Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[Dave]

[Dave]

[PaulWinch again]

Play well and win. Philogene - do something please.

[eamonn]

Are the line-ups announced more than an hour before kick-off now? Game's gone.

[eamonn]

Play well and win. Philogene - do something please.

Defensive winger á la Bayern game.

[Demitri_C]

Surpised that madueke is benched

[Richard]

Very attacking line up from Chelsea, 3 defenders.

[Astnor]

Philogene might be better than Bailey defensively in a game like this. I dont know who Chelsea have up front left but I can see them trying to make attacks from there so hopefully Philogene and Cash find their feet well. Hopefylly Watkins get a couple I think his form have been promising last games.

[Meanwood Villa]

Rogers undroppable it seems

[kippaxvilla2]

I thought Onana being fit and lining up next to Kamara might have given us a decent chance.  I can only see one outcome now.

[ChicagoLion]

its pretty close to our strongest team, so no real excuses if we don't get something other than a battering.

[ez]

Big game this. We need to show that we can still go toe to toe against clubs like Chelsea. No more behaving like underdogs in these games.

[eamonn]

Rogers undroppable it seems

He's the only one we have of that profile - technique strength and half-decent pace. With JJ's fitness unreliable, we badly need another option to kick Morgan out of the team when he's playing like a Middlesbrough player such as currently.

[Risso]

Rogers undroppable it seems

Bailey's been worse, and dropping both of them with the options available would be hard. Bailey needs a spell coming on from the bench. It's just a shame that his replacement is Philogene.

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

I think that team is good enough to come here and get a point. Maduake being benched is a bonus hes been outstanding against Villa the last few times. I would have dropped Rogers and played Ross Barkley in the 10 role.