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Author Topic: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread  (Read 11776 times)

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Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« on: October 26, 2025, 12:46:59 PM »

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2025, 12:47:25 PM »

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2025, 12:47:41 PM »
Largely happy with that. Need to be so much better than midweek.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2025, 12:48:18 PM »
Harvey Elliott doesn’t even make the match day squad.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2025, 12:48:34 PM »
Elliot not even on the bench.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2025, 12:48:56 PM »
Guessand on the bench. Or should that be beach.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2025, 12:49:31 PM »
Really wanted to see Malen and Watkins up top again..

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2025, 12:50:06 PM »
Elliott not on the bench is bonkers.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2025, 12:50:31 PM »
Harvey Elliott doesn’t even make the match day squad.

You said there was nothing to worry about on the other thread  ;)

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2025, 12:50:34 PM »
More or less what I would have gone with.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2025, 12:50:48 PM »
Harvey Elliott doesn’t even make the match day squad.

Not a huge shock. Barkley has been o.k as sub so he was always returning to the bench and we have Malen and Sancho as the two attacking options.

Hopefully Digne is fine as we will soon see if he's not 100% fit.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2025, 12:51:24 PM »
Elliott not on the bench is bonkers.

We're a big club now, Liverpool reserves are Villa reserves too.

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2025, 12:52:09 PM »
It’s our best side.  If he’s not injured, Elliott must be miles off it or has piped up and been left out as a result.   

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2025, 12:53:08 PM »
I'd perfer Mings vs Haaland

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Re: Aston Villa v Man City Match Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2025, 12:53:41 PM »
I think I’d have preferred to see Mings in because of the physicality of the cyborg.

 


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