Aston Villa v West Brom (Round 1) Pre-Match Thread

[JUAN PABLO]

Ok


Villa can't score

They do clean sheets


So

4 0 villa

[manic-road]

I reckon it will end 0-0 with the Boggies time wasting from the second minute.

[AVH87]

0-1, last minute red card for us leading to them getting the winner from a free-kick.

Everything that could go wrong this season, has.

[brontebilly]

            Given
Hutton Okore Clark Lowton
           Sanchez
Westwood Delph Gil
       Benteke   Sinclair

Okore was really poor on Saturday I thought. Hull and Arsenal too and has been at fault for a good few goals of late. Maybe time to give Vlaar a chance to make up for his horror show against Stoke.

Agreed on Given coming back in, Guzan's form has slipped beyond a blip.

As I say every week I'd have Bacuna in the side. Maybe he gets better with every game he doesn't play but for set pieces alone he is handy.

For some reason I think Sherwood might bring Nzogbia back in

[FranzBiberkopf]

For some reason I think Sherwood might bring Nzogbia back in

God, has it really come to that??

We're fcuked aren't we? Well and truly.

[Smirker]

We will go out all guns blazing and win 3-1.

Benteke will score a header in the second half, before 55 mins. West Brom will bounce back ala Partridge and sneak a goal from a cross thanks to a defensive error. Carles Gil will then pull the strings and provide Big Ben with an assist. Baggies become frustrated and give away a penalty in the last ten minutes. Benteke completes his hat trick and all is well.

Trust me 

[Walmley_Villa]

For some reason I think Sherwood might bring Nzogbia back in

God, has it really come to that??

We're fcuked aren't we? Well and truly.

I'd rather play a bag of cement

[robbo1874]

Looks to me like we're going down. 2 wins in a week against the boggies would be lovely, but the writing looks to be on the wall now.

[Smirker]

The bookies still reckon we'll stay up - http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/6003156/English-Premier-League---Relegation.html

[CJ]

Wasn't sure where to post this, but if, like me, you go home via the M6/M5 there are roadworks on the M6 from J7 to J10 this month meaning closure of the M6 at J7 between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Diversions from J7 are via West Brom to M5 J1, but think I'll avoid the M6 and cut across to the Soho Rd. Full details here

[ozzjim]

2-1 win. Delph and Benteke goals. Gargoyle late on for them. And a red card somewhere. Probably Benteke.

[martin o`who??]

Baggies + Pulis = purgatory, any scrape-a-last-minute-OG win would do.

[ADVILLAFAN]

We're almost definitely going to get a significantly lower turnout for this than the cup game which annoys me to no end, but either way we should get a good atmosphere and hopefully we'll see them off. It's on my Birthday so surely that means something?

Please Villa, Please.

It probably means that your birthday will be spoilt....

[DB]

Brown Ideye and Berahino are doubts. Anichebe out.

[Tom_Mc9?]

It probably means that your birthday will be spoilt....

Yep, I thought my birthday would mean something before we got dicked 4-1 by Coventry at home one year.