Aston Villa v Crystal Palace match thread

[Toronto Villa]

If you are hoping to see Jack start you'll be disappointed. Happy New Year everyone!

Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Okore, Cissokho, Sanchez, Bacuna, Cleverley, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke.

subs: Given, Clark, Cole, N'Zogbia, Lowton, Grealish, Robinson.

[eamonn]

What a load of tommy tank. Expect Cole and Grealish on for the last 15 minutes in a desperate attempt to avoid scoring zero for the umpteenth time. Merry '15 you feckers

[danno]

I thought Richardson would be involved.

[Dave]

Crystal Palace
01 Speroni
03 Mariappa
06 Dann
27 Delaney
02 Ward
18 McArthur
34 Kelly
28 Ledley
42 Puncheon
11 Zaha
07 Bolasie

Substitutes
04 Hangeland
09 Doyle
10 Campbell
13 Hennessey
14 Thomas
16 Gayle
25 Bannan

[TheMalandro]

thank god nzogbias benched

[Matt Collins]

No Cole or grealish. Very Little creativity again

Surely one or other of them would be better than Weimann at the moment

Glad to be following this one on the phone whilst having a family dinner to be honest 

[PaulWinch again]

Win please Villa and no red cards.

[garyshawsknee]

How Cleverley and Weimann continue to start, McGrath only knows. More of the same I fear. UTV.

[Axl Rose]

Lambert obviously has no interest in what we, the fans, say.
How Grealish isn't in the starting lineup is beyond me.

Come on Villa, prove me wrong. Come on Cleverley, you too. In my opinion, you're the most uninspiring midfielder I've seen in a long time. You're that dull, I prefer Westwood. Get some creativity in the team, Lambert, you plank.

Anyway, good luck Villa.

[Toronto Villa]

Lambert has turned into TSM and is almost scared to be attacking and adventurous. The defence is playing well enough to keep the score down so why by so conservative in attack? Today should have presented a good opportunity to "have a go" so to speak. Like others, I expect the creative players to be thrown on more in desperation than as a tactical move in the last 20min or so.

[ez]

Gabby starring in the undroppable me.

[PhilVill]

Lambert has all the flair and imagination of a snails fart.

What a shit line up......again 

[Ger Regan]

Lambert obviously has no interest in what we, the fans, say.

That's pretty irrelevant, though. No manager should take selection advice from the fans.

[tim]

I have a good feeling about today - I don't understand why JG isn't starting, but I reckon we'll have no troubles in doing Palace either way.

[pooligan]

After seeing the same old boring team selection by our boring manager,another goal less bore draw i fear