Chelsea v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Clampy]

2-1 to us. We have some unfinished business there.

40/1 on skybet if you're brave enough.

[Toronto Villa]

2-1 to us. We have some unfinished business there.

40/1 on skybet if you're brave enough.

I am and have.

I don't why so many think we are going to get battered there. There's no guarantee of that and last week for me does not reflect at all how well we have played defensively. I might be being overly optimistic about winning, but they can be beaten, and they do slip up. We should have done them last season, and we did at home. We can get something from this game.

[Clampy]

2-1 to us. We have some unfinished business there.

40/1 on skybet if you're brave enough.

I am and have.

I don't why so many think we are going to get battered there. There's no guarantee of that and last week for me does not reflect at all how well we have played defensively. I might be being overly optimistic about winning, but they can be beaten, and they do slip up. We should have done them last season, and we did at home. We can get something from this game.

I've put a few quid on us to win at 16/1, like you said they can be beaten.

[VancouverLion]

Look at their starting 11 then look who occupy the bench seats, on paper they look like frightening- champions elect without a doubt.
We've however rattled Mourinho before, dig in and defend well and we can do it again.. The first 20mins are critical concede and we're fucked!!!

UTV

2-0 Jonny come lately's but the plastics will have to battle hard for it.

[Archie]

Just in Chelsea in incognito but with the colours actually. . .

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[Archie]

Just in Chelsea in incognito but with the Colours. . .

[manic-road]

I think we will lose 2-1 due to a dodgy penalty.

[tim]

2-1 if we're lucky... can't see a win today at all, but a 'light' defeat would not be a disgrace. 

[Rigadon]

They will walk the league this year I reckon.  Routine home win. 

[silhillvilla]

How much did they spend in the summer ? Unfortunately I can only see defeat here without vlaar and benteke . Keeping the scoreline down is important for morale.

[SoccerHQ]

How much did they spend in the summer ? Unfortunately I can only see defeat here without vlaar and benteke . Keeping the scoreline down is important for morale.

Net wise not much due to the charitable donation by PSG to buy that clown Luiz for 50m.

[Jimbo]

We'll have our rumps de-bristled and handed back to us on a vulgar platter of ormolu and topaz.
5-0.

[Hillbilly]

Just in Chelsea in incognito but with the Colours. . .

That must be the Italian stylishness we hear so much about!

[Comrade Blitz]

Featured match at 10am on NBC Sports Network in the US - so it'll be a Chelsea wankfest with the usual (tenuous) Manchester United references thrown in every 5-7 minutes.

Edit: My mistake - it is the featured match that is being shown in movie theatres across the USA this week.

It'll still be loaded with tenuous ManUre references.

[Pete3206]

I'm sure we'll have plenty to say about the Chelsea manager and Phil Dowd (spit) around from around 5ish.