Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Match Thread

[CT]

Really, really poor from Mings.

We'll need every ounce of team spirit and heart to win this now.

[Risso]

FFS, MOTD just showed the ref showing a second yellow followed by a red.

[jwarry]

Well fucking hell. What a half.

No idea what's coming next. However, we need to rotate players niggling at Zaha to get him to react.

Yep he needs winding up big time

[JUAN PABLO]

I thought Bertie was having a great game - Id have taken off AEG instead as Bertie seemes to track back more

[ez]

It was a straight red

It wasn’t.

I thought they just confirmed it on MotD? Or did I mishear? was in the other room so entirely possible.

BBC website says it was a second yellow.

[Toronto Villa]

There is no way Mings deserved a first yellow. He didnt get involved with Zaha if anything he tried to get away.

In the end though that doesn't matter because he knew he was on one. And more importantly Zaha did too. And Zaha played Mings like a charm and he fell for it.

[kippaxvilla2]

It was two yellows.  And Barry was injured at the time.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

The ref bottled the 1st confrontation. If anything Mings prevented zaha from being sent off as the red mist had descended!

[dorsetvillian]

Played so well. Very fluid. Ming's did his usual fuck up and it will probably cost us a certain 3 points. Such a shame. I noticed the diving Grealish stayed on his feet in the penalty box when he could have got a pen. Going to be agony for the second half.

[villa for life]

Need to wind Zaha up. He got Mings sent off. Need to turn the tables

[TopDeck113]

Idiotic first yellow and was then suckered into the second.

[RamboandBruno]

Thought the ref got the decision on Mings right to be honest, though Zaha is over aggressive yet again, and could of got sent off. I would of taken El Ghazi off instead of Traore, who was again having a very good game. Also think refs having a good game and was brave effectively over ruling var.

Will be tough now, if we can just hold them off for 10 mins and grab one on the break. They look dangerous going forward, but Scott Dan is very slow at the back.

[ktvillan]

The ref bottled the 1st confrontation. If anything Mings prevented zaha from being sent off as the red mist had descended!

Yep if Mings had gone to ground there Zaha would have been off

[Gerrin]

I thought Bertie was having a great game - Id have taken off AEG instead as Bertie seemes to track back more

Do you not think Dean might have one eye on Monday with that substitution? He was probably our best player first half.

[PaulTheVillan]

Give it 10 mins then get Nakamba on for AEG