Aston Villa vs Fulham Pre-Match Thread

[PhilVill]

A high tempo win, which will piss the fans off more as it proves that when we play like that we can steamroll anyone.

3-0. Mings in for Torres, Rogers in the Number 10 and Bailey plays (well) on the right.

[Drummond]

               Martinez
Garcia   Konsa    Mings    Maatsen
          Kamara    Onana
Malen       Tielemans       Ramsey
              Watkins

McGinn, Bailey, Asensio, Barkley and Digne as subs later on.

[Crown Hill]

That a good line up - I might also be tempted to swap Kamara for Rogers and give him a chance in the middle and possibly Bailey for Malen given his new found ability to go outside the left back to the by line.

But happy just to see fresh players!

[eamonn]

No time to be feeling sorry for ourselves.

A week to prepare.

If anything, this is a Torres game, but I'd still play Mings.

Torres was shrugged-off the ball with embarrassing ease for Jiménez's goal at the Cottage in the corresponding fix.

[London Villan]

               Martinez
Garcia   Konsa    Mings    Maatsen
          Kamara    Onana
Malen       Tielemans       Ramsey
              Watkins

McGinn, Bailey, Asensio, Barkley and Digne as subs later on.

This would have been a team to start at Wembley too - maybe with McGinn for Ramsey.

[Richard]

please no more Rogers on right ,  give him a rest , he can always come on for 25 mins .  Get Malen on the right and Maatsen LB.

100% agree.

[VillaTim]

It's a game a week now we are out the cups so plenty of rest anyway . No Need to rest Rogers .

[ChicagoLion]

I doubt I will go. They gave up on us  Saturday.

We might win, who cares we ain’t getting 6th.

It doesn’t matter what they do, it won’t be enough to take away the anger from Saturday.

[Drummond]

I doubt I will go. They gave up on us  Saturday.

We might win, who cares we ain’t getting 6th.

It doesn’t matter what they do, it won’t be enough to take away the anger from Saturday.

Does anger make you irrational?

[SoccerHQ]

Need to start giving proper chances to some of the players who've been overlooked or side lined in last few months.

The ones Unai really trusts let him down badly so I'm expecting 4-5 changes as it will be a very flat atmosphere so in that scenario we need players with something to prove rather than just going through the motions and wanting the season to end.

Drummond's team is pretty much bang on for me other than I'd give Tielemans a rest for this as he's had a crazy amount of minutes this year and Fulham will be pressing him intently themselves.

Anyway there's no excuse not to put it out as we have a full week at Bodymoor to prepare for this so probably first prem fixture for over two months in which we've had full five days to prepare.

[Brazilian Villain]

I doubt I will go. They gave up on us  Saturday.

We might win, who cares we ain’t getting 6th.

It doesn’t matter what they do, it won’t be enough to take away the anger from Saturday.

DLBIA KTF UTV!

[ChicagoLion]

I doubt I will go. They gave up on us  Saturday.

We might win, who cares we ain’t getting 6th.

It doesn’t matter what they do, it won’t be enough to take away the anger from Saturday.

Does anger make you irrational?

I could ask my shrink but I just beat him up.

[Ads]

Quite grateful of the week rest myself here. April has been pretty intense as a fan never mind a player.

Not watched much of Fulham outside of against us and bizarrely Palace.

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Maatsen

JJ
Tielemans
Kamara
Rogers

Malen
Ollie

Pace and power for me.

[Jon Crofts]

No Pau and no Disasi please.
Just win.

[pauliewalnuts]

It's a game a week now we are out the cups so plenty of rest anyway . No Need to rest Rogers .

Not sure I follow that logic. We could rest him for the next match in the hope we get more from him in the final three. He's still knackered.