The Famous Aston Villa vs Everton Pre-Match Thread

[Ron Manager]

Ive said this on another thread but a defence of Given Okore Senderos Vlaar and Cissokho looks a tight unit for me.

If N'Zogbia is selected he could be a winner against them in a match we desparately need to win.

[Malandro]

my only prediction is that I'll be irritable, frigidity and performing any silly ritual that comes into my head.

Up the Villa.

Come on Jack, time for a goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I dread Lennon against Richardson. Has to be cissokho for me even if we lose attacking threat as a result

We're definitely capable of a win, though Everton are the most in form side in the league results wise. But that's been mostly at home and we're playing great stuff too. I'm sure we'll compete very well. We just need to really concentrate at the back

Our home form has got worse rather than better of late, results wise. But we could have drawn the Chelsea, Stoke and Swansea games quite easily.

Ultimately I just hope we want it more and that our high tempo game is just too much for them

But my gut instinct is that we lose before beating West Ham and Burnley and drawing w Southampton

I know it's aimless but I can't help but get right fu**ing agitated about the number of late goals we've conceded and lost points - Spurs, Burnley, Stoke, Swansea and ManC to name a few.

I think we've got a better chance of beating Everton than getting a draw at Southampton...and WHam and Burnley ain't gonna roll over for us.

Officially worried.

3 points essential on Saturday!

[Matt Collins]

That's funny. I am hoping West Ham and Burnley are the games where we do it. I'd take a draw v Everton unless other results really go against us

[KevinGage]

I just can't see us winning this, if we were away i'd go for a draw but we're not so

Us 1 Them 2

They've won 4/5 and took 13/15 points since getting knocked out of Europe so they're bang in form

You can spin that two ways though.

Good recent form, aye.  But that run has to end sometime.

We have been different shades of dreadful at home against this lot in recent years. 

Hope for the win, but I'd gladly take a dull 0-0, for a change.

[Des Little]

I think we'll come out like a train.  Villa 3 Everton 1.  Barry sent off.

[simon ward 50]

I think we'll come out like a train.  Villa 3 Everton 1.  Barry sent off.

I'll take that on my first visit to VP this season!

[manic-road]

2-2 If we had a decent back four I would go for a win.

Fightlikelions.

[castlefields_villan]

If it's retro - perhaps we could tell Vlaar to crack one in from 40 yards, and possibly Grealish to get on the end of a cross (that should've been cleared) in the last minute to score the winner.

[Des Little]

I think we'll come out like a train.  Villa 3 Everton 1.  Barry sent off.

I'll take that on my first visit to VP this season!

Glory hunter!

[PeterWithesShin]

Jack doing a Morley will do me.

[VancouverLion]

2-1 Benteke 36, 78

Villa park to be full and rocking. We really should be selling out for this.

Up the mighty Villa!!!

[pbavfckuwait]

Hope the Villa get the 3 points here, more likely as it is Villa to get 3 points against Everton then lose to poxy WHU. Come on the Villa

[tom jennings III]

Massive game. Hopefully a big crowd and intimidating atmosphere will help the 11 on the pitch. Interestingly a few starting XI decisions to be made: will Given get the nod, will Gabby play, who will start in midfield, how will the back 4 lineup?

UTV

[adrenachrome]

Pravda

Birmingham Bears hero Woakes at Toffees clash

Chris Woakes set for appearance

By Paul Brown
Website Editor

Huge Villa fan - and Birmingham Bears all-rounder - Chris Woakes will make a guest appearance at the Everton game along with the T20 Blast trophy.

Birmingham Bears - the T20 team of Warwickshire Cricket Club - won the trophy on a brilliant day at Edgbaston.

Having qualified for the knockout stages, they then defeated Essex and Surrey to reach the showpiece, where they defeated Lancashire Lightning by four runs to emerge victorious.

Woakes played a key role all season and he will be on hand at our Family Funzone on May 2.

The game kicks off at 3pm but Woakes will be there for a signing session between 1-2pm.

There will also be cricket coaching by members of the club and you'll be able to have your photograph taken with the trophy.

Woakes - equally adept with bat and ball - has been a claret and blue fanatic since an early age and his all-time favourite player is Martin Laursen.

He was in the squad - along with fellow Villan Ian Bell - when the Ashes were won by England in 2013.

Woakes and Bell were pictured in the dressing room at the Oval complete with a Villa shirt hanging in the background.

And some days later they paraded the famous Urn at Villa Park to the applause of the claret and blue crowd.

Woakes is relishing the chance to meet Villa fans this weekend and joked when asked which player would make a good cricketer.

He told us: "Christian Benteke would be frightening! I wouldn't want him running down and throwing the ball down my neck!"

Birmingham Bears start their new T20 Blast campaign on May 15 when they face Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge before a home clash on May 22 at Edgbaston against Worcestershire.