Liverpool vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[ADVILLAFAN]

Sturridge, Emre Can, Glen Johnson and Skrtel all out apparently. Still be very happy with a draw mind you.

Also Ballotelli has been away from training for the last day or 2 due to illness

That would be a huge bonus, he tends to play well against us.

[silhillvilla]

We are a whopping 10/1 to win. Whilst i don't see it that's too good to ignore.

[Toronto Villa]

I like our chances tomorrow of being solid defensively yet being able to play a bit ourselves and get behind their defence. The one thing we know is their back line isn't outstanding and can be exposed. What we must do is keep the ball and p[lay ourselves and get them on the back foot. Irrespective of their injuries they can still hurt us from various positions if we allow them time and space. For me this is a very interesting test to see how much of Roy Keane rubs off on the players. He never backed down from any confrontation and the rivalry with Liverpool was always intense. He'll like nothing better than to get one over on them at Anfield.

[supertom]

Delph to score first and Villa to either win 2-1, or draw 1-1. 125-1 on Sky Bet. That's worth a tenner I reckon.

[villa `cross the mersey]

Despite living only a few miles from Anfield this is my first game there to see the Villa in a fair few years - I am going for the customary 3-0 defeat I have witnessed there for most of my life - one great exception was the November 5th victory back in the day with Andy Gray scoring in a 2-1 victory. A repeat of that would be nice.

[HK Villan]

Obviously we will win 2-1 thanks to a Balotelli own goal.

[Deano's Mullet]

Gerrard to score from either penalty or dodgy freekick at some point. 3-1 defeat.

[Chris Jameson]

When I took my son to his football training on Wednesday there were four different age groups there and there were at least 20 of them wearing Liverpool kits and the same amount of Man United kits as Villa, one.

I so hope we beat them so my son can lord it over the glory hunting little sods next week at training.

[richard moore]

Despite living only a few miles from Anfield this is my first game there to see the Villa in a fair few years - I am going for the customary 3-0 defeat I have witnessed there for most of my life - one great exception was the November 5th victory back in the day with Andy Gray scoring in a 2-1 victory. A repeat of that would be nice.

Welcome back VCTM, hope all well, do I detect a rediscovering of your appetite for all things Villa? That's good if so!

[richard moore]

When I took my son to his football training on Wednesday there were four different age groups there and there were at least 20 of them wearing Liverpool kits and the same amount of Man United kits as Villa, one.

I so hope we beat them so my son can lord it over the glory hunting little sods next week at training.

I shall watch this in the pub in Chichester with a whole load of their equivalent glory hunting big sods no doubt and will have to glue my lips together not to say anything when they start their usual patronising comments about us. I'm not good in such situations I have to admit

[mrastonvilla]

When I took my son to his football training on Wednesday there were four different age groups there and there were at least 20 of them wearing Liverpool kits and the same amount of Man United kits as Villa, one.

I so hope we beat them so my son can lord it over the glory hunting little sods next week at training.

My lad has the same thing at his club. He takes great pleasure telling them all that he has seen their teams in the flesh more times than they have.

[pooligan]

I think it will be a close game with Liverpoo just edging it 1-0

[paulcomben]

Things have been going far too well for Villa fans this season versus last 4. Change of transfer policy, Roy Keane, experienced newbies doing well, Grealish, Delph for England. Therefore, deploying the law of averages, Liverpool will run up a cricket score.

[PeterWithesShin]

We tend to do one of two things up there, get twatted or get a good result. I'm going for good result tomorrow, 1-1.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Hope Ron's fit for this.
If he is we will not lose!

We were cheated out of 2 points here last season...
time to get even!