Chelsea v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[Sexual Ealing]

I think it's "could you go a chicken supper, Bobby Sands".

My apologies to my Weedgie-adjacent brethren.

[Brazilian Villain]

Be interesting what games Attwell refs next season when Cov come back up. I'm sure he is from the Crowhill/Whitestone area of Nuneaton which will be mostly a Cov supporting area

I'm not saying he's anti-Villa but when it comes to the Attwells, I prefer Hayley to Stuart.

[waynejames]

I don’t think he’s ever reffed Cov. Historically and traditionally Nuneaton is a Villa town but there has been a lot of Cov overspill in more recent times.

I've lived in treacle town for almost 24 years now, there are a fair few Villa and even Leicester around but it is mainly a Cov supporting town

[waynejames]

Anyway 2-1 Villa win
Come on!

[Crown Hill]

I don’t think he’s ever reffed Cov. Historically and traditionally Nuneaton is a Villa town but there has been a lot of Cov overspill in more recent times.

I've lived in treacle town for almost 24 years now, there are a fair few Villa and even Leicester around but it is mainly a Cov supporting town

Treacle Town is a Cov insult for Nuneaton.

I’m 5th generation Nuneaton Villa. There used to be 19 buses leave Nuneaton bus station for Villa Park. Traditionally a Villa town. There was always a lot more Argus’s sold than Cov Pinks. One of the reason Cov dislike Villa so much is areas like Nuneaton support Villa!

[PaulWinch again]

If we play like we did against Manure we’ll get beat. This is one of the toughest games, and it’s followed by another.

[Sexual Ealing]

I really hate Chelsea, much more than I hate Blues or even Rangers. This ought to be enough to secure our defeat.

[algy]

Pleased to know I’m not the only one that absolutely detests Chelsea. They’re much worse than Blues in my eyes.

[RamboandBruno]

If we play like we did against Manure we’ll get beat. This is one of the toughest games, and it’s followed by another.

Yep play like we did against Man U or West Ham we’ll get beat. Play like we did against Arsenal we won’t. My son has a Hans Solution esque ‘bad feeling’ about this one. I don’t particularly, if we are going to lose one of the next two I think its more likely to be to Arsenal. Saying that even on this incredible run, we’ve been more resilient away from home, than had really top draw performances.
I don’t think we beat any of the teams that finished top 6 away last season, so would be good to get back to doing that like we did reasonably regularly in Emery’s first two seasons.

[ChicagoLion]

It will be fascinating how Emery sets us up for this. Chelsea have one of if not the strongest midfields, so I wonder if try to bypass it and go a bit more direct,we can not afford to allow them to peg us back for long periods.

[Drummond]

Cash and Kamara are on 4 yellows so need to keep clear tonight. McGinn on 3 needs to avoid picking one up in successive games.