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Author Topic: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread  (Read 6978 times)

Offline VancouverLion

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #45 on: December 02, 2025, 06:05:30 PM »
               Martinez
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
          Kamara.  Onana
Rogers.             Tielemans
         Malen.     Watkins
I'm with you, Drummond.

McGinn?
Yes odd leaving our best player ( on current form) out.
Give him a breather for this one so he's in tiptop condition for Saturday, is my thoughts.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #46 on: December 02, 2025, 06:14:48 PM »
Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Onana, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia/Tielemans, Watkins.

Nailed on I'll want likes of Maatsen and Onana hooked at half time but we have to rotate players.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #47 on: December 02, 2025, 11:21:36 PM »
               Martinez
Cash Konsa Torres Digne
          Kamara.  Onana
Rogers.             Tielemans
         Malen.     Watkins
I'm with you, Drummond.

McGinn?
Yes odd leaving our best player ( on current form) out.
Give him a breather for this one so he's in tiptop condition for Saturday, is my thoughts.
Yeah right.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #48 on: December 02, 2025, 11:32:18 PM »
What's your team then?

Offline Woody17

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #49 on: December 03, 2025, 04:46:12 AM »
These next two games could really propel us into serious Champions League contenders and even to the heights of making a challenge for the league. The pessimist in me though tells me that these types of games are exactly the ones that we fail to step up to. Prove me wrong Villa.
« Last Edit: December 03, 2025, 04:48:30 AM by Woody17 »

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #50 on: December 03, 2025, 05:38:10 AM »
What's your team then?
As above except SJM and Maatsen for Digne Watkins.



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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #51 on: December 03, 2025, 08:37:02 AM »
We’ll need to be better than we have been the last couple of league games to get something here.

Offline Crown Hill

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #52 on: December 03, 2025, 08:57:49 AM »
I imagine it will be the usual keep it tight until half time and then expand second half.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #53 on: December 03, 2025, 09:54:40 AM »
We're on the cricket channel tonight, I've heard Bumble will be doing the commentary.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #54 on: December 03, 2025, 12:02:12 PM »
What's your team then?
As above except SJM and Maatsen for Digne Watkins.



I reckon McGinn is more likely, whereas Maatsen not so much.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #55 on: December 03, 2025, 12:07:05 PM »
For me let's go with
Bizot, Garcia, Lindelohf, Bogarde, Maatsen, Hemmings, Onana, Guessand, Elliott, Watkins, Sancho

This team should be more than good enough to beat Albion.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #56 on: December 03, 2025, 12:25:41 PM »
These next two games could really propel us into serious Champions League contenders and even to the heights of making a challenge for the league. The pessimist in me though tells me that these types of games are exactly the ones that we fail to step up to. Prove me wrong Villa.


The games like wolves  and Ipswich and sheff utd in the past worry me . I actually think we go up a level against the likes of BHA and Arsenal.   Shame its 2 day quick games  ,so have to rotate but like  when we beat arsenal and 115 that season , Villa always suprise me. 

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #57 on: December 03, 2025, 01:27:46 PM »
Realistically one or two of McGinn/Bouba/Youri as well as Digne will probably not start. Watckins has a good record v this lot so likely to see him back too especially as Malen better off the bench than Ollie. Maybe see Bogarde and Onana.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #58 on: December 03, 2025, 02:35:54 PM »
If we get something here it’ll be a good result.

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Re: Brighton v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #59 on: December 03, 2025, 04:45:24 PM »
I reckon this will be our first draw in yonks.

 


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