Arsenal v Aston Villa Match Thread

[Brazilian Villain]

I don't know what anyone else thinks but we're proving were in the title race with that performance so far.

Shush now.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Pop star taking selfies rather than watching the game just about sums up Arsenal.

The Tarquins are riled, fans and players both. Unai has Arteta in his back pocket.

[astonvilla82]

Should be doing better considering Arsenal have injured players out

[Holy Trinity]

I sat in the away end the the Emirates years ago! The jokes about prawn sandwich brigade are true to a T. They are also all deluded. It was the game where Bent ruined their season and according to them there should of been 47 red cards 7 pens and a lynching.

[tomd2103]

I love how we have embraced the dark arts.
Slowing the game down, a bit of shithousary, waste a bit of time, all in the plan to frustrate and wind up the opponent and get them to lose focus.
We are very good at it.

Yeah, we have been pretty streetwise in that half.  Is obviously frustrating when you're on the end of it, but we have been on the end of it for years against teams like this.  We've caught them on the break a few times and Watkins had the best chance of the half.

[cdbearsfan]

Two evenly-matched teams so far, I reckon.

[Smirker]

I didn’t know she was a Villa fan.

Her family is Arsenal.

She has an affinity to Liverpool because they like her song with Calvin Harris.

I could change her. She would be a Villa fan after a night with me.

[Sexual Ealing]

I am not happy when you’re all reasonably satisfied with our first half.

I'm this close to starting an invitation-only forum called The Bells Are Aftab, CD and SE And Stop Fucking Jinxing EveryFucking Thing. That's what I'm thinking of doing. Will dm in due course.

[PaulWinch again]

It’s a good half, but they’ll hit us hard in the second.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

It’s a good half, but they’ll hit us hard in the second.

Oooh matron.

[Legion]

I am not happy when you’re all reasonably satisfied with our first half.

I'm this close to starting an invitation-only forum called The Bells Are Aftab, CD and SE And Stop Fucking Jinxing EveryFucking Thing. That's what I'm thinking of doing. Will dm in due course.

All hail Admin.

[Mellin]

Gonna win though ain't we.

[Lizz]

Flicked over to Sky Multi-view for half-time, give me Lee Hendrie commentary rather than Alan Smith any day of the week.

[Smirker]

It’s a good half, but they’ll hit us hard in the second.

No they won't!

[Chip Butty 111]

Interesting the ref went over to berate Arteta, probably asked him why his missus didn’t get him a new coat for Xmas