Derby County vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Tony Erdington]

real opposition, a team that will attack us, I'm hoping for a draw.

[villadelph]

             Gollini

Bacuna Chester Elphick Cissokho

             Jedinak
    Tshibola      Westwood

Ayew     McCormack     Grealish

[Matt Collins]

I think we can win this. Team selection difficult but I'd go with the same team, except jedinak for Westwood. I think. .

[cheltenhamlion]

If Jedinak plays we will win. If he doesn't we will lose. We have to win the midfield battle on Saturday.

[l_mckay]

Tough game this,will settle for a 1-1. McCormack to score again

[VillaSpen]

I'm feeling quite hopeful about this one and the rest of our season. I'll go for 3-1 Villa.

[Matt Collins]

Me too. I really don't think they're that special. Wednesday are one of the best teams on paper and I didn't think they were that great either

We obviously need to stop giving stupid (and extremely unlucky) goals away though.

[Ads]

Hopefully the Jedi gets clearance as I think him in there will allow us to boss their midfield. They're desperately slow at the back so hopefully we can give them a good shafting.

[Deano's Mullet]

I honestly don't think we'll lose. 2-1 Villa.

[garyshawsknee]

I'm feeling pretty confident after an ok start. Just feel we need pace up top so we can play an out ball over the top to stretch defences. Gestede doesnt offer this.

[Dave]

Personally I think it'll be safer to just throw this game.

After all, there's no way we can compete with the all-conquering, Nigel Pearson promotion juggernaut.

[KRS]

We dont have natural width and Gestede without crosses is a waste of space, so I'd like to see us set up with Grealish behind our 2 mobile forwards...

                 Gollini

Bacuna  Chester  Elphick  Cissokho

                Jedinak
    Tshibola           Westwood
                Grealish

           Ayew     McCormack     


...and looking at that team on paper, its blatantly obvious that we need a new RB and midfielder (Bacuna, Westwood and Cissokho are ok as squad players).

[PaulTheVillan]

I'd really like to win this one. I work with too many Derby fans and would like to be smug on Monday.

Gollini
Bacuna   Chester   Elphick        Cissokho
Jedniank   Westwood
Ayew            Tshibola           Grealish
McCormack

[UK Redsox]

i think that this part of the announcement is a hint that the Jedi won't be available

The player will not be available for selection until EFL and FA registration is complete, which is subject to the issuance of the relevant UK Visa and Immigration documents.

[PaulTheVillan]

Hopefully Jedinak will be available. If not then I'd go with the same team from Huddersfield.