Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Duncan Shaw]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

I think a big asterisk needs to be put up against that match. The game almost didn't seem to matter. We practically put out a reserve side

It was the best away day I've been on for many a year!  No-one, players and Unai included, gave a flying f*ck about the on pitch performance.

[DerbyVillian]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

I think a big asterisk needs to be put up against that match. The game almost didn't seem to matter. We practically put out a reserve side

It was the best away day I've been on for many a year!  No-one, players and Unai included, gave a flying f*ck about the on pitch performance.

Yep, it was a great day out. My best away game; by a long way.

[Brazilian Villain]

Mings and Morgan will be assessed before the game tomorrow. Pau on his way back in the next couple of weeks.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/24/team-news-for-crystal-palace-trip/

[Somniloquism]

I would have preferred a time frame for Kamara instead of Pau.

[VillaTim]

Any updates on Onana and Barkley feels like they've been out ages

[enigma]

This will be a tough one. We don't often get a result down there and Glasner seems to have sorted them out now. Mateta is in really good form too.

2-2 (Sarr Mateta - Rashford Watkins)

[Percy McCarthy]

I would have preferred a time frame for Kamara instead of Pau.

The good thing about Pau coming back is he’s not going to weaken our defence (it’s already not very good) but he really adds to our game in possession.

Plus his return could see the return of the only combination of defenders that has been functional over the last 18 months (2CBs, Konsa @ RB).

[Drummond]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

I think a big asterisk needs to be put up against that match. The game almost didn't seem to matter. We practically put out a reserve side

It was the best away day I've been on for many a year!  No-one, players and Unai included, gave a flying f*ck about the on pitch performance.

Yep, best since Everton and Sir Graham.

[ChicagoLion]

I would have preferred a time frame for Kamara instead of Pau.

The good thing about Pau coming back is he’s not going to weaken our defence (it’s already not very good) but he really adds to our game in possession.

Plus his return could see the return of the only combination of defenders that has been functional over the last 18 months (2CBs, Konsa @ RB).

do you have any stats to back that up ?

[eamonn]

Perce, don't you want Andrés to have a go and try and best the Konsa stats?

[Martyn Smith]

Any updates on Onana and Barkley feels like they've been out ages

This: https://shorturl.at/H6bDT

Not looking good. I wonder if he'll ever start a game for us again

[VillaTim]

We dont have a great record there. We got spanked 5-0 there last season and it was a pretty dreadful amd cant be arsed performance. Was very embarrassing. The fans who went did themselves proud to make it a party atmosphere despite that

Hopefully  we put that right Tuesday  night

I think a big asterisk needs to be put up against that match. The game almost didn't seem to matter. We practically put out a reserve side

It was the best away day I've been on for many a year!  No-one, players and Unai included, gave a flying f*ck about the on pitch performance.

Yep, best since Everton and Sir Graham.

The 3-3 , the Graham taylor chant started at HT and carried on til after the FT whistle

[edgysatsuma89]

I really enjoyed Liverpool away when Weimann and Benteke took the piss and we completed the whole of 12 days of Christmas with Paul McGrath being the only gift.

[Percy McCarthy]

I would have preferred a time frame for Kamara instead of Pau.

The good thing about Pau coming back is he’s not going to weaken our defence (it’s already not very good) but he really adds to our game in possession.

Plus his return could see the return of the only combination of defenders that has been functional over the last 18 months (2CBs, Konsa @ RB).

do you have any stats to back that up ?

I’m hoping some people might remember our games a bit better than others.

It could be in vain though. I was listening to a pod earlier, on which the host comes across as a bit of a smart-arse. Last week he mentioned ‘Duran’s two goals against Leipzig’

This week he was worrying about having to go to Anfield in the second leg, and how our point against  Liverpool in the 3-3 draw last season got us into the Champions League.

And that’s someone who bothers their arse making at least one podcast a week. You’d think he’d remember stuff.

[Percy McCarthy]

Perce, don't you want Andrés to have a go and try and best the Konsa stats?

Maybe if we had a solid central defence. We’ll soon see if Disasi and Pau shape up.

It’s obvious to all but the terminally stupid that we have have barely kept a clean sheet playing with two conventional full-backs, whereas we kept quite a few (relatively) with ‘the dreaded Konsa experiment’.