Aston Villa v West Ham United Match Thread

[Legion]

Saturday 8.2.14 @2pm (KO 3pm).

[villa `cross the mersey]

Any team news yet? Is Gabby fit?

[dekko]

Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bertrand, Bacuna, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor (c)

subs: Steer, El Ahmadi, Sylla, Helenius, Albrighton, Holt, Bennett.


Swap Vlaar for Baker and thats more or less our strongest side imo

[Uknowthescore]

ASTON VILLA TEAM NEWS
Team to play West Ham: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Baker, Bertrand, Bacuna, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor
Subs: Steer, El Ahmadi, Sylla, Helenius, Albrighton, Holt, Bennett

[Matt Collins]

Gabby in up front. Bacuna midfield. Lowton and baker at the back.

Looks either a return to the 4312 or the 433

The 4312 has worked well of late but it could be too narrow to play against a team like west ham.

[Matt Collins]

Or I guess it could be bacuna and gabby wide with Weimann off benteke?

[Monty]

Gabby's back. That's brilliant.

[dekko]

WHU: Adrian, Demel, Tomkins, Collins, McCartney, Nolan (c), Noble, Taylor, Jarvis, C.Cole, Downing

[Irish villain]

Doesn't fancy Clark as captain anymore?

[Dave]

No Reid for West Ham. That's probably a bigger loss for them than Carroll.

[JUAN PABLO]

west hams look like a championship team

[brackley]

Oh no. That shit-stirrer Pat Murphy is at VP.

[ozzjim]

Got to fancy us to score against that side.

[supertom]

Interesting to see Bennett back over Luna on the bench.

We've got to be beating West Ham. Their side is utterly piss poor.

Got work to do in a bit so sadly won't be able to see this. Hopefully I'll get a nice surprise when I check later.

[PaulWinch again]

Glad to see we're not playing 5 at the back, come on Villa we need to win this game.