Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Match Thread

[beness]

Negative football will not help us. We always concede in the dying minutes.

[pauliewalnuts]

What an absolutely awful game of football.

I was just thinking, both of these sides have recently beaten Chelsea.

I wouldn't back either of them to beat Chelsea Ladies today.

Awful, awful game.

I'm also getting slightly nervous looking at the table.

[supertom]

My god that was dull. Neither team wants to lose this and it seems both managers would settle for a point to edge closer to mathematical safety.

We have no invention at all. There's no need for 3 CB's, so I'd take off Clark or Baker and bring on Albrighton, switch to 3 up top. I'd be tempted to bring Tonev on quite early in the second half too. We need a bit of pace.

[sirlordbaltimore]

What a turgid, depressingly familiar first half.

Two appalling sides playing Championship one standard nonsense. It's a shame we can't claim any points for backwards passes or aimless hoofs up pitch. We storm the league if we could that's fore sure

Where's the attack ? Where's the midfield ? Where's the width ?

[ozzjim]

I would love a point. Take it like shot.

Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.

[Morten]

We startet ok defensively, but there is no creativity at all. Glad it is 0-0 at half-time.

All the passing at the back annoys me, why do Westwood and Delph not try to pass forward more, and where is Agbonlahor ? Missing as usual..

[JUAN PABLO]

well that was awful

we are dull   .   i dont rate Lamberts half time talks neither

Palace 1-0 for me

[JUAN PABLO]

How does Gabby get in a prem team  ?

Thats what I want to know

[ozzjim]

The table looks scary. Like we are now banking on Norwich losing their run in from hell

[Tuscans]

You know this saying that we've historically been labelled with, "Villa love a BIG MAN up front"......well do we, this day and age?

[Monty]

I would love a point. Take it like shot.

Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.

Tonev for Holt, Albrighton for Baker, maybe try and win the game.

[SamTheMouse]

Several horizontal passes followed by a clueless hoof. That's our main move.

Is there anyone amongst us who would not jump at the chance of taking a point right now? I know I would.

I genuinely don't think I care.

[andyh]

I would love a point. Take it like shot.

Tonev on for Holt and play him up with Gabby.

Actually, a shot'd be nice.

[Stu]

You know this saying that we've historically been labelled with, "Villa love a BIG MAN up front"......well do we, this day and age?

Have we?

[sirlordbaltimore]

Albrighton and Weimann on, Holt and Baker or Clark off for me

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