Anyone starting to get worried?

[Demitri_C]

I think wes trez and aeg havent been good signings tj be hinest. Jota has been injured so unfair on hik just yet.

I think luiz marevllous engels and konsa have been goid signings.

[ChicagoLion]

Nakamba is a fucking liability’s

[Jon Crofts]

We've bought some absolute shite in the summer, we need a midfielder a striker and a winger absolute bare minimum if we are to stay up.

[AsTallAsLions]

Almost as worrying as our lack of footballing ability is the teams around us and the form they're currently hitting. Fucking Southampton beating Chelsea 2-0 away from home like. What the fuck is that about. Pricks.

[SoccerHQ]

We need another 20 points to stay up imo.

Going to be a tough ask. Lots of tough home games left. Bar Man. City we simply can't write off any home games left. Need to show some balls and go out and beat some of the teams we never beat anymore, Arsenal, Spurs and Man. United. Other teams around us don't seem to have much issue beating them or Chelsea.

2-3 away wins would help aswell. Think the next two games will say more about our survivial prospects than today. 3 points today has just about stopped us drowning for now.

[Sdwbvf]

Man city are beatable. Need to get the goal difference up before Anfield though.

[SoccerHQ]

As much as people give stick to our summer business you only have to look at Adama on a weekly basis now to see a bit of patience with young players is needed on occasions. Guy is now one of the best wide attackers in the league.

Not saying Trez is going to hit those heights but given he's scored a few goals while settling in he does have some talent and I'd say the same for likes of Douglas Luiz who shows glimmers of a very good central midfield player but obviously lacks consistancy at this stage.

What we need to do is provide 3-4 ready made top level players for these guys to learn off in the next few windows. If we can't get them in January, hopefully we'll sign well enough to stay up and we can target again in the summer.

Don't get people dismissing likes of Giroud or Pedro as January options. Guess there's nothing a 65 cap Spanish international and someone who played 200 times for Barca can teach Trez I guess.

[Footy-Vill]

Villa  need 4 more wins and 6 draws
To get 36 points in remaining 19 matches

Firstly let's take the  fixtures at home  .
9 remaining ,and in order of difficulty .
This is based on table away form since season start. Easier matches first.

Watford
Spurs
Man Utd
Arsenal
Palace
Wolves
Sheffield Utd
Chelsea
Man city

Away fixtures
These based on difficulty from the home form table

Watford
Southampton
West ham
Bournemouth
Brighton
Burnley
Newcastle
Everton
Leicester
Liverpool

[ChicagoLion]

We have blown so many of our easier Home games, our away games look easier except we have the worst away record in the league ( except Norwich).
We need at least 5 wins.

[robbo1874]

There's just a giant hole where midfield should be.

mainly a McGinn shaped hole. Does anybody know how much longer he is likely to be out for? Along with Jack, he’s obviously one of our most influential players when he’s on form. He did look like he needed a rest after the last international round of matches, but I think our form will improve when he comes back in (hopefully soon).

[adrenachrome]

There's just a giant hole where midfield should be.

mainly a McGinn shaped hole. Does anybody know how much longer he is likely to be out for? Along with Jack, he’s obviously one of our most influential players when he’s on form. He did look like he needed a rest after the last international round of matches, but I think our form will improve when he comes back in (hopefully soon).

He is out for 3 months my most accounts.

[robbo1874]

There's just a giant hole where midfield should be.

mainly a McGinn shaped hole. Does anybody know how much longer he is likely to be out for? Along with Jack, he’s obviously one of our most influential players when he’s on form. He did look like he needed a rest after the last international round of matches, but I think our form will improve when he comes back in (hopefully soon).

He is out for 3 months my most accounts.

yes - just read on Pravda, he has fractured his ankle. That’s a fker. Oh well he should be back to help our push for top 4 at the end of the season!

[ChicagoLion]

The problem with a lack of midfield cover was evident with SJM  playing.
I also think that he has had a lot of criticism but I think he has been giving all of his energy trying to cover defensively. The flat 3 midfield has not worked for sometime now.

[Sexual Ealing]

If anyone is really starting to worry, I can recommend putting the following into the YouTube search box: "Aston Villa Sweet Caroline Wembley". It's excellent for the soul. We've got this.

[Footy-Vill]

The last time 40+ PTS was needed to stay up was in 2010/11 and before that was in 2002/03 43pts and clubs  only needed 4 times in 25 seasons to reach 40+ points other years being
96/97 41 pts
97/98 41 pts


Minimum number of points needed to stay up
11/12 37pts
12/13 37pts
13/14 34pts
14/15 36pts
15/16 38pts
16/17 35pts
17/18 34pts
18/19 35pts

For me 36 -38 PTS max to stay up.