Aston Villa vs West Ham Boxing Day Pre-Match Thread

[Des Little]

The last time we won a league game at home was against ?

Albion? Or this lot?

[CT Villan]

Oh crap...I wasn't paying attention and clicked the wrong prediction...I meant to click a Villa win..2-0.

I'm thinking Guzan is such a liability we replace him with a defender and play rush keeper.

[SoccerHQ]

This is a crucial game now.

We have at least started to draw a few games lately so that should've increased confidence slightly.

If you think back to West Ham home games in recent times we beat them under Lambert to kick start our great escape of 12/13 and last year's win pretty much secured safety.

Also players West Ham will have missing: Winston Reid, Payet, Victor Moses Sakho, Lanzini. Pretty mucg their five best players.

It is a good squad though, the line up they put out v Swansea was very solid so it will be hard work to score past them.

Also worried they have a powehouse midfield that will be too much for our powderpuff trio.

1-1.

[nigel]

Last time we played WHU on Boxing Day was 4-1 Villa.

Wouldn't say no to a repeat

[robbo1874]

I've gone for an away win a) because I think we'll lose and b) because my predictions are usually utter gash and I hope this latest one is too.

[Morleys left boot]

It feels like our last home win was against the flecking royal engineers under gas lights

[bertlambshank]

Villa 5-4 Olympic Park Wankers.
Westwood to score straight from a corner in the 9th minute of added on time.

[Tom_Mc9?]

3-0 home win.

[Pete3206]

1-0 win

[Salsa Party Animal]

Ayew 1 Hammers 0

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Gil should start in this one.
He's got more art in that left foot than most of the other fu*kers put together.


And Sanchez needs to have some wipers fitted to his specs/visor/monocle.

[footyskillz]

               Guzan
Hutton clark lescott bacuna
.   Sanchez veretout gana
Ayew gestede Sinclair

1-0 villa

[OzVilla]

I don't like the term 'must win' games because there's still half the season to go. 

But we have to start turning things around now so fuck it, this really is a 'must win' game. It's that simple.

2-0 Ayew and Vertout.

[Ron Manager]

I'm going for a 3-0 Villa win. Gueye,Gana and Idrissa.

[Dave]

I'm going for a 3-0 Villa win. Gueye,Gana and Idrissa.

Good call. About time those three pulled their finger out.