Luton vs Aston Villa post-match thread

[Witton Warrior]

My lad and I legged it up to the local in Wordsley for the last 20 minutes to hear local Dingles laughing about our Champion's League aspirations. Sat down with pints as Digne buried his header. The lone Olbiun fan was telling us all how great the Championship was. They all toddled off at the end...

[Pat McMahon]

If Lenglet let's Emi pick that ball up before the corner that led to the first goal, I think we see that out comfortably. Lost our way a tad in the second half but we did what all good sides do.

I thought exactly the same when we conceded that corner but after the pair of them were involved in the error for Fulham’s goal two weeks ago I get why Lenglet took no prisoners.

Great first half, but we should really have scored a third and knocked the stuffing out of them. I really felt annoyed that we fell into their hands second half. They upped the temp, started to attack the flanks in the hope of winning set pieces and we obliged by gifting loads of free kicks, many of them soft. Once we had seen what the ref was giving we should have been smarter and given him less reason to award them.

Having said that, Ollie was mauled for much of the first half and got almost nothing from the ref, who seemed to operate two very different sets of rules re physical contact. How Digne was booked for that aerial duel was completely unfathomable.

We really need to be clinical when managing 2 goal leads  and our defensive set piece work needs a fair bit of fine tuning too. All in all, relieved!

[Steve67]

We are getting towards the business end of the season when performances matter less than the points.  Great first half, followed by a mess of a second half, but we had enough about us to keep going and win the game, despite playing against 12 men, 13 if you count Zaniolo! I hope JJ is ok because he gives us extra energy that Rogers doesn't have as yet. The results went against us today, so we had to take care of our own business, so, well done for keeping going and winning as a place where we never seem to win. Big week ahead.

[Villatillidie1982]

Subs were far too late (needed after 55-60 mins) , Tielmans was pretty shite for the most part, Zaniolo was dreadful and too many half arsed second half performances but we found a way and 70 points will give us Champions League. If Torres plays next week alongside Konsa, we will beat ye spuds and have a better than excellent chance. Just listening to Watkins, he making it very clear that the relaxing after a two goal lead is not on, good on him...

Lenglet is getting better apart from the needless corner that he gave away.

[olaftab]

Imagine spurs fans faces watching the winner go in!

Oh they are not happy cocks. "Villa are always lucky get more breaks than any other team" 'They have got away with not having injuries like we had" "Fuckin Emery celebrated that goal like he's already qualified for top 4" "Catty Mash fucking dirty clogger, I wonder who's leg he's going to break next  week  maybe Maddison"

[olaftab]

We really need to be clinical when managing 2 goal leads  and our defensive set piece work needs a fair bit of fine tuning too. All in all, relieved!

Yes it does need tuning. I have noted in the last few matches we have been very vulnerable when defending situations like the one where Luton scored their second.

[villadelph]

Imagine spurs fans faces watching the winner go in!

Oh they are not happy cocks. "Villa are always lucky get more breaks than any other team" 'They have got away with not having injuries like we had" "Fuckin Emery celebrated that goal like he's already qualified for top 4" "Catty Mash fucking dirty clogger, I wonder who's leg he's going to break next  week  maybe Maddison"

“Luton with another free kick..”

[VILLA MOLE]

Imagine spurs fans faces watching the winner go in!

Oh they are not happy cocks. "Villa are always lucky get more breaks than any other team" 'They have got away with not having injuries like we had" "Fuckin Emery celebrated that goal like he's already qualified for top 4" "Catty Mash fucking dirty clogger, I wonder who's leg he's going to break next  week  maybe Maddison"

I thought their own  Argentinian hatchet man was going to sort him

[Oklahoma]

We were bloody brilliant in the first half. Ollie looks set to reach 20 Premier League goals, what a player.

Luton went for it in the 2nd half. Our class in the first, was matched by their tenacity in the 2nd, fair play to them.

Big big win, well done Villa.

[CT Villan]

We found a way, thankfully.

Luton MOTM : Michael Oliver (nuff said)

Thought we missed JJ when he went off and the second half was awful. When Tielemans tired we lost the connection between back and front and I would have subbed him much sooner.

Still, a win is a win.

[Matt C]

Suspect that’s going to be a big old win in the context of the season.

[Risso]

Luton have got a lot more about them than either Sheff U or Burnley, and they pressed us very well today.

[rob_bridge]

My lad and I legged it up to the local in Wordsley for the last 20 minutes to hear local Dingles laughing about our Champion's League aspirations. Sat down with pints as Digne buried his header. The lone Olbiun fan was telling us all how great the Championship was. They all toddled off at the end...

Best they do. Best for everyone. Everyone in the world. Especially themselves.

[PaulWinch again]

Luton have got a lot more about them than either Sheff U or Burnley, and they pressed us very well today.

Yep, their press was excellent and very coordinated.

[rob_bridge]

Scored 2 in first and their keeper made 2 brilliant saves. JJ missed a tap in by trying to chest it in.

Boxer v puncher.

Then they started punching and didn't stop. Niggly, arsey, determined with a div of a ref. Don't  blame Luton.

Luckily we got the 12th round knockdown to win narrowly.

Barkley showed this season what an utter waste of 10 years he has been. Had he bothered there would have been no raving of the current crop in England team, he would have bee front and centre - the guy had everything as an 8/10 hyrbid.