Aston Villa vs Brentford Pre-Match Thread

[claret+blue ed]

Simple, any win will do, we need the season kick starting

[West Derby Villan]

Start of our season 4-0

[Ads]

Jedinak is back. Tshibola might be too, as could Adomah.

[PaulWinch again]

Good.

[Hillbilly]

I had a dream we lose this one 1-5. But then again I've also had a dream about a night of wild abandon with Penelope Cruz so my track record is a bit rubbish.

[Perthvillan]

After last night's results we do really need to get on with it and if our midfield includes the Jedi or Tish I think we have enough quality up front to start a run.
2-0 Villa.

[Matt Collins]

I didn't realise quite how good brentford's form has been - won 10 out of the last 15, w 3 defeats

Don't think this is the game we steam roller someone

Any sort of win will do - and please god some luck wouldn't go amiss. Genuinely can't think of much we've had this season at all

[Ads]

I don't think we will steamroller anybody until confidence is flowing.

I fully expect us to create 15/16 chances and enough to batter Brentford, but we won't put them away.

2-0 or 2-1 win. Which is perfectly fine by me.

[sid1964]

Just read the above stats for Brentford - now not so confident 1-1 draw for me

if we don't win tonight then the pressure on RDM will start to mount for him

[ozzjim]

Might take my lad to his first game tonight. He's 8 now and I didn't want to expose him to the atmosphere last season.

[Walmley_Villa]

Dean Smith, Villa fan managing the opposition. What could possibly go wrong......??

[PaulWinch again]

I don't think we will steamroller anybody until confidence is flowing.

I fully expect us to create 15/16 chances and enough to batter Brentford, but we won't put them away.

2-0 or 2-1 win. Which is perfectly fine by me.

Any win will do here, we just need to win.

[Jimbo]

Not only do we need to get in the habit of grinding out a win, any win, but we must also get in the habit of doing it week after week. I actually think we'll get the win tonight. 2-1.

The next step is consistency, and that will also take time to achieve. Our new midfield pairing of Jedinak and Tshibola haven't played a single game together yet. That's not going to click immediately. Which is why I don't expect us to go flying up the table any time soon.

[Brend'Watkins]

We play like we did Sunday with a stronger midfield and I can see only one outcome. Slaughter!

[QuintonVilla]

Crowd looks very similar to the Forest game on the online seating plan. However Forest sold out 2800, I doubt Brentford will bring that many.