Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[PeterWithesShin]

Weds Dec 3rd, 19.30 KO.

We win again.

[Smirker]

If we win this again my balls will really start to tingle.

And we will.

2-1 Villa FTF 

[Mellin]

1-0 Villa

Matty Cash from 35 yards. 1 shot on goal, 10 against.

[Legion]

0-4.

[rob_bridge]

They are in decent form. Bring back Ollie as he scores against them 

Still think we will nick it

[Brazilian Villain]

Draw, they'll have their tails up after a good win at Forest and Danny Welbeck will probably score.

[PaulWinch again]

Can’t see us winning this. A draw would be good.

[RamboandBruno]

They are in good form, I’d take a point.

[Somniloquism]

They are a good team but they also seem to let us play our stuff rather then trying to stop us. It will be an interesting match.

[dorsetvillian]

A point would be great. No injuries and then beat Arsenal..

[olaftab]

We always win this and there is no reason to think differently this time.

[Nev]

Brighton have crept up the table, well it feels like that to me, they are so boring I can't be arsed to look for their results. The ground is racked off, and while their continued presence and lack of struggle in the PL is to be admired, they are so unremarkable I couldn't tell you who their Manager is.

This scenario makes it all the more painful when we get beaten by them, something I don't think will happen, but perhaps we won't win either. I met a mate on the Holte yesterday who informed me he was going to the game, I said you'd better leave now. Fucking jaunt.

1-1

[Somniloquism]

Brighton have crept up the table, well it feels like that to me, they are so boring I can't be arsed to look for their results. The ground is racked off, and while their continued presence and lack of struggle in the PL is to be admired, they are so unremarkable I couldn't tell you who their Manager is.

Not the only one.

I caught the Forest - Brighton match and when the second went in, they showed a kid on the Brighton bench with the comment of "when Brigton lost 7-0 here last season <forgotten> burnt his pre-match notes in front of the squad. He won't be doing that this time". I realised that was their manager. Some inkling of him being the youngest ever manager at early 30's has leaked in since but you would have thought a record breaker would stick in your mind but nope. I still expect Di Zerbi to be there and always shocked when his name is brought up at Marseille.

[Demitri_C]

Tough game. I would take a point now if offered.

[paul_e]

They're a decent team but they're very reliant on Gomez, I think I'd play Onana in this one to help us box the midfield.

I'd bring him in for Buendia and let Tielemans play a little further forward and push Rogers to the left. Now we've given Malen a start I think we need to stick with him for a few and because I want the extra man in thge middle that would be my only change. If it isn't working I'd look to get Watkins on fairly early to play alongside Malen.