Aston Villa vs Fulham Championship Play-Off Match Thread.

[brontebilly]

Let's be honest only Jedinak and Grealish have played any way well. Elmo isn't fit and shouldn't have started, three next to him all nervous. Hutton was diabolical for the goal. Hourihane invisible, Grabban uninterested and two wide men useless. Our reaction to Fredericks stamping on Grealish has summed us up first half...we are the ones who have frozen. Our players and management should have started a riot in forcing that prick of a ref to do something...

Huge half time, lucky to be still in the game. Bree, Onomoah and Kodjia all to come on at break I reckon

[SoccerHQ]

Only positive is it's only 1-0 as we were awful. Fucked over by the officials though, they get either of those 2 decisions right and it's a totally different game.

My stream actually cut out around the time of this Fredricks stamp so in Wenger style didn't see it, what was the other one?

He was grabbing Albert’s shorts when he had turned him

In the penalty box? I thought PWS was on about the nudge on Hourihane when he went down.

Think Albert had just held onto the ball too long and just got crowded out. He should've gone down in any case as rarely got a penalty if you stay up.

[Percy McCarthy]

Fucking wank. Come on Agnew, tell Bruce what to do.

[Boz]

We want a half like they played against Wolves

[ozzjim]

We have been rubbish make no mistake. But that decision is the sort that changes games. Fredericks should not be in the pitch. Cairney should have been booked just before the goal. The ref has been very much with them, and although it may not make any difference, the long term ramifications of a decision like that are massive. VAR would have actually been useful there.

[PaulWinch again]

We want a half like they played against Wolves

We need a fucking miracle.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What was Bruce doing on the touchline, 5 yards from where Grealish was trampled on?  Nothing.

He had his arms out in protest at the foul but nothing for the stamp on Jack. I'd have run on and lamped Fredricks.
Only positives from the 1st half is it's only 1-0 and we can't be any worse 2nd half.

[David_Nab]

Looks like no subs ....

[IFWaters]

Kodj on for Albert.
Onomah for Hourihane.

[rob_bridge]

Let's be honest only Jedinak and Grealish have played any way well. Elmo isn't fit and shouldn't have started, three next to him all nervous. Hutton was diabolical for the goal. Hourihane invisible, Grabban uninterested and two wide men useless. Our reaction to Fredericks stamping on Grealish has summed us up first half...we are the ones who have frozen. Our players and management should have started a riot in forcing that prick of a ref to do something...

Huge half time, lucky to be still in the game. Bree, Onomoah and Kodjia all to come on at break I reckon

Hard to disagree with that. Wouldn't make 3 change mind. Kodja for Grabban or Albert

[Damo70]

Lots hope Bruce, the coaches and the experienced players have a full and frank exchange of views in the half time dressing time. We need a SGT style "you got yourselves into this mess now get us out of it".

[hilts_coolerking]

We need to take the ref out of the equation by playing a fuck's sight better.

[Boz]

Anyone got a link to a stream please? Listening to WM is killing me.

Reddit is a good signal for me

[SoccerHQ]

Same 11.

Apparently Fulham have taken the lead 30 times this season and won 29 of them.

We look a mess.

I think we're f***ed tbh.

[rob_bridge]

We need to take the ref out of the equation by playing a fuck's sight better.

A salient and sensible observation