Aston Villa vs Everton Pre-Match

[PaulWinch again]

A clean sheet should be the first target, our defending hasn't been good enough overall for far too long now.

Yep and it caught up with us in the tail end of last season. It’s so hard to sustain long sequences of positive results if you’re not having “easy” games where one goal will do.

[VillaTim]

Our defending isn't good enough. Conceding on average 1.5 goals a game won't win you anything trophy wise.

[Nev]

Sitting in the sun as I am I haven't given the game that much thought, we should win though.

For the first time in a number of years I'll be attending Villa Park sporting a frown given the recent events which is a shame following such a feelgood factor of late.

3-0
Crowd: Tetchy

[paul_e]

Hopefully we see Mings on the bench Saturday .

Doubtful i would say. I bet he will get games in the u21 cup before he even plays on bench.  Id be suprised if he plays for us by October tbh

I disagree, Emery has form for putting players on the bench as part of their recovery (Buendia this season, Carlos at the end of 22/23). We all know he's meticulous in his planning and preperation and I suspect that means everyone in the 20 has a lot of attention given to them in the build up and he values getting players back into that side of things even if they're not quite ready to play to get them in the right mindset.

[Legion]

0-2

[Hookeysmith]

A nice early goal and Dycheball tactics will be in disarray and we should be able to pick them off at will.

The longer they can get entrenched in a drab game the worse it will be

Onana to destroy them

[ASHTONVILLA]

5-0 Onana, Watkins double, Ramsey and Rogers.

I'd go with

______________Martinez

Nedjelkovic__Konsa___Torres___Maatsen

_________Onana___Tielemens

____Jaden___Rogers____Ramsey

___________Watkins

I'd give both Jaden, Duran  and Barclay a game second half too.

[VillaTim]

Don't think Digne will be dropped , he's had a great start to the season .

[Border villan]

5-0 Onana, Watkins double, Ramsey and Rogers.

I'd go with

______________Martinez

Nedjelkovic__Konsa___Torres___Maatsen

_________Onana___Tielemens

____Jaden___Rogers____Ramsey

___________Watkins

I'd give both Jaden, Duran  and Barclay a game second half too.

No place for SJM?

[Chip Butty 111]

5-0 Onana, Watkins double, Ramsey and Rogers.

I'd go with

______________Martinez

Nedjelkovic__Konsa___Torres___Maatsen

_________Onana___Tielemens

____Jaden___Rogers____Ramsey

___________Watkins

I'd give both Jaden, Duran  and Barclay a game second half too.

No place for SJM?

and that Jaden lad will be knackered...

[Hookeysmith]

Do we know if Bailey is definitely out?

                       Worlds #1

Ned         Konsa              Pau         Digne

        Onana                  Tielemans

Bidace                                            SJM

                Rogers

                          Watkins

60 mins
Maasten for Digne
Ramsay for SJM
Buendia for Rogers - as all have played international football in the week

70 mins
Bogarde for Ned
Duran for Watkins - hopefully game comfortable by then

We are a very good football team now so we "should" be able to manage games against relegation fodder (and lets face it they are) with a litgtle more ease

Just like the "big" clubs do


                                             

[trinityoap]

Here we go again! More bloody optimism.

[VillaTim]

Nobody fancy Bogarde this week then

[Demitri_C]

Nobody fancy Bogarde this week then

Kosta for me. Have bogarde as cover for rb or konsa

[VILLA MOLE]

I think Everton will get something.  there I have now said it so it won’t happen