Aston Villa v Hull City Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

[UK Redsox]

[PeterWithesShin]

Too slow!!!

[UK Redsox]

Bugger......beaten to it by Mr Shin

[Matt Collins]

So gabby and hogan. And Bacuna

No green or hourihane

I'm guessing either gabby left and Bacuna behind hogan

Or vice versa (w gabby closer to hogan)

Maybe switch a bit during the game

[jwarry]

Well that's put paid to all the dour mongers

[GarTomas]

Trying to focus on the improvements the new players will bring rather than some of the old guard who have been persevered with.

Bacuna right and Gabby left of a forward 3 led by Hogan?

[PaulWinch again]

Come on villa win please.

[paulcomben]

Bacuna ahead of Conor & Barney? First surprise of a very long season.

[Monty]

4-4-2, Bacuna and Gabby in it, perhaps the slowest spine of any current professional team in the explored universe. Counter-attack I guess!

Unless it is 4-3-3 with Bacuna as a wife forward. In which case...how ugh.

[Toronto Villa]

4-3-3 Elmo and Hogan either side of Gabby from the looks of it. Would rather have seen Green supporting Hogan, Hourihane instead of Lansbury. But let's see how it goes.

[AV5nobs]

Come on Gabby!

[Matt Collins]

We've played 441 or 4231 in every pre season game so it would be a major surprise if that's not how we line up - although it could easily switch to 442 at times

[Monty]

I have a horrible feeling it's a flat 4-4-2 with Bacuna at that most half-thought of 90s positions 'left-mid', but we'll see.

[AV5nobs]

I have a horrible feeling the fans will be booing if we are not top by 7:30pm