Bournemouth vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Another team performance like Tuesday night and they'll struggle to match us.

2-0 Villa

[sid1964]

2-0 to the Villa - Samatta to score

[Dr Butler]

any type of win please Villa

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The Doc

[devilla]

Villa win. 2 - 1. You can get 3.5 for us to win at the moment - that looks like great value.

[robbo1874]

No stats to back this up- just my perception, but I think we usually suffer a hangover when we do well in cups. But...I’ve gone for a Villa win. Hopefully Samagoal will get one and another from either El Ghazi or Hourihane if either of them feature. Bournemouth to score first. 2-1 Villa!!

[Oscar Arce]

This is our most important game of the season by far, I would say it will define our season.
A win takes us into the break in great form and a gap in the bottom of the table, a loss drags us right back in it until the end of the season probably.
I hope Smith is drumming into the team to match the intensity that Bournemouth will undoubtebly show early on, plenty of agression and yes fouls to break up play.
The longer we keep them from scoring their crowd will get more edgy and in that scenario I can see us scoring on the break.
A simply must not lose game.

[SoccerHQ]

Josh King joining Man. United so one less attacking option to worry about for them.

[Drummond]

I'm glad we played Tuesday not Wednesday.

Fingers crossed our form continues, I'm going for a tad optimistic 1-3.

[AsTallAsLions]

I see a draw in our near future. 2-2.

[mallo]

A draw would be reasonable. Looking at the goals against Brighton they were more about Brightons errors than Bournemouth carving them up, however we didn't do too well against Brighton. Strangely before the 3-1 win, their problem was scoring goals. Lets hope we keep it that way. Score first and I think they might fold.

[Axl Rose]

Villa to win it late, again. Hourihane. 2-1

[manic-road]

Josh King joining Man. United so one less attacking option to worry about for them.

He hasn't gone yet, Bournemouth rejected the offer.

[SoccerHQ]

Josh King joining Man. United so one less attacking option to worry about for them.

He hasn't gone yet, Bournemouth rejected the offer.

Eddie Howe seemed resigned to it when I heard the interview so sensed it was done but appears not.

[LeeB]

Josh King joining Man. United so one less attacking option to worry about for them.

He hasn't gone yet, Bournemouth rejected the offer.

Eddie Howe seemed resigned to it when I heard the interview so sensed it was done but appears not.

Fingers crossed it goes through, a nice pre-match body blow to them wouldn't go amiss.

[LeeB]

And 4-1 to us.