road gates. Make the most of this opportunity as it looks like part of the matchday Villa Park experience for the last 25 years is now going digital. Sighs. Shakes head.

2-0

Benteke 18, 74

[dicedlam]

2-1 Villa

Benteke (2)

[PeterWithesShin]

Us 4 Them 1

[jeowje]

In terms of morale, and steering clear of danger, obviously a must win. And we will- 2-0 benteke with both.

[l_mckay]

Must win game I think,hope gabby and vlaar are ok to play. 2-1 villa win!

[VillaAlways]

My cousin who lives in Canada is coming over He lands at Heathrow on Saturday at 10 am and is coming directly to Villa
Park for the game, he hasn't seen them for years and is really excited.

Just win Villa. Please

[Witton Warrior]

Gave up predicting anything we do three games ago
Just play a bit and do some goals and defending and passing to each other please

[N'ZMAV]

we'll fucking batter 'em, ay it?

[danlanza]

we'll fucking batter 'em, ay it?

Ahhh. 4-1 Villa

[JUAN PABLO]

1-0    bacuna free kick

[Chipsticks]

1-1 if Vlaar's out, 1-0 if he's not.

Benteke to score for us and Downing for them if they get one.

[DB]

We are so un-predictable. No idea how this will go or what Villa side will turn up, but being positive...2-1. Can't see us keeping a clean sheet, even with the Geordie out.

[Uknowthescore]

A very tense and boring 1-0 victory

[Legion]

A very tense and boring 1-0 victory

That would do for me at the moment. 3 points!

[Monty]

No Carroll is a blow for them, but their defensive approach will mean we'll struggle to break them down, get in behind or run into space. That said, I do think that if anyone's going to win this game it'll be us, if for no other reason than Benteke against Roger Johnson.