Aston Villa vs Arsenal pre match thread

[Clark W Griswold]

Arsenal looking for a win to get back on track. Welcome to Villa Park.

[Legion]

0-2.

[Legion]

Poll added.

[ChicagoLion]

Please no Leon Bailey starting!

Fingers X

[LeeB]

Please no Leon Bailey starting!

Fingers X

He'd be out for a month if he tried that

[darren woolley]

2-1 Arsenal win.

[Scott Nielsen]

If this was away, I'd feel somewhat hopeful. Since it is not I fear an easy win for Arsenal. We are just really unconvincing at home (Scum aside).

[PaulTheVillan]

I think Arsenal will need to go balls out tonight, so I can see some sort of positive result for us on the weekend.
Saka seems to play well against us, so that's one threat we'll need to nullify.

I really home Emery ditches Bailey and Buendia for this one, and goes for Duran and Coutinho.

[Mister E]

They'll be far too good for us.
They'll get away with murder.
Arteta will look more and more like a Thunderbird as the match progresses.

Nah, the Thunderbird boys were clean and wholesome. Methinks you are referring to Arteta's uncanny resemblance to Captain Black, evil protagonist and Mysteron agent in Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons fame.

You need to get out more ...

[Three Spires Villa]

1-1, no reason just optimism

[RichardBatchelor]

I can’t bear Man City, so an Arse win tonight will mean we’ll be able to beat them on Saturday knowing they’ll still have a six point lead - and we will beat them, 2-1.

[Toronto Villa]

I’m going for Man City to smash Arsenal tonight and the choke will be on. They then come to Villa Park and take another kicking vs their old boss. Arteta to run up and down the touchline complaining at everything as he does watching the wheels fall off.

[Paul.S]

Them playing tonight does us a huge favour.
I think we’ll get something from the game as long as we go at them from the off and don’t let them settle.

[Risso]

Them playing tonight does us a huge favour.

I can't remember the last time it ever worked in our favour. When they beat us it will be a case of "they played mid-week so were more match fit than us."

[rougegorge]

I can’t bear Man City, so an Arse win tonight will mean we’ll be able to beat them on Saturday knowing they’ll still have a six point lead - and we will beat them, 2-1.

I'm with you on Man City, but actually I think a Man City win could be better for us. If Arsenal win tonight, they will be full of confidence.