Newcastle v Aston Villa Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

[Toronto Villa]

[Legion]

A bit better.

[Toronto Villa]

beat me again Mr Shin. I need to get a better time machine

[PaulWinch again]

Jack central? Hope so. Good to see Samatta, we need Trez and AEG to get some crosses in.

Win please.

[TaxDodger]

Grealish more central I guess

[PaulWinch again]

Still think Konsa at right back is a mistake.

[hilts_coolerking]

Samatta is an upgrade on Davis.  Not sure Trez is an upgrade on anyone but Conor hasn't done much.

[PeterWithesShin]

The confirmed Newcastle team v Aston Villa:

Dubravka, Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Rose, Hayden, Shelvey, Ritchie, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin

Subs:

Darlow, Schar, Carroll, Gayle, Muto, Krafth, Yedlin, Lazaro, Bentaleb.

[SoccerHQ]

Luiz reward for two good games is shifted back to DM and probably back to getting slaughtered on here if he can't keep up with Almiron or Saint Maxim when they break.

Would've gone with two up front, hey ho.

[devilla]

Still no Guilbert then.

[Skerra]

Still persisting with the 433. Waste of a couple of players having El Ghazi and Trezeguet starting.

[Sexual Ealing]

Still persisting with the 433. Waste of a couple of players having El Ghazi and Trezeguet starting.

Looks more like 4-5-1 to me.

[SoccerHQ]

Still persisting with the 433. Waste of a couple of players having El Ghazi and Trezeguet starting.

See it as 4-2-3-1. McGinn will have to get through lots of defensive work and also provide threat going forward. On the basis of his first two starts it's a pretty big ask.

[manic-road]

Happy with Samatta starting, looks good in front of goal.