Aston Villa v Brentford Match Thread

[chrisw1]

Very disappointed Grealish isn't fit.  I'm pretty worried by that line up, but what do we know?

[Colhint]

anyone know if there is  radio commentary?

[QuintonVilla]

4-3

[four fornicholl]

Very disappointed Grealish isn't fit.  I'm pretty worried by that line up, but what do we know?

We will know what we think we know after 90 minutes, I don't feel overly confident.

[aj2k77]

Crap looking formation, hope I'm wrong and we twat them but I can see us struggling to get a grip on the game. Heart says 2-1 though now.

[Tuscans]

anyone know if there is  radio commentary?

5 live

[Matt Collins]

I'd say it's stronger defensively than Sunday - Jedinak for Gardner

It could simply be the same formation with kodjia or ayew in grealish's position. Is that really so much less robust? It's physically a lot stronger. I thought grealish was the weakest of our attackers on Sunday anyway.

If it's a proper 424 then I withdraw this!

[four fornicholl]

anyone know if there is  radio commentary?

5 live extra apparently

[garyshawsknee]

Come on Villa, get an early goal and slaughter these.

[Matt C]

That looks rather bold on paper.

[PaulWinch again]

It's very bold. Jedinak is going to have to do a hell of a job.

[Tuscans]

Given the height up front it strikes me as very silly for Amavi not to be in that team ahead of Cissokho.

I think with Amavi being so forward thinking and with 4 forwards on the pitch he's probably going with Cissokho's tiny, tiny advantage in defending ... ish.

You're almost certainly right.

Just seems frustrating that having 13ft of centre forward on the pitch and no bugger to cross it to them is straight out of the Sherwood playbook.

If McCormack's set pieces are anything to go by then I reckon he could put in a mean cross in open play.

[Tuscans]

Given the height up front it strikes me as very silly for Amavi not to be in that team ahead of Cissokho.

I think with Amavi being so forward thinking and with 4 forwards on the pitch he's probably going with Cissokho's tiny, tiny advantage in defending ... ish.

I thought cissokho was our best player for much of the first half on Sunday (no saying much mind) and bailed out jack many a time.

Yes he did, hope it continues.

[itbrvilla]

anyone know if there is  radio commentary?

5 live extra apparently

Likely to be streamed? Probably not I'd imagine with all the Chumps games on.

[four fornicholl]

Garry Thompson on 5 live extra, long time since ive heard from him.