Your Team 11 and formation Vs Chelsea

[kippaxvilla2]

They don’t want anyone going to witness the humiliation.

[Bad English]

Is this the pre-match thread in disguise?

[jwarry]

If we get anything out of this game it will be a bonus

[Uknowthescore]

Looking likely that mings; martinez and Buendia are only ones out. If that’s the case then I would go

Steer
Cash
Tueanzebe
Konsa
Targett
Traore
Mcginn
Luiz
Bailey
Watkins
Ings

4-4-2. 2-0 villa

[Skerra]

Of course, being Villa, I can see a couple more added to the injury list. Anything under 0-5 would probably be a good result. Remember, we don’t do half hearted injuries. Look at Shinsplints, moves away and miraculous recovery.

[Footy-Vill]

If it's 4-4-2
Then i think we will have to narrow the available attacking space and with high pressing from the front , wide and our central two middle men it can be a case of disruption to Chelsea's play. Winning the ball back and have to be aggressive in attacks once in possession

And that could be the case moving forward in a 4-4-2
Watkins and Ings press from the front.

[JD]

Looking likely that mings; martinez and Buendia are only ones out. If that’s the case then I would go

Steer
Cash
Tueanzebe
Konsa
Targett
Traore
Mcginn
Luiz
Bailey
Watkins
Ings

4-4-2. 2-0 villa

I would swap Traore with JJ. Have Traore on the bench.   

[ChicagoLion]

I think Smith will go 4 5 1
He will shoehorn Young into the somehow.
Steer
Cash Tunzabe Mings Target
Ollie Luiz SJM Young AEG
Ings

3 nil to Chelsea

[brontebilly]

I think Smith will go 4 5 1
He will shoehorn Young into the somehow.
Steer
Cash Tunzabe Mings Target
Ollie Luiz SJM Young AEG
Ings

3 nil to Chelsea

That's like a team McLeish might pick! One for Young to sit out anyway.

[RamboandBruno]

Might not be possible, but think he’ll really want Mings back for this. Must admit I’m totally confused now as to whether Bailey can play or not considering he’s flown off for Jamaica’s internationals. Do we know anything about Konsa’s injury?

Steer

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

McGinn
Luiz
Ramsey

El Ghazi
Ings
Watkins

Bailey coming off the bench?

[chrisw1]

                 Steer
Cash      Konsa   Mings    Targett
    McGinn   Luiz    Ramsey
 Watkins      Ings     ElGhazi

I'd be tempted to start Bailey instead of Watkins or El Ghazi to be honest, but I feel ElGhazi deserves to keep the shirt for the way he played against Brentford and Smith will definitely play Watkins.

edit - just realised this is same as Rambo

[ChicagoLion]

I think Smith will go 4 5 1
He will shoehorn Young into the somehow.
Steer
Cash Tunzabe Mings Target
Ollie Luiz SJM Young AEG
Ings

3 nil to Chelsea

That's like a team McLeish might pick! One for Young to sit out anyway.

i would not pick this team but i reckon DS will.

[Footy-Vill]

Mings was warming up for England and everything .
Can see him playing v Andorra
Must have got some spare ribs

Behold he cometh our leader back for the battle at the bridge.

[Monty]

Starting to think maybe FV is right, maybe we should match them up 3-4-3. Ollie and Bailey in the inside forward positions? Young at left wingback? I dunno, pretty sure we'd lose this literally whatever we did at this point, but it might be worth a shot.

[Drummond]

Steer

Cash Konsa Mings Targett

McGinn Luiz Young

Bailey Ings Watkins