Aston Villa v Manchester City Match Thread

[Legion]

Any teams yet?

[GarTomas]

ILLA: Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Cissokho, Gana, Westwood, Veretout, Gil, Sinclair, Ayew. Subs: Bunn, Okore, Agbonlahor, Lescott, Hutton, Lyden, Grealish.

MAN CITY: Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernando, Navas, Fernandinho, Delph, Sterling, Iheanacho. Subs: Hart, Angelino, Humphreys, Barker, Silva, Celina, Aguero.

[Mossie Hennebry]

That side never won in the league, it's hardly going to do it today. Where's Kozak gone?

[ozzjim]

Clearly Okore and Lescott can't pay twice in a week so are being tested for Tuesday.

[brontebilly]

ILLA: Guzan, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Cissokho, Gana, Westwood, Veretout, Gil, Sinclair, Ayew. Subs: Bunn, Okore, Agbonlahor, Lescott, Hutton, Lyden, Grealish.

MAN CITY: Caballero, Zabaleta, Sagna, Otamendi, Clichy, Fernando, Navas, Fernandinho, Delph, Sterling, Iheanacho. Subs: Hart, Angelino, Humphreys, Barker, Silva, Celina, Aguero.

no surprise to see Okore and Lescott rested but am really not a fan of Richards at centre back. Flabby back on bench instead of Kozak.

Doubt Sagna and Otamendi have played together many times before so we mightnt be without a sniff here

[shipscat]

It's actuallya stronger team than I imagined.

Wonder if we can get at their sagna otamendi centre half combination today

Hutton...and Gabriel back on the bench

[Edvard Remberg]

Anywhere audio?(guessing no TV) - will have Barca on mute, and listening to Villa....the illusion of something good

[seanthevillan]

Anywhere audio?(guessing no TV) - will have Barca on mute, and listening to Villa....the illusion of something good

It's on 5Live sports extra.

[achilles]

Clearly Okore and Lescott can't pay twice in a week so are being tested for Tuesday.

How on earth are they going to bloody cope in the championship?

[auntiesledd]

With a spine as robust as an unset jelly, I can't say I'm feel overly optimistic about our chances. Still, 'could be worse. Possibly.

[QuintonVilla]

0-0 at half time. Aguero to come on second half and run riot.

[Steve67]

Kozak being rested? Hutton back, on the bench though. Ayew playing through the centre? No Toure or Aguero, we might stand a chance here! 

[auntiesledd]

Kozak being rested? Hutton back, on the bench though. Ayew playing through the centre? No Toure or Aguero, we might stand a chance here! 

I think Scott ' Goal Machine' Sinclair is playing up front. Triffick.

[seanthevillan]

On Sports Extra they just played an interview with Hollis saying he 'wasn't going to waste a good crisis', and nobody knew what he was talking about.

Not sure if this has been discussed yet, chance to have a major clear out and rebuild I guess?

[auntiesledd]

Did my ears just deceive me, or did Chairman Hollis just say "We're not gonna waste a good crisis" on 5Live SE??

Edit: I see somebody else (Sean) heard it too. Good grief.