FA Cup Semi-Final: Aston Villa vs Liverpool Pre-Match Thread

[SoccerHQ]

This won't be 0-0.

Can actually see this going all the way to penalties tbh, not sure if that favours us or not.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

The Shunammite will be in attendance:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11532742/Aston-Villa-owner-Randy-Lerner-to-make-Wembley-appearance-for-FA-Cup-semi-final-against-Liverpool.html

[Mortimer's Bear]

Watching Liverpool tonight, Benteke could destroy their defence.

[Ron Manager]

Seriously will Gerard be playing? Does he have some kind of injury as he hasn't appeared on the team sheet for some time.

[Dave]

Seriously will Gerard be playing? Does he have some kind of injury as he hasn't appeared on the team sheet for some time.

Three match ban after his red card against ManYoo. Final one is tonight's game.

[Ron Manager]

Seriously will Gerard be playing? Does he have some kind of injury as he hasn't appeared on the team sheet for some time.

Three match ban after his red card against ManYoo. Final one is tonight's game.

Cheers Dave. So he won't be exactly match fit then... might mistime a tackle...might get another red card!

[MONCABA]

Talkshite alluding to Sturridge missing for Sunday.  Nice if true.

[Dave]

Seriously will Gerard be playing? Does he have some kind of injury as he hasn't appeared on the team sheet for some time.

Three match ban after his red card against ManYoo. Final one is tonight's game.

Cheers Dave. So he won't be exactly match fit then... might mistime a tackle...might get another red card!

Then again, he manages to do that when he is at his peak fitness.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's laughable to think we have any chance.

[hipkiss92]

I've gone for a villa win. If we don't, i hope we get a goal for the fans to enjoy. I heard somewhere that we haven't scored in our last 5 fa cup semi finals, or something like that.

I've been to Wembley four times, only goal I've seen Villa score is Milner's pen in 2010 (not including Bolton penalty shoot-out).

[Matt Collins]

The more I think about this and watching Liverpool tonight the more tempted id be to try okore as DCM in training

[Lambert and Payne]

Is Skrtl still suspended?

[Dave]

Is Skrtl still suspended?

Nope. Three match suspensions for both him and Gerrard finished tonight.

[olaftab]

Gerrard playing will be a bonus for us.

[eamonn]

Sturridge a big doubt for them apparently, not playing tonight. You look at the team they have out tonight and you think 'we could seriously do this'

Even at full strength they don't have a player as good as Benteke. I reckon that if the QPR version of Benteke turns up then we'll go through. Any other version and we probably won't.

Saturday's version at Spurs was pretty good.