Aston Villa v Ex ESL contenders Chelsea. Pre Match Thread.

[Footy-Vill]

Best wishes to all going to match.
Think the crowd will play a crucial role here.
It gives some light relief for what has been a most difficult and sad year. So let it all out at the game. Get on the refs back get on Chelsea back. Show the love for Dean Smith a truly great coach!
Will be great to hear the roars from watching on screen (As well as giving some baiting to Chelsea players)
The atmosphere I'm sure will come across great and cheer the boys on to a victory after a wonderful effort this season
2-1 Villa. Watkins double!
Allez Allez Allez

[clash city rocker]

Backed us tomorrow at just over 6/1.

[RamboandBruno]

Three zip to the boys, lads will be buoyed by the crowd and Chelsea will definitely have one eye on the final. We will achieve the impossible and score from a corner!

Does anybody know the last time we scored from a corner, it seems like years!

Was it Konsa first game of the season against Sheffield?

[Brazilian Villain]

I have a feeling we'll win (or at least get a draw) and deprive Chelski of their CL spot until they beat Citeh next week.

[CT]

Not sure how this will go tomorrow against the super league giants.

It will be amazing to see some fans back inside Villa Park, and gutted as I am that I’m not there, I hope you all have a great day and make plenty of noise.

I assume you have the new player songs ready......?

I’ve already got Louie Barry (to the tune of “Wooly Bully”) ready for Monday night.

[Toronto Villa]

Chelsea have a lot more to lose than us tomorrow so we have to have precisely the right attitude and desire to win. They know a draw may not be enough so they will have to attack. If they win so be it, but we simply cannot make it easy for them.

[itmustbe_it is!]

Gutted to miss out in the ballot, would have loved to be there.

Relying on you all to make the noise for me, who's happy to do my singing/shouting ?

[robbo1874]

Chelsea have a lot more to lose than us tomorrow so we have to have precisely the right attitude and desire to win. They know a draw may not be enough so they will have to attack. If they win so be it, but we simply cannot make it easy for them.

so all the pressure’s on Chelsea. We can try a few things that we’d like to do but normally wouldn’t maybe, with no risk attached.

[Nii Lamptey]

Hope we put a performance on for the returning fans today (*and also hope the fans put on a performance for the rest of us sat at home watching it, unlike the spurs fans the other night!).

Nice to have a stress free final day, knowing our fate already.

My one hope is that Liverpool are squeezed out of the CL spots - As much as I hate Chelsea, growing up in the 80s, I'm scarred for life in my detest of those whiny, media darlings from scouseland. Would love nothing more than to not be force fed a season of 'magical European nights at Anfield' next season.   

[ROBBO]

Not sure about this, Villa players will be under no pressure so may suprise everyone. Glimpses of our old form returning against Spurs so who knows.

[SoccerHQ]

We generally match up pretty well down the years v Chelsea.

Unbeaten for years at home when they were one of the best sides in europe under Mourinho and we also beat them in his second spell.

Aside from the 4-0 when we were totally useless in 15/16 the matches are generally close and you also feel we're in it, 1-1 earlier this season and 2-1 defeats last season so completely different mindset to me to playing Man. United where you're just waiting for things to go wrong and they always do.

Wouldn't shock me if we held them tonight as we do have players in final third to cause them issues. Will be a lively atmosphere so that should push us on aswell.

2-2.

[olaftab]

and the 8-0 and couple of 3-0s other than that...  but I agree at home we have stood up to them unlike v Man ure.

[Legion]

As well as the 8.

[Damo70]

I will be relaxing watching the Villa game on SKY on the telly and at the same time keeping an eye on the Wolves game on BT on the laptop. I will also be far more chilled out than I was on the last day last season when I was flicking between the Watford and Bournemouth games as well as looking out for the Villa game.

[Moonraker]

I am lucky enough to be going today, and fully intend to enjoy every minute of the last game of the season without any of the stress of last year. Wish everyone could be there though.