Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion Match Thread - Playoff SF 1st leg

[Rigadon]

I'll be expecting at least 4 mins extra time after this little break (which has lasted 4 minutes). 

[Steve67]

Albion are going to go 451 now with Dawson coming off.  That might help us a bit. Unless he goes back on.

[brontebilly]

They're marking Jack tightly and it's removed all our threat.

Johansen doing a superb job on him it must be said. That said it's a dreadful error that handed them their goal. They look piss weak on the right side too where Phillips is having a shocker and Holgate is booked.

[auntiesledd]

I sincerely hope DS has a cunning plan to impart at H/T, otherwise this is gonna be another one of them "horrible ones"...

[themossman]

I think we're playing brilliantly. Really patient, constant pressure. They won't handle this all game. Come on Villa.

They're letting us have the ball in areas that don't concern them. They look very well drilled, all comfortable on the ball, all over the pitch.

Agree. They are defending well and we don’t look any threat at all around their box.

[hilts_coolerking]

That little pause may work in our favour.

[PeterWithesShin]

They're doing what they did at VP last time especially second half, we need to work out how to break them down this time.

[JUAN PABLO]

thought ming was gonna do a Kompany then

[Bad English]

Of course, nobody ever comes back from losing a first-leg, do they?

[PeterWithesShin]

HT. Played quite well but been lacking in the final third.

[Bad English]

The "twelfth man" sounds like a group of spectators at a gala in Stechford Baths.

[Axl Rose]

Very poor, Villa.

[Nelly]

We tend to end up with our entire midfield and striker in a line with our defenders or Whelan trying to pick a pass.

[PaulWinch again]

Absolute shite, looked laboured and bereft of any ideas.

[Rigadon]

Really frustrating half.  Total in control until the mistake from Whelan.  We need to move the ball much more quickly second half or we're hoping for mistakes / dead balls.