Everton vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[VillaTim]

Gueye is out at the AFCON and McNeil injured. Harrison is a danger and could exploit Moreno defensively. That said i expect our midfield to win the battle and we win the game

[eamonn]

Did Harrison have a medical with us or how close was he to joining in the end?

[VillaTim]

Did Harrison have a medical with us or how close was he to joining in the end?

Not sure we were even in for him, it was that Fabrizio Romano who had a spectacular intel fail and made himself look silly

[PaulWinch again]

Right come on Villa, I’ve got a bad feeling about this one so I’ll be delighted to be proved 100% wrong.

[Clampy]

It'll be a hard game but I reckon we'll just about sneak it. 1-2. Bailey and Konsa with ours.

Dyche said yesterday that Everton haven't been awarded a penalty all season so we know what's coming.

[bilsim]

I don't think we've played well since we beat Citeh, but we've picked up some decent results along the way.

Torres being absent is such a huge miss, his distribution and ability to progress the ball is basically what's made our recent outings far less convincing.

 I'm not expecting a swashbuckling performance... but I really think we should be getting 3 points and back into 2nd place.

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't think we've played well since we beat Citeh, but we've picked up some decent results along the way.

Torres being absent is such a huge miss, his distribution and ability to progress the ball is basically what's made our recent outings far less convincing.

 I'm not expecting a swashbuckling performance... but I really think we should be getting 3 points and back into 2nd place.

Agreed. Torres and Kamara are vital to how we play. We have also missed Tielemans.

[Olof's Beard]

Luiz and Kamara haven't played together since we beat Arsenal. That should change today. It will give us a true indication of the importance of that combination. Kamara also missed the Bournemouth game just before Man City so they have only played as a pair twice in seven games and in those games, we beat the top two from last season. In the other five, we've won two, drew two, lost one.

[Baldy]

Luiz and Kamara haven't played together since we beat Arsenal. That should change today. It will give us a true indication of the importance of that combination. Kamara also missed the Bournemouth game just before Man City so they have only played as a pair twice in seven games and in those games, we beat the top two from last season. In the other five, we've won two, drew two, lost one.

Agreed 100%. The best midfield combination in the whole league. We build our team around them.

Gives me confidence when I see both names on the team sheet. Villa to win, 1-2.

[London Villan]

Our best performances have been with a midfield of McGinn, Luiz, Kamara and Teilemans - the quicker those four can start together again the better.

[LeeB]

Come on Villa these are shite!

[LeeB]

Fucking thug donkey