Aston Villa v Chelsea Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

HT. We've been much the better side.

[Toronto Villa]

We have played pretty well, but we’re not going to score.

We will still likely lose this 2 or 3 nil. Our profligacy will be our undoing

[SaddVillan]

Bloody ref's giving them the benefit most of the time.
If we had an in form forward line we'd be coasting.

[villadelph]

Loftus Cheek is trash.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Loftus Cheek is trash.

Another bullet dodged

[ez]

Ings should have scored by now.

[Beard82]

That was a pretty good performance - interesting to see what happens - hopefully they will be just as bad in the s find half

[Ian.]

That’s a brilliant first half, can’t fault the effort and also chances we’ve made.

[SamTheMouse]

We were very good in that first half, certainly better than Chelsea. Just a shame Mings had to produce one of his massive unforced clangers.

[manic-road]

The early goal against meant the handbrake was off for the team, and we played some decent football at times creating chances against on paper a better team.

Come on Villa.

[Goldenballs]

Played really well, should be leading. Why haven't we played like this before?

[mrfuse]

I can only imagine Chelsea will improve 2nd half so I fear we've missed our opportunity to get back in the game first half.

[PeterWithesShin]

The double concern is, can we play that well second half, and can they play that badly.

[martin o`who??]

To be fair a fantastic response against a good side. But for some terrible decision making, a couple of fantastic saves and us turning two twenty-a-season forwards into pedestrians we'd be pissing this now.

[Risso]

Contrary to rumours neither of the owners are here.