Aston Villa v Luton Post-Match Thread

[eamonn]

Was finally able to catch a game live.  So nice to see a game where the other team parks a bus and we can still break them down and score 3.  For so many years. A game like this would usually end up 0-0 or 0-1 because we would make a silly mistake.

#factoryofgladness

#HappyWorkers #HappyBoss #HappyWife!

[AV82EC]

Stroll in the park really, didn’t need to get out of second gear as Luton seemed happy enough to park the bus and show limited ambition. Just the type of fixture you need after a European away game. Looks like Fulham in a couple of weeks could be a slightly harder one, we’ll see.

[Hopadop]

We did to Luton what top sides spent nearly a decade doing to us. Winning comfortably even when not playing near their best. It's nice to be the ones dishing it out these days.

"Routine win" according to the Beeb.  What is this 'routine win'?

[Somniloquism]

What was their shot on target? It must have been right at the end as they still hadn't had one when we scored for them.

[PeterWithesShin]

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to Sky Sports: "Very satisfied. These three points are very important for us. Only I can be not very happy with the goal we conceded because it was a strange mistake.

"The idea was to control the game, to keep ball possession and to try and avoid their transition, their moment with the ball and don't concede a lot of corners and we did.

"Overall I think we deserved to win.

"It is a challenge, to always try to be consistent and get a high level and not play under this level. It is a process, we are building a team.

"For me it is still a long process here and I will want to work to improve as always.

"Of course I am happy but still being serious, serious in the way I want to build here and improve more."

[Somniloquism]

highlights video on Sky

https://www.skysports.com/football/aston-villa-vs-luton-town/report/482682

[Villan82]

It's not that long ago since we'd have been happy enough to get to 22 points for Christmas. We already have 22 points and it is still October. UTV

[pauliewalnuts]

That was the easiest three points you'll see, we absolutely cruised that with about 20% effort.

Just what you want after a midweek European tie.

Also, nice little top five group with a bit of a gap behind them now.

[Paul.S]

Very professional and that’s all we had to be today.

[aldridgeboy]

Shows how far we have come that 3-1 left me slightly disappointed !
But up until a year ago that’s a game we would have struggled to score. And we could have had 6 easily.

3 wins in 7 days scoring 11 in the process.
Wow.

[AV84]

Maybe we were taking it easy today but Everton, Brighton, West Ham, and AZ Alkmaar all got a worse beating from us than Luton did. Won't make a difference to where they are in the table, right enough.

[dave shelley]

My lad and his boys were at the game today, I'm waiting for his match report.  It's one thing I really miss about living here, I should be sharing it with them.  You can't have it all I suppose.

[Ads]

Very comfortable that. We probably should have had 3 or 4 more. It was pretty effortless stuff considering they turned up simply to keep the score down.

It's going to be impressive to see just how bad Sheffield United are at Villa Park and how they can possibly be worse than Luton.

We're getting increasingly more and more comfortable playing out from the back and with that ability to hit the direct button very quickly, we look utterly lethal on the break.

The top 5 look a cut above everybody else.

[Smirker]

It's annoying to keep winning but not go up in the table.

[ldavfc4eva]

Good win today in what,for Villa of old, would have been a banana skin.

Eldest enjoyed the game and wants to come again, despite still saying she prefers the Villa ladies to the mens - I’m not fussed it’s all good!

We match on, nice 5 point gap over Newcastle too to cement 5th place.