Aston Villa vs Chelsea Pre-Match Thread

[olaftab]

Can't see any other result than a 2-0 win.

[Legion]

Can't see any other result than a 2-0 win.

To who?

[eastie]

1-1 draw

[olaftab]

Oh yes ASTON VILLA.
I will have a cockney Chelski supporting friend with me so anything else is just not acceptable.

[Jon Crofts]

Birmingham City winning the Champions League would bother me less than this bunch of lottery winning chavs and Lovejoys winning a corner.  I grew up in prime Chelsea territory and spent my youth taking the piss out of Chelsea fans and former players like Ron Chopper Harris who ran a sweet shop near home because never forget, they were shit, I mean proper shit and then along came Abramovich with his dirty money and bought them everything they've got.  I can't wait for the day it all goes tits up for them.

[Steve kirk]

They will have to much for us especially in midfield so home defeat it is, so hope I am wrong tho.

[peter w]

I think it's a nailed on defeat. The way this Chelsea team are set up makes it difficult for us to be able to break them down. We need a game and a tempo to be more upbeat for us to play well and look dangerous. Cheslea are a counter to that type of team and play at a slower tempo that suits them. So, for me it's about how we approach the game knowing how Chelsea will be tactically set up. Do that and play well and occasionally, and more, look threatening then we can keep the spirits up within the camp ahead of more 'important' games coming up.

[AVH87]

Against all logic, Villa to upset the odds and get a 2-2 draw. I'd be very happy with that against the best team in the country on current form.

[silhillvilla]

0-3 loss

[robbo1874]

I've rashly predicted a win, but would happily accept a draw. No logic to it other than we have done pretty well against them with mourinho in charge when they've played here.

[Legion]

We're the unpredictable Villa at the moment. Losing to teams we should beat. Beating teams we should stand no chance against. 0-0.

[SoccerHQ]

Wouldn't you just love to win this 1-0 with a dodgy penalty, ideally with that tosspot John Terry getting sent off and getting a lifetime ban from the offence...or just for being John Terry.

When I think back to the last 5 years and the bad decisions that have gone against us, so many tend to be against Chelsea, we rarely seem to get a decision against them.

Everything went against us at Stamford Bridge this season, you had the Benteke red last season, the cup semi when Gabby was hauled down at 0-0 in the box and even in the same season at VP he was through on goal, hacked down and the ref just waved play on. We did actually win that game 2-1 in the end.

I'd love it and be interesting to see how Mourinho's respect the ref campaign would play out on his favourite away ground (think VP is the only prem ground he's visited more than once he's yet to win on).

Being realistic though, can't see much past a comfortable 2-0 Chelsea win.

[Toronto Villa]

We're completely unpredictable and we have shown we are capable of playing with the big teams and giving a really good account of ourselves. We've also shown we can look about as dire as the worst teams in the division. I'm going for a cheeky 2-1, and a backs to the wall last 15 minutes with Vlaar and Guzan putting in monster defensive displays to help us see out the game.

[Chipsticks]

We're completely unpredictable and we have shown we are capable of playing with the big teams and giving a really good account of ourselves. We've also shown we can look about as dire as the worst teams in the division. I'm going for a cheeky 2-1, and a backs to the wall last 15 minutes with Vlaar and Guzan putting in monster defensive displays to help us see out the game.

Guzan's due a blinder, I think you might be right.

[martyn ellis]

They get a dodgy first half goal that bounces off Guzan and on to a defender and into goal. Just as the half time whistle is about to go, Benteke pops up with smart shot on the turn in off the post. After an hour said Benteke does a forearm smash into Ivanovic's face and the ref is the only person in the stadium not to see it. Benteke then heads the winner in the last few minutes from a free kick that isn't even a free kick and Chelsea fans phone in all night moaning about how CB shouldn't have even been on the pitch. Sound familiar?