Aston Villa vs Southampton pre-match thread - Sat 3pm

[postal]

I'd play with Kodjia and Wesley.

Heaton
Guilbert
Engels
Hause
Targett
Hourihane
McGinn
Grealish
El Ghazi
Luiz
Wesley

That’s what I’d go with as well

I would swap Nakamba with Luiz, but that would be it.  I wouldn't usually advocate Hourihane starting, but like the a Newcastle game, think these kind of matches at home are where we need his quality in the final third. 

I’m always much happier when Hourihane is in the team. I’d maybe swap El Ghazi for Trez as well.

I'd swap Kodjia for El Ghazi.

That is almost sounding like a Panini sticker album! 

Anyway, 2-1 Villa, we will get a goal either side of half time and then Ings will pop one in at 70min mark for the tradiational "nervy" finish

[hilts_coolerking]

Just.  Fookin.  Win.

Don't care how or by how many. 

[TaxDodger]

Aston Villa 3-2 Southampton
McGinn 17       Ings 15
El Ghazi 59      Long 65
Wesley 90+6

[Risso]

Just.  Fookin.  Win.

Don't care how or by how many. 

I'd like a nice, straightforward 4-0 win please. 2 goals in each half, so I'm not on the verge of a nervous breakdown when it's 1-0 in the 93rd minute.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Stating the bloody obvious but this is massive isn’t it?

Losing, and dropping into the bottom 3 doesn’t bear thinking about. I’d fear for us psychologically if that happened.

I’ll go for a nervy 2-1 win (with my heart ruling my head slightly).

[GXVilla]

I think the part we play as supporters will be crucial in this one. Convey our nerves to the players and we're in trouble!
So hopefully we can make VP a cauldron of noise and drive them on to victory. Come on you Lions!

[ChicagoLion]

This is also massive for them, I watched the end of thier game last week and they actually looked better than we did at United.
This could get ugly.

[AsTallAsLions]

As others have said, they're not terrible going forward, but they are shocking at the back.

We we keep things tight, I'd expect a win.

Which means we'll likely bottle it.

[ChicagoLion]

As others have said, they're not terrible going forward, but they are shocking at the back.

We we keep things tight, I'd expect a win.

Which means we'll likely bottle it.

Yeh the keep things tight thing bothers me, how many clean sheets this season?

[VinnieChase84]

They are without that Djenpro bloke

[AsTallAsLions]

As others have said, they're not terrible going forward, but they are shocking at the back.

We we keep things tight, I'd expect a win.

Which means we'll likely bottle it.

Yeh the keep things tight thing bothers me, how many clean sheets this season?

Just two in the league.

[Nelly]

I would bring Grealish back into the centre post-haste! Stick Jota in behind Wesley too. Truthfully, if we can just get our early-season midfield energy, we can do well.

I fully expect they will see this as winnable and I suppose it is for them.

3-1 Villa, Wesley, Grealish aaaaand Wesley again.

[Damo70]

Nervy 2-1 win.

My thoughts exactly. Southampton are pretty poor but they have battled and restored some pride since they were thrashed by Leicester.

[ez]

Villa to win 2-0.Grealish and Kodjia with the goals.

[robbo1874]

Another tough fought draw unfortunately I think. 2-2

Both sides are going to see this as must win, so we’ll both be going all out.