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

[kippaxvilla2]

Got a good feeling.  2-1 to us.  Watkins and Tammy own goal.  Clive Walker for them.

[Sexual Ealing]

I think Tuchel will pick a strong side and then worry about the final afterwards. If he gets top four and CL runners-up that's a great season. If he falls at the last on three fronts he's kind of fucked up.

[Hockley Lion]

Got a good feeling.  2-1 to us.  Watkins and Tammy own goal.  Clive Walker for them.

Hope you are right. Tammy's being a sweet deliberate volley.

[Axl Rose]

0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Got a good feeling.  2-1 to us.  Watkins and Tammy own goal.  Clive Walker for them.

Hope you are right. Tammy's being a sweet deliberate volley.

Great game for conspiracy theories this one.  Here's the Chelsea view.

"Villa need to be clever about this game, they must know if we don't make top 4 we won't be able to replace Tammy next season, and he'll have to stay at the club"

"JT knows where his heart is. Need Agent JT to spike the food of the Aston Villa players meals on Sunday."

https://www.theshedend.com/topic/34842-aston-villa-v-chelsea-pl-sun-23rd-may-2021-1600-gmt/page/3/#comments

[sickbeggar]

We have literally nothing to play for. Chelsea may have one eye on the CL final but given the league situation they really have to win to be sure. 1-2

[Nev]

In a facsimile of the season we will show our good side and bad side.

1-1

[Dave P]

It’ll be emotional hearing Crazy Train before the game and even more emotional hearing Sweet Caroline after it.

1-0 Villa. Grealish penalty.

[CT]

0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.

Just six? VAR not being quite so corrupt this weekend then?!

[john2710]

At half-time the club will remember those who’ve left us over the last 12 months. We sent details & a photo to the club on a friend of ours who died last year.

They’ve received requests for 370 people. So many in fact they don’t think there’s time to get it done at half-time. That seems a staggering number of people.

The video will be posted on to YouTube.

[manic-road]

 I will go for 1-1, Traore to score a worldy.

[Drummond]

0-1, six penalties turned down by VAR.

Just six? VAR not being quite so corrupt this weekend then?!

They'll award them 6 penalties too though.

[Drummond]

Could be an interesting one this. Pride for us and Euro places to play for. Chumps League for them.

I guess it may depend on what's happening elsewhere too.

Nakamba to do a job on Mount, Grealish to run rings round James, Mings to keep Werner and Havertz at bay and Ross Barkley to be confused about where to sit.

They should beat us based on most metrics.

Come on Villa.

[Ads]

Just over 24 hours till shouting loudly in public is normal again!

[Smithy]

We have literally nothing to play for. Chelsea may have one eye on the CL final but given the league situation they really have to win to be sure. 1-2

I would argue that our captain and best player has an awful lot to play for.  Jack really needs a solid performance to cement his place for the Euros, as does Ollie to certain extent.  Jack really doesn't want any question marks over his fitness once the season has ended.  He's probably as motivated as he could be to turn in a proper "Jack's back" peformance.