Champions League Contention

[Smirker]

I'm smirking.

[PaulWinch again]

Wouldn’t get too confident yet - a. this game needs to finish yet and b. we need to start playing well and winning. But yes this would be very helpful.

[Demitri_C]

I think spurs will beat arsenal next weekend unfortunately.  Its spurs Cup final and arsenal have  at tough midweek trip ro munich

[jon collett]

The Villa supporter in me is now worried about Newcastle catching us!

[Villan82]

If we could get a point tomorrow we go slight favourites for me.

[Footy-Vill]

Wouldn’t get too confident yet - a. this game needs to finish yet and b. we need to start playing well and winning. But yes this would be very helpful.

Have faith in that spurs defence !

[Ian.]

I bet Gary Neville now thinks it’s in the bag for Man Utd.

[Baldy]

I think spurs will beat arsenal next weekend unfortunately.  Its spurs Cup final and arsenal have  at tough midweek trip ro munich

They are playing Arses on 28th April!!

[pelty]

The Villa supporter in me is now worried about Newcastle catching us!

We should be! Their run-in is so easy!

[Footy-Vill]

You have to  follow this thread.
Every chance Villa remain ahead by time spurs play again

[Somniloquism]

Pencilled in at the moment, but Spurs end of season will be tight and tiring for them as our run in could be.

Sun 28th Arse, Home (They will be rested whilst Arse have us, Munich, Wolves and Chelsea leading into it).
Thu 2nd May, Chelsea, Away. (TBC)
Sun 5th May, Liverpool, Away.
Sat 11th May, Burnley, Home.
Tue 14th May, Man City, Home. (TBC)
Sun 19th May, Sheff Utd, Away.

Ours after Arsenal are.

Thurs 18th Apr Lille, Away.
Sun 21st Apr, Bournemouth, Home.
Sat 27th Apr, Chelsea, Home.
Thurs 2nd May, Potential Semi, Home.
Sat/Sun 4th/5th May, Brighton, Away.
Thurs 9th May, Potential Semi, Away.
Mon 13th May,  Liverpool, Home.
Sun 19th May, Crystal Palace, Away.
Wed 29th May, Potential Final.

[Somniloquism]

The Villa supporter in me is now worried about Newcastle catching us!

We should be! Their run-in is so easy!

They would have to win 4 of their last 5, and hope we pick up no points at all.

[jon collett]

The Villa supporter in me is now worried about Newcastle catching us!

We should be! Their run-in is so easy!

They would have to win 4 of their last 5, and hope we pick up no points at all.

They’ve got six games left and every game winnable in which case we’d need 9 points to see them off from our six.

[OCD]

Palace, Brentford and Man Utd away aren't easy games.

[Somniloquism]

The Villa supporter in me is now worried about Newcastle catching us!

We should be! Their run-in is so easy!

They would have to win 4 of their last 5, and hope we pick up no points at all.

They’ve got six games left and every game winnable in which case we’d need 9 points to see them off from our six.

IF Newcastle won 8 games on the trot at the end of the season, then well done and they deserve to be there. However just a reminder that only two matches ago, they played Everton at their place and drew 1-1. They have a style of play which could get goals against the more open teams (look at their games against us for example), but also like us, they can struggle against more defensive teams who put all the players behind the ball.