Aston Villa vs Leeds United Pre Match Thread

[Steve67]

If we win this today, it will be the last of the set of fixtures that we were supposed to really struggle in, leading up to Christmas.  Win, and we are bang back in the race for promotion, albeit, in my view, through the play off's.   Lots riding on this and it's all rather exciting.

[Lastfootstamper]

Today doesn't deserve this weather.

[Clampy]

I can see it being another 2-2 again. Abraham with both ours.

[Proposition Joe]

Not feeling confident as our best performances under Smith have been away from home. Given the players that might be out, I think we might end up on the wrong end of a Forest-esque slugfest this time, 2-4 or something like that.

[Matt Collins]

If tuanzebe is out I really think jedinak would be a mistake given he and Chester have no pace

Would probably play bree there. But wouldn't feel very confident about it

[mr underhill]

Bree would be much better than Jedi but Bamford always seems to score against us and Roofe is a good player who always looks like he can score or make a goal. However, with Swansea blowing it at Hull, even a draw would get us back to 8th and within striking distance of the top six

[villa `cross the mersey]

I'm not confident this morning - I fear we are demonstrating the "OJ Simpson" effect I.e a very poor defence
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Prove me wrong Villa

[eamonn]

Watching the villa stone sober is going to be an experience- off the ale permanently after last night

Why, wor'appened?

Here lads, is the weather in Brum as bad as it was against Sturk last week?

By the way, it's 18 years to the day since this:

What a fucking breakaway insurance goal by Boateng - the touch on the pass by Merse!  Had completely forgotten that. Thought Kachloul had scored in that game for some reason.

[SoccerHQ]

Watching the villa stone sober is going to be an experience- off the ale permanently after last night

Why, wor'appened?

Here lads, is the weather in Brum as bad as it was against Sturk last week?

By the way, it's 18 years to the day since this:

What a fucking breakaway insurance goal by Boateng - the touch on the pass by Merse!  Had completely forgotten that. Thought Kachloul had scored in that game for some reason.

That was the next season. We were a bogey team for Leeds in those times. Season 99-00 we beat them home and away (Southgate also scored that season at Elland road) and knocked them out of FA cup in one of my favourite ever games.