Aston Villa vs Newcastle United Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Senderos, Vlaar, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, Weimann, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor

Subs: Given, Baker, Bacuna, Cole, Bent, Sanchez, Grealish.

[Toronto Villa]

Newcastle: Krul; Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Anita, Colback; Gouffran, Sissoko, Cabella; Riviere.

Subs: Elliot, Haidara, S.Taylor, Abeid, Obertan, de Jong, Perez.

[Monty]

Justifiable, having an unchanged side, but I thought Gabby was just a hole in the air last week. Needs to improve this time.

Be good to see Sanchez and Grealish on the pitch together at some point. And Joe Cole. It would give us a different complexion in midfield.

[citizenDJ]

Fairly predictable selection, I suppose - I didn't expect Sanchez to start today.

[Toronto Villa]

Options and experience on the bench which is nice. Okore eventually to replace Baker and also Benteke and Kozak plus whoever else we sign makes it that much deeper. It doesn't have fragility of last season about it, even if it still lacks enough genuine quality.

[citizenDJ]

I know it never seems to actually make any difference to them, but Newcastle don't half have some good players.

[silhillvilla]

Id have dropped Gabby for Zog or Bent. Disappointing.

[Toronto Villa]

I know it never seems to actually make any difference to them, but Newcastle don't half have some good players.

nuts isn't it? They've got some tremendous scouts that bring these players to the club yet they can never put it together for one reason or another. Something always gets in the way and it is almost always self inflicted.

[citizenDJ]

Id have dropped Gabby for Zog or Bent. Disappointing.

I agree he deserves dropping, but when Bent is the alternative I think sticking with Agbonlahor is probably the better option.

[Toronto Villa]

Id have dropped Gabby for Zog or Bent. Disappointing.

N'Zogbia's playing. Bent maybe but he hardly sparkled himself in the pre-season.

[citizenDJ]

I know it never seems to actually make any difference to them, but Newcastle don't half have some good players.

nuts isn't it? They've got some tremendous scouts that bring these players to the club yet they can never put it together for one reason or another. Something always gets in the way and it is almost always self inflicted.

It's strange, and hilarious too, but I just worry against the day when it DOES all come together!

[Smirker]

Still no Okore? Worrying.

[citizenDJ]

Still no Okore? Worrying.

He's pulled a muscle in trainign, I think I read somewhere?

[silhillvilla]

Id have dropped Gabby for Zog or Bent. Disappointing.

N'Zogbia's playing. Bent maybe but he hardly sparkled himself in the pre-season.

Didn't he score at err Mansfield.
Ok fair point.

[Toronto Villa]

I know it never seems to actually make any difference to them, but Newcastle don't half have some good players.

nuts isn't it? They've got some tremendous scouts that bring these players to the club yet they can never put it together for one reason or another. Something always gets in the way and it is almost always self inflicted.

It's strange, and hilarious too, but I just worry against the day when it DOES all come together!

Given they have won something like only one major trophy in their entire history chances of it ever coming together are pretty slim. They'll win games convincingly but lose games equally bizarrely just when you think things are coming together.