Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace Pre-Match

[ChicagoLion]

They also have Olise and Eze. Fortunately they don't have a recognised goal scorer.
They gang up on teams and exploit physical weaknesses.

[Footy-Vill]

This could be the game Watkins gets a brace.
2-0 Villa.

Official is Craig Pawson.
In 9 matches at Villa Park Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 3
Never given a penalty in 19 matches. Its a sign could be awarded one.
Overall 19 matches as Ref 5 wins 4 draws and 10 defeats.

[pauliewalnuts]

They also have Olise and Eze. Fortunately they don't have a recognised goal scorer.
They gang up on teams and exploit physical weaknesses.

Eze has been starting on the bench for the last five or six games, too.

[coreyfeldman]

And neither mateta or eduoard can hit the back of a fucking barn door

[Risso]

And neither mateta or eduoard can hit the back of a fucking barn door

Hush, FFS!

[oldtimernow]

Cue for 1 or 2 apiece

[Skerra]

Breaking news…Mateta and Edouard score a brace apiece to secure victory for Palace neither player had scored a goal since they took laces out of the footballs!!

[brontebilly]

Zaha always seems to have a good game against us, unfortunately, and he makes a BIG difference to the way Palace play.  If he's fit to play (I think he's missed four games?), I'll be surprised if he's fit enough to do a full 90.  It was a hamstring, so he won't have been doing much fitness work in meantime.

It's a big test for Matty Cash. It might be Palace, but Zaha is about as difficult a winger as there is to face in the league.  If Cash plays well against him, or we can find a way to stop the supply to him while he's hugging the line, I think we'll win comfortably.

I hope Zaha plays and Cash is tasked to deal with him. Time for him to step up and show Emery what he is made of. If he plays again like he did in the first half v Everton then he might not have a future with us.

[mrfuse]

Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far

I think we all know what happens next....

[ADVILLAFAN]

Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far

I think we all know what happens next....

And it sounds like Zaha will be back from injury....

[Ads]

Since Emery took over, the table reads thus:

1. Arsenal - 30 points
2. Man United - 28 points
3. Man City - 26 points
4. Newcastle - 23 points
5. Tottenham - 22 points
6. Aston Villa - 22 points

If we can improve our home form against the likes of Palace, weighed in context with Leicester and Wolves (games we ought to, but did not, win) then the improvements in the summer ought to make us a lot more competitive.

[dave.woodhall]

Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far

I think we all know what happens next....

It becomes nine.

[VinnieChase84]

Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far

I think we all know what happens next....

And it sounds like Zaha will be back from injury....

Viera has said he wont be back till next week (unless thats dramatically changed in last 2 days)

[OCD]

Since Emery took over, the table reads thus:

1. Arsenal - 30 points
2. Man United - 28 points
3. Man City - 26 points
4. Newcastle - 23 points
5. Tottenham - 22 points
6. Aston Villa - 22 points

If we can improve our home form against the likes of Palace, weighed in context with Leicester and Wolves (games we ought to, but did not, win) then the improvements in the summer ought to make us a lot more competitive.

The away league table would be interesting since Emery took over. Huge improvement since Gerrard went.

[Drummond]

Crystal Palace are on the longest current winless run in the Premier League, failing to win any of their eight games in 2023 so far

I think we all know what happens next....

It becomes nine.

It's been too long since we thought like that.