Aston Villa v Peterborough Utd (FA Cup) - Match Thread

[UK Redsox]

[UK Redsox]

[four fornicholl]

Wow, I like the way your mind works Steve.

[Richard]

Like the line up and shows the strength in depth we have - only Hogan Samba and Kodjia still injured - I don't count Gabby !

[chrisw1]

De Laet at centre half?

[PaulWinch again]

Win please.

[DeeBoy1]

Happy with line-up, interested to see how Callum does and Grealish is waiting in the wings if needed. Would love a stream...feels like forever since we've seen Green as well.

[Toronto Villa]

Why play one up front at home vs Peterborough? I’d like to have seen RHM start. The critical thing will be how we play now that Davis is back in. He’s a big target so will we go back to whacking it long or stay with the style we played vs Bristol City?

[Dr_Fegg]

As long as someone puts one on that tosser taylor I'll be happy.

[Axl Rose]

Why play one up front at home vs Peterborough? I’d like to have seen RHM start. The critical thing will be how we play now that Davis is back in. He’s a big target so will we go back to whacking it long or stay with the style we played vs Bristol City?

My thoughts exactly. I'd have Rushian up with Davis, and O'Hare behind them. Cautious Bruce, though. It's the norm

[chrisw1]

Why play one up front at home vs Peterborough? I’d like to have seen RHM start. The critical thing will be how we play now that Davis is back in. He’s a big target so will we go back to whacking it long or stay with the style we played vs Bristol City?

My thoughts exactly. I'd have Rushian up with Davis, and O'Hare behind them. Cautious Bruce, though. It's the norm

Why play a formation that the first team isn’t playing? They can still be extremely attacking but retain the consistency of formation

[eamonn]

Fuck sake, play Rushian, not the big fella who we just lump it to.

[Mossie Hennebry]

Surely this game was a perfect chance to pair Tommy and Terry?

[Axl Rose]

Why play one up front at home vs Peterborough? I’d like to have seen RHM start. The critical thing will be how we play now that Davis is back in. He’s a big target so will we go back to whacking it long or stay with the style we played vs Bristol City?

My thoughts exactly. I'd have Rushian up with Davis, and O'Hare behind them. Cautious Bruce, though. It's the norm

Why play a formation that the first team isn’t playing? They can still be extremely attacking but retain the consistency of formation

Why can't they be flexible?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Why play one up front at home vs Peterborough? I’d like to have seen RHM start. The critical thing will be how we play now that Davis is back in. He’s a big target so will we go back to whacking it long or stay with the style we played vs Bristol City?

If you'd asked me a couple of weeks ago how we'd play it would be a no brainer. Now with Agnew behind the scenes, I'm hoping for something a lot more intelligent than the usual Bruce guff. Expect O'Hare to be given a free role as the 10, Green and Bjork wide with Hourihane and hopefully Onomah in the centre. Ideally I'd love to see Onamah playing deeper there but I still have little faith in Bruce in playing him in his best position.

I guess giving RDL a go in the middle along side Terry is an opportunity to test what would be an emergency situation should we lose Chester, Elphick and Samba. Maybe Bree has been given the go ahead at right back to give a few clubs a look at him with the idea of a loan this window.

With such an embarrassment of riches, we shouldn't expect anything but a convincing Villa win but then it is the Cup. Nah. 3-0 Villa.