Sunderland v 'The Mighty' Aston Villa Match Pre-Match Thread

[paulcomben]

Must win. No points likely in April, given the fixtures. Risk of complacency caused by the FA Cup distraction.

[Toronto Villa]

They are down in the dumps, we are very confident. We will attack and attack. We will score. I expect us to add their misery so 2-0 for me. Gabby and Sinclair.

[paulcomben]

Benteke's hip injury is worrying. One of those that can go on and on unexplained.

[andyh]

My first trip to SoL.
I fancy us marking it with a 2-0 win

[silhillvilla]

My fear is a "cup hangover".
Hopefully we will have enough momentum / positivity to get a result even if we only turn up for our customary 45 minutes .

[Clampy]

My fear is a "cup hangover".

That might have been the case if we'd played a game in the week maybe, but they've had a week to get themselves focused for this one so hopefully Wembley is at the back of their minds.

[SoccerHQ]

Kiss of death but I fancy us to win this as we usually win at Sunderland whatever our form and Gabby usually gets a goal too at SOL.

1-3.

If we can get a win then I'd fancy us to go ahead and be safe before even the final day which would be incredible given what the situation was a few weeks back.

It's vital I think we get 4 points from the next two games given what April looks like now.

[silhillvilla]

So 0/46 have gone for a Sunderland win !

You know what comes next ...

[pauliewalnuts]

So 0/46 have gone for a Sunderland win !

You know what comes next ...

*nods*

I found myself thinking this evening that, after all the good stuff that happened last week, we should be absolutely up for this one.

Then I thought about all the times over the last three years or so we've been in that situation (usually a win at Anfield or similar) and what has invariably happened.

If Lambert were still here and had produced those results last week, you'd be well advised to put money on a five game no-wins run about now.

I hope those days have gone.

[silhillvilla]

sorry for the cynicism but it's deeply engrained. Hoping sherwood can help fix this a little.

[tony scott]

1-1 draw will suit both

[JUAN PABLO]

0 1

[villan from luton]

3-1 to us, we have decent attacking options, but worried defensively so no clean sheet. Might have a couple of quid on N'Zog first goal

[ingatea]

So 0/46 have gone for a Sunderland win !

You know what comes next ...

Exactly right, let's hope Sherwood can shake them up a bit and get a performance. No time to be complacent. I don't think he will allow this anyway. Apparently his talk at Half Time in midweek was inspirational (sounds like Lambert eh!!!).

[KevinGage]

Sunderland have been on a dire run of late, and we look like we finally have some momentum.

2-0 to Sunderland.