Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa pre match thread

[Smirker]

Saturday 27th November, 3pm kick off.

Win here would be massive and would show maybe we have turned a corner after the horrendous run.

Tough games coming up so this is massive.

Don't know how to add a poll but I think this will be a narrow loss, sorry.

[Bobby Boy]

This is an early start for a pre-match thread but happy to run with it.

Vieira has got Palace playing for sure so this will be tough.

They've done us at their place both games since we came up when they weren't as impressive as they look now.

My head says a narrow defeat but let's go with the Gerard effect continuing following a full week of training with the boys.

1-1

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

A draw there would be a decent result.

[Smirker]

This is an early start for a pre-match thread but happy to run with it.

Vieira has got Palace playing for sure so this will be tough.

They've done us at their place both games since we came up when they weren't as impressive as they look now.

My head says a narrow defeat but let's go with the Gerard effect continuing following a full week of training with the boys.

1-1

Just thought as we are now into the new week it would be the right time 

[PaulWinch again]

Tough game this - have to target set pieces because they are weak there.

[RichardBatchelor]

We don't do draws and Palace only do draws ... something's got to give.

A draw it is.

[RamboandBruno]

They’ve only lost two games, one of which was Chelsea away first game of the season, the other Liverpool  away, so their no mugs. Saying that they’ve also drawn at home to Brighton and Newcastle fairly recently.
It would be no surprise  if we lost this with Benteke scoring, i would be pleased with a draw. But Palace arent going to finish top 10 imo, so they will lose more games along the way. So why not here.
1-0 Villa, Watkins.

[martin o`who??]

Benteke scoring again so no bonus points in the quick-fire round for guessing what's fucking coming this weekend.

[Toronto Villa]

Bloody amateur. Where’s the poll?

[Brazilian Villain]

It would be no surprise  if we lost this with Benteke scoring, i would be pleased with a draw. But Palace arent going to finish top 10 imo, so they will lose more games along the way. So why not here.
1-0 Villa, Watkins.

Agree with much of that, think Stévie G will keep it tight and then Bailey to get a late winner on a counter attack. Zaha getting sent off for shithousery would be a bonus.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Bloody amateur. Where’s the poll?

At right back I hope.

[john e]

Villa win, we’re on a roll

[Lastfootstamper]

Benteke scoring again so no bonus points in the quick-fire round for guessing what's fucking coming this weekend.

Nah, we'll be fine. It's those centre-forwards looking for a goal after 22 barren months that normally give us bother. That said, him vs Mings could be a proper tussle.

And I'll go for our bloke to come out on top. A repeat of the Brighton score, two-none us. Watkins and Ramsey, would've been three but unbelievably El Ghazi misses a penalty!

[N'ZMAV]

we're always shit away at Palace and Benteke is in form.

[eamonn]

Tricky one to call. We're awful there since Benteke scored that goal out of nowhere on a bastard cold winter's night under Lambert. He's finally beginning to show something like that kind of form again but for them now.

Can we just settle it in a managers duel - who was the better player, Paddy or Steven ?