Aston Villa v Arsenal - Match Thread.

[paul_e]

Pathetic from the ref, not even a foul, again. How can you compete when the ref makes up the rules for the opposition.

All 3 yellows so far have been soft as fuck.

[Bad English]

What was Mcginn doing there? Lucky to stay on the pitch.

Indeed.

[JUAN PABLO]

Come on Gerrard. what does the iPad suggest we do?

playing football manager on it

[Keeno]

We've barely had a kick. Probably one of the best 30 minutes of football I've seen another team play against us this year - totally shut down any forward options with their press.

I don't even think we've been notably poor, nor has anyone has dropped any clangers - we've just been played off the park. Worth trying something drastic at half time to try and turn it around to be honest.

[Beard82]

Come on Gerrard. what does the iPad suggest we do?

Accepted Apples updated terms and conditions - thats what it always suggests

[JUAN PABLO]

First time we pressed and arsenal made mistake


More of that

[Goldenballs]

Don't see what else Mings can do there, he won the ball cleanly with both feet on the ground, he tripped over his trailing leg. The only other option for Mings is to not bother and let Saka get the ball? This ref's a knob anyway.

[BC Villain]

Any chance of Luiz joining in today?

[ez]

Mings should have faked injury the same as the arsenal player.

[Axl Rose]

We need more bodies in the box

[TonyD]

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

[TelfordVilla]

A cardboard cut out could be a good swap for luiz

[JUAN PABLO]

Book him then ref

[JUAN PABLO]

So the ref is an arse fan

[mrfuse]

No yellow for that then?