Aston Villa v Arsenal - Match Thread.

[Axl Rose]

That Partey, what on earth was he doing? A clear penalty for almost assaulting Tyrone

[paul_e]

Ref has set his stall out that a villa player making contact is free kick but not the reverse, fucking cortupt bullshit.

[JUAN PABLO]

Chaka is a wanker

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sanson on for Doug is the obvious swap.   So obvious. 

As is Ings for Watkins.

[Axl Rose]

No yellow? Fouls JJ.

An almost identical foul to JJ's foul on Smith-Rowe.

No booking.

Ref needs to be hung, drawn and quartered.

[JUAN PABLO]

Won the ball there too

[BC Villain]

No yellow? Fouls JJ.

An almost identical foul to JJ's foul on Smith-Rowe.

No booking.

Ref needs to be hung, drawn and quartered.

Referee's been dreadful to be fair.  Not the reason we're losing this though

[Dante Lavelli]

Sanson on for Doug is the obvious swap.   So obvious.

Sanson for Ramsey or McGinn. He’s not suited to the holding midfield role.

[paul_e]

Mcmanaman can get in the fucking sea, biased c**t.

[Keeno]

I think I'd be tempted to put play Ings with Watkins and try and give their CBs a bit more to think about. Maybe take one of the midfielders off, sit them both deep, and just try and work the wide areas more in a 4-2-2-2

We need to change shape significantly as they have been excellent and had full control.

[Toronto Villa]

This has been a very poor half. We’ve not played well at all. But the ref has completely bought Arsenal’s constant fucking whining and bitching.

[JUAN PABLO]

Booing , must be the ref

[TonyD]

Sanson on for Doug is the obvious swap.   So obvious.

Sanson for Ramsey or McGinn. He’s not suited to the holding midfield role.

Neither is Doug and he is a passenger.

[andyh]

Fucking disgraceful first half.
Pedestrian, pace less , passive and brainless.
We are being completely boxed in when we play out from the back and will not mix it up and take the pressure off.

I know consistency is the mark of a good team, and that’s where we are well short, but that half was abysmal.

[Goldenballs]

Least it's only 1.