Stoke City vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[john e]

4-0 to stoke

I'm a bit pessimistic this season

[Karlos96]

3-1 Stoke

[richard moore]

I'd be very happy with a 1-1 draw

[not3bad]

Bit worried about this. Yeah, a draw will do me.

[cdbearsfan]

Anyhow. A bafflingly unexpected 3-0 Villa win, followed by a down to Earth defeat at home to Newcastle.

[N'ZMAV]

Easy win. We won't know how, or why, but it'll be a win.

[silhillvilla]

We won't score. So with my optimistic cap on 0-0 and very last on MOTD.

[eamonn]

I'll be recording music with a Stoke man while this game is on.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

2-2 draw.
Greenhoff and Pejic for them, Harry Burrows and John Woodward for us.

[Matt Collins]

Head says defeat but I'm hoping we can put up a good fight and get a result. On a player by player basis it shouldn't be out of the question.

If vlaar is considered not ready I think it's a guaranteed defeat

Think I'd go 433:

Guzan - Hutton vlaar senderos cissokho - kea Westwood Delph - n'zogbia gabby Richardson

 I worry about the front three for goal threat but think I'd go with the above. Bent and grealish for the last half hour. Weimann possibly.

[Quiet Lion]

2-0 Stoke

Back to the old routine

[mjravfc]

0-2 to us, a Hutton screamer and an N'Zogbia back heel.

[silhillvilla]

If vlaar isn't "ready" that's incredibly piss poor.

[Toronto Villa]

2-1 Villa - Gabby and Delph

Why wouldn't Vlaar be ready?

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I'm already nervous.

Bumder.

I've told you, we get to Stoke, sort aht the N40 in their main boozer, have a few sherberts and a couple of lines, cause some more agg on the way to ground and have it away wiv ne1 who wants it. Sorted.

Sounds super!
Can I come with you chaps?