Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Pre Match Thread - Boxing Day 3pm

[jcsutv]

Remember a game before xmas late 70 's perhaps where a john dehean header in front of the holte gave us the 3 points against Newcastle I think. Could live with that again

Jack went to JD’s school. Maybe he will do the same...

[PaulTheVillan]

A comfortable win. 3-0

[Damo70]

Remember a game before xmas late 70 's perhaps where a john dehean header in front of the holte gave us the 3 points against Newcastle I think. Could live with that again

Jack went to JD’s school. Maybe he will do the same...

John Deehan went to my junior/infant school (unfortunately named St. Andrews) and comprehensive school St. Peters. But he is eight years older than me so our paths never crossed. I do know he lived with his parents in Valley Road Solihull/Sheldon and when he was at Villa he drove a yellow Triumph TR7. I wasn't aware Jack Grealish also went to the same school as me.

[clash city rocker]

Remember a game before xmas late 70 's perhaps where a john dehean header in front of the holte gave us the 3 points against Newcastle I think. Could live with that again

! Pedant alert !

It was only two points for a win in the 70s.

Ok.. can live with the pointed out.

[Lastfootstamper]

Remember a game before xmas late 70 's perhaps where a john dehean header in front of the holte gave us the 3 points against Newcastle I think. Could live with that again

Jack went to JD’s school. Maybe he will do the same...

John Deehan went to my junior/infant school (unfortunately named St. Andrews) and comprehensive school St. Peters. But he is eight years older than me so our paths never crossed. I do know he lived with his parents in Valley Road Solihull/Sheldon and when he was at Villa he drove a yellow Triumph TR7. I wasn't aware Jack Grealish also went to the same school as me.

Eight? About 12 or 13, surely, young man?

[Brazilian Villain]

Be more confident if the game was shifted to 7pm on Sunday and played in London ….. but I will go with a clean sheet and 2- 0 Villa

Would be more confident if kippaxvilla2 had started the pre-match thread like the last 3. So if we lose it will definitely be on TV!

[Damo70]

Palace are efficient but limited. Hopefully they are still reeling from the Liverpool defeat. We have the better team so if we are on our game we will win.

[Damo70]

Remember a game before xmas late 70 's perhaps where a john dehean header in front of the holte gave us the 3 points against Newcastle I think. Could live with that again

Jack went to JD’s school. Maybe he will do the same...

John Deehan went to my junior/infant school (unfortunately named St. Andrews) and comprehensive school St. Peters. But he is eight years older than me so our paths never crossed. I do know he lived with his parents in Valley Road Solihull/Sheldon and when he was at Villa he drove a yellow Triumph TR7. I wasn't aware Jack Grealish also went to the same school as me.

Eight? About 12 or 13, surely, young man?

Yes, on reflection you are right he is 13 years older than me.

[Legion]

0-2

[Drummond]

Well, I've double checked my working and found nothing wrong, so I'm going with the maths. Us, 24-0. It would be 25, but they'll never add the right stoppage time. Everyone scores except Cash.

Perhaps more realistically, I think we're once again into 'he who scores first, wins' territory. And I'm glad the Barkley inclusion headache isn't mine!

Well we beat Liverpool 7-2 and they beat Palace 7-0 so I think it will be 14-2.

[Morleys left boot]

Well folks nobody went to our school  not even me if I could help it
However  if we had seven apples and lLiverpool had two apples
I think we will beat palace 5 -0
Merry Christmas everybody !

[TonyD]

One day we are going to tonk someone.

9.0

[Skerra]

Hopefully, third time lucky for Ollie. He has had 2 good goals overruled wrongly by VAR. Fingers crossed for him on this occasion.
Not usually like me but, I have a good feeling about this one. Let’s start making a fortress at Villa Park again for ourselves. Coupled with a continuing excellent away form...top 6...why not? We are Villa and, would you bet against us Ron?

[manic-road]

Palace are normally a tough team to beat, well drilled defensively and have Zaha and a confident Benteke who are a threat.

 2-1 to us please.

[RamboandBruno]

Sounds bizarre saying this after they’ve just got hammered. But I think they are a half decent side on their day, and better when counter attacking away from home. Benteke will be back for them and had actually hit some form for the first time in years before a 1 game ban. Zaha is obviously a good player, Ayew can cause problems and Eze is also a very good player for them.
Woy will want them to prove a point after saturdays collapse. All in all a different challenge to the last two games, where palace will try and play football on the counter rather than hoof it.
Harsh as it may sound I’d bring Barclay back in for Traore, and give him 60 odd mins, Traore back in then for Chelsea when barklay can’t play.
2-1 villa (Watkins, Grealish).

                Martinez

Cash.     Konsa.   Mings.    Targett

                Luiz.       McGinn

El Ghazi.   Barclay.         Grealish

                  Watkins