Brighton vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[ADVILLAFAN]

Brighton have a lot of players our injured, so definitely looks like a chance for us to win.

[Dave]

We need a run...and we need it now. Come on Villa. Let's get top five back in play.

We're already on one, we just need to make sure our form is reflected in the league.

I think people are forgetting we've only lost 3 of our last 18 games in all competitions, admittedly a few too many draws but not losing.

Which isn't enough. We don't need a run, we need a RUN.

Last five league games: DDWLW (8 from 15)

Needs to be far, far better for fifth.

I think something that it feels we've gone too long without is a make-you-really-believe, statement win.

Either a proper four or five goal shellacking where everything just clicks. Or a losing 1-0 after 80 minutes and scoring two or three late goals. Basically Brighton or Palace at home last season.

Obvioulsy tomorrow I'll still take a "boring first half, two quick goals at the start of the second, them obviously scoring and us panicking for the last ten minutes but ultimately holding on" as well, but it feels like too many of our wins have been that and not enough of the really fun stuff.

[Mellin]

100% agree with that. Too many tight games, so you end up dropping points. It's reflected by the goal difference too.

We haven't been bad and have obviously had a great season in the cups, but in the league we're about where we should be. In the chasing pack. I do think we're probably top five RIGHT NOW for the first time in about 15 months. Problem is are we too late.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Win tomorrow and we're not too late. Unai now has an embarrassment of riches to choose from. Over to you, Unai.

[Somniloquism]

In theory we can gain three points on Forest, Brighton, Newcastle and Citeh as we have to play all of them. As most of them we go above with those three points, anything is doable. And with a fully fit squad, we should be able to do it.

[Smirker]

Can't believe we're still in with a chance after all the dropped points.

Have to win tomorrow. If we don't it's over. We're running out of games now.

[eamonn]

Brighton have a lot of players our injured, so definitely looks like a chance for us to win.

They seem to be one of those teams like Bournemouth who are so well-drilled that the whole squad is strong enough to impose the manager's gameplan and give any team a game.

[PaulWinch again]

Tough game and one we probably need to win. We’ve started to put a sequence of results together, although I still think we’re performing in patches. Hopefully it’ll all come together.

[PaulTheVillan]

I think we'll win tonight. It'll be similar to the Preston game. We'll bore out a 0-0 at HT and then step it up 2nd half.

[London Villan]

3points tonight would put is right into the mix - important game which I can't believe isn't on TV anywhere?!

[Dave]

3points tonight would put is right into the mix - important game which I can't believe isn't on TV anywhere?!

Obviously it's important to us, but I wouldn't have said that a battle between ninth and seventh for who has a better outside chance to finish fifth is that crucial to most people.

[AV82EC]

Tonight’s objective is win and be up to 7th. Still in touch with Newcastle, C115y and Chelsea. Nothing else matters.

[Dave]

Tonight’s objective is win and be up to 7th. Still in touch with Newcastle, C115y and Chelsea. Nothing else matters.

Forever trusting who we are

[tomd2103]

Tonight’s objective is win and be up to 7th. Still in touch with Newcastle, C115y and Chelsea. Nothing else matters.

A win tonight and on Saturday and we're only 6 points behind Forest as well.  I've been waiting for them to falter, but they've kept getting the results so far.

[LeeB]

There's still a possibility of the cheats actually receiving some kind of penalty, however remote that is.