Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest: Pre-Match Thread

[Legion]

Villa Park

Wednesday 28.11.18

19:45 ko

[Legion]

2-0

[Three Spires Villa]

We need to win this, big game. 2-1 Villa

[rougegorge]

Please, no repeat of last season's result or display after a pulsating derby match win! (QPR after Wolves).

[Ads]

Pulis light avec movement and Pulis plus avec air bombardment coming up.

We've got to be better in our use of the ball. We need McGinn back and Smith said he was desperate to play yesterday.

I'd go with;

Nyland

Taylor
Chester
Tuanzebe
Hutton

Hourihane
McGinn

Kodjia
Grealish
Bolasie

Tammy

Two enforced changes but just freshens us up too. There's a lot of attacking talent and intent there. We need to deal better with the high ball, but I don't see Forest playing that way.

Only seen them against the Noses so far. Important that we win and I think we shall.

[manic-road]

3-0 Tammy x2 and Jack

[Diablo]

Think this will be more difficult than Sunday. Forest have the 2nd best form in the league (unbeaten in their last 5 3w 2d). Pretty much another must win game due to our pish start. I fear Forest may get something from this - 4-2 it is then. Hutton with all 4.

[tomd2103]

Please, no repeat of last season's result or display after a pulsating derby match win! (QPR after Wolves).

There is that concern to be honest and I think the coaching staff have to watch out for that.  This is the start of what looks a really important run of games and is a run which could well decide our season to be honest. 

[Risso]

Real six-pointer this.  Such was Bruce's shit start to the season, we've got very little wriggle room at all, so we've got to beat Forest.  Win and we're level on points, probably get rid of the goal difference between us, and will be within a point or two of the play offs (depending on other results).  Lose and we'll be six points behind Forest, probably 7/8/9 points off the play offs, and leaving ourselves too much to do.

[ChicagoLion]

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[Ger Regan]

Real six-pointer this.  Such was Bruce's shit start to the season, we've got very little wriggle room at all, so we've got to beat Forest.  Win and we're level on points, probably get rid of the goal difference between us, and will be within a point or two of the play offs (depending on other results).  Lose and we'll be six points behind Forest, probably 7/8/9 points off the play offs, and leaving ourselves too much to do.

Can't agree with that. Obviously it would be much more preferable to close the gap as quickly as possible, but to write off the season if we lose is way too pessimistic.

[Pete3206]

Absolutely. We're not even half way through the season yet.

Anyhoo  1-1

[aj2k77]

Keep the momentum going before 2 very difficult away games where points will be hard to come by. We need a win.

[amfy]

Forest are 7th in current form. We are 4th.

[Risso]

Real six-pointer this.  Such was Bruce's shit start to the season, we've got very little wriggle room at all, so we've got to beat Forest.  Win and we're level on points, probably get rid of the goal difference between us, and will be within a point or two of the play offs (depending on other results).  Lose and we'll be six points behind Forest, probably 7/8/9 points off the play offs, and leaving ourselves too much to do.

Can't agree with that. Obviously it would be much more preferable to close the gap as quickly as possible, but to write off the season if we lose is way too pessimistic.

I'm not writing it off, just saying that it will be a very big ask.  It already is, to be honest.  We've just won three on the bounce and are still four points off a play off place.