Burnley v Aston Villa: Pre-Match Thread

[Pete3206]

Another painful afternoon I'm afraid.

[Bad English]

The last time we beat them at theirs was on 12/09/1936, the same day that Fred Perry beat Don Budge to become the first foreigner to win the US National Tennis Championships. 

[aj2k77]

They're pretty dominant in the air. I can only see a loss against these. We've been saying it for years now but we need to inject pace and presence in to the side in January. We have to many tiddy diddly players. After this abysmal run I can see him going for broke against Burnley and actually making a formation change, finally, with it being too late and too little time to get the players showing any semblance of understanding what they should be doing.

Unfortunately I can see this being Smith's last hurrah, which is a real shame. Jota can't play wide, Grealish can't play wide, Elmo can't play, Wesley doesn't deserve a start, Lansbury isn't good enough for a top Championship side never mind this division. Those should be the basics of which to start from which shows what a total mess the last team selection was. Muddled thinking, muddled execution. Keep things simple.

[john2710]

We'll be out muscled from start to finish.

[Small Rodent]

We'll be out muscled from start to finish.

I would say out thought too, but I’m not sure there is much thinking going in at Villa.

[ez]

2-0 home win.

[Des Little]

I’m with Ads, go 352 with the personnel he lined up. We need to be tougher, mentally and physically...the big question is, can we? I really think this one is win or bust for Deano.

[Risso]

Next stop on the Misery Express - Burnley.  They're not in great form with 5 losses in their last 7 games, but as ever, when a team really needs a win we're the masters at gifting it to them.  I've no idea what Mixmaster Smith will come up with as the latest combination in midfield, but whatever it is, it won't work.  3-0 again.

[Deano's Mullet]

We'll be out muscled from start to finish.

This. 3-0 Burnley.

[russon]

We’ll lose 2-0 but Lansbury’s hair will be beautiful.

[pauliewalnuts]

It will be pretty much the same set up as every week with the usual sort of result.

[Nev]

Fuck it. Football always has the element to surprise so I'm going for......

0-1

[andyh]

Burnley must be wanking themselves silly waiting for this one.

Home win - comfortable 3-0 with Westwood dominating the midfield battle.

[TheMalandro]

Another wonderful football occasion in Lancashire.

[russon]

Burnley must be wanking themselves silly waiting for this one.

Home win - comfortable 3-0 with Westwood dominating the midfield battle.

You can bet Westwood will deliver one of his floaty corners in front of the away end and after waiting thirty seconds for it to descend, Woods will nod it in unopposed