Brighton v Aston Villa Match Thread

[olaftab]

No Lallana for them, I fancy our chances again....

But Adingra is a dangerous player.

[caster troy]

We’d better have our shooting boots on because we aren’t keeping a clean sheet here.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

Get your prayer mats out 

Yes, it's starting to feel like the early 1980s.

[Skerra]

I think if we get CL today, we may not see Emi for the rest of the season, if what I read is true, hamstring injury. These type of injuries usually take anything between 3-5 weeks. No point in rushing him back only to aggravate the injury.

[Toronto Villa]

Olsen, while he didn’t cover himself in glory wasn’t the reason we lost the other night. He did ok, could have done better on a couple of the goals. He did all the basic stuff well enough. And with Pau back it makes us better overall. We’ll be fine. Just need to keep the ball well and not allow Brighton to dominate possession. Get in front and a side close to the beach will be on the beach.

He wasn't the only one at fault, but with Emi in goal we'd have got at least a draw - He saves two of those goals that Olsen let in, potentially the penalty too.
Still winnable today - We just need to adopt the Keegan mentality to football.... Score more goals than them!

With Emi in goal we are always better. That’s not the argument. But the immediate reaction is that we’re fucked because he’s in goal. We defended as badly as a team other night as I’ve ever seen. So badly that Emi would have been as exposed even if he would have done better with shots he’d have faced. But as for today, we are close enough to the finish line that this side should be good enough to win and leave Emi a few more days to get healthy for Olympiakos.

[Legion]

I'm not his biggest fan but I really wish Olsen could be given a bit of a break from the negativity.

[Toronto Villa]

I think if we get CL today, we may not see Emi for the rest of the season, if what I read is true, hamstring injury. These type of injuries usually take anything between 3-5 weeks. No point in rushing him back only to aggravate the injury.

Emery suggested Emi might have had a chance to play today.

[beness]

Bailey is 65-1 for an assist in each half. Worth a flutter.

[kippaxvilla2]

At least he’s dropped Cash and put konsa back. 

[Ducksworthy]

I’ve showed up an hour early to watch this thinking it kicked off at 1 for some reason. Shouldn’t have bothered, Sky seem to just want to talk about Klopp.

[Toronto Villa]

On my feed they’ve just mentioned Villa. Took them a while. And it was fleeting. The crew are at Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea and spent most of the time talking about Liverpool and the title race.

[Skerra]

I think if we get CL today, we may not see Emi for the rest of the season, if what I read is true, hamstring injury. These type of injuries usually take anything between 3-5 weeks. No point in rushing him back only to aggravate the injury.

Emery suggested Emi might have had a chance to play today.

[Baldy]

I'm not his biggest fan but I really wish Olsen could be given a bit of a break from the negativity.

Agreed 100%, it is really fucking me off.

His biggest problem, he is not Emi. But who is?

Give the man a break.

We still have enough to win this. 1-2 the boys in C&B.

[pauliewalnuts]

There are going to be goals in this match.

I’ve had 3-3 at 22/1.

[Toronto Villa]

https://x.com/whattheforklads/status/1787093433640702336?s=46

Interesting that the video has Zaniolo arriving but didn’t make the subs bench.