Aston Villa vs Chelsea pre-match thread

[VillaTim]

Is the coach thing happening again tomorrow , really enjoyed that .

[Footy-Vill]

4-1 Win.
Chelsea have conceded in their last 13 away matches and have conceded 15 goals in their last 6 Premier League away matches

Watkins to score two, Roger and Bailey.

Starting:
Martinez
Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne
Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Tielemans, Rodgers
Watkins

[VillaTim]

Ladies and Gentlemen . Look towards the sky tonight.  The stars are aligning .

UTFV .

[Footy-Vill]

Chelsea have won just 1 of 9 away matches at sides in the top 12 with that victory coming against 9-man Spurs.

[eamonn]

Yeah but neither had Yanited and look how that turned out.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah but neither had Yanited and look how that turned out.

Yes and there was that FA Cup game….

[Clampy]

Looking forward to this. Should be a decent atmosphere and hopefully Chelsea continue to play as if they've given up. I'll go for 4-2.

[N'ZMAV]

Chelsea have won just 1 of 9 away matches at sides in the top 12 with that victory coming against 9-man Spurs.

great, we know whats happening tonight then....

[mrfuse]

Chelsea have won just 1 of 9 away matches at sides in the top 12 with that victory coming against 9-man Spurs.

great, we know whats happening tonight then....

We would have known whats happening against Villa a few years ago but we've got to change our mentality now. This is Villa with dare I say the best Coach in League, some fantastic players and currently the best striker in the league.

That might not win us the game but you've got to believe were going into this match strong favourites and full of confidence.

Oh and could I forget the best keeper in the world.

[Baldy]

The Chelsea FA Cup defeat keeps nagging me. They dominated us that day.

Good thing is, Unai will know it, analyse the match left, right and center and am confident he will make the necessary tweaks.

2-1 to the Boys in C&B.

[LeeB]

That cup defeat came at the point we were probably lowest all season. That's not the case now.

[Baldy]

That cup defeat came at the point we were probably lowest all season. That's not the case now.

True, but our line up that day was pretty strong:

Damian Martinez
Matty Cash
Silva Diego Carlos
Clement Lenglet
Lopera Alex Moreno
Boubacar Kamara
Douglas Luiz
Leon Bailey
Youri Tielemans
John McGinn
Ollie Watkins

But with possibly Konsa and Pau playing our defence should be a lot stronger today.

[eamonn]

Damian, Silva and Lopera? No wonder we lost with imposters like those.

[martin o`who??]

We owe them one after the FA cup game where they looked the best team in the country at times and could have done us by four or five. If i was a Chelsea fan i'd want to know why they dont play like that every game. Lets hope they dont repeat the feat tonight.

[Bad English]

We are going to BATTER these so hard they'll think they're in the Bell Lane Fish Shop. I know this because I be THERE. FTF!