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

[Clampy]

Palace are one of those teams who are hard to play against but also play half decent football. Should be a good game. I'll go 3-1. Watkins to get one which is not ruled out for an eyelash being offside.

[Moonraker]

I remember that 6 - 2. Or at least the first half. Watched it at home with my mate, and said we would have a scotch and dry every time Villa scored. It was carnage. Havent drunk scotch since.

[olaftab]

Don’t like stats today. Zaha has never scored against us and Palace have not scored in last 3 at Villa park losing all...a bit like Brighton had never won☹️

[cdbearsfan]

Don’t like stats today. Zaha has never scored against us and Palace have not scored in last 3 at Villa park losing all...a bit like Brighton had never won☹️

Keep stats like that to yourself! 😡

[Edvard Remberg]

Don’t like stats today. Zaha has never scored against us and Palace have not scored in last 3 at Villa park losing all...a bit like Brighton had never won☹️

Keep stats like that to yourself! 😡

🤣 yes Olaftab!

One game I am not worried about, since we are 22 for 12, as I still see this season as survival.  We are good, but if we make mistake,  we lose,  if not, we will win comfortably

[OCD]

Palace had a goal ruled out on the run-in last season which may have been the difference in which league we played in this season.

[LukeJames]

Palace had a goal ruled out on the run-in last season which may have been the difference in which league we played in this season.

Spawny Villa.

[The Edge]

Palace had a goal ruled out on the run-in last season which may have been the difference in which league we played in this season.

Spawny Villa.

Spawny Vile bastards don't you know.

[Gerrin]

Am I right in thinking this is the first time in history we’ve played a league game live on the BBC?

Villa 6 Everton 2 1989?

This was definitely on a Sunday afternoon on ITV. I'd just scored four for the under 11s.

Funnily  enough I watched the highlights the other day. Remember it like yesterday, probably as there was so little live football on TV back then. I clearly recall Keown getting absolutely slaughtered by our fans. Olney and Ormandroyd up front, 2 of the lankiest villa players ever.

Defo ITV as Brian Moore is commentating.

https://youtu.be/e0YC38zjhD8

[cdbearsfan]

Unchanged team. Still no Barkley in squad, Konsa on bench.