Newcastle United vs Aston Villa pre-match thread

[PaulWinch again]

We never win there, I’d be delighted with a draw.

[tony scott]

Everton don’t usually win at Villa Park

[Rigadon]

I think we’ll win this one.  I don’t usually think that about games up there.

[N'ZMAV]

I've gone for Newcastle to beat Villa this weekend in our latest round of last man standing - it's rare I go against Villa, but I don't fancy our chances. We're just a limp dick at St James.

[JD]

I think we’ll win this one.  I don’t usually think that about games up there.

I'm with you. I think we are going to win.

[Olneythelonely]

We've only won there twice in the PL, and both times they had players sent off. Our last 3 visits has seen us concede 12.

Bet that's cheered you all up!

A heavy defeat. As it always is up there.

12-1 on aggregate in the last 3 games at Sid James.

If they’d read the 3rd post of this thread, they’d already be cheery about some of it.

[Drummond]

That lump Burn is probably out. Guimares is possibly out too. We rested our first choice back line (bar Cash) on Thursday. We have Bailey, Sancho is starting to play better and Watkins has a point to prove.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Thought Pau was really poor against Everton, partly as his first game back. Wonder if we'd chance starting Mings?

If they play Trippier, I'd like us to be playing Maatsen.

[walsall villain]

Thought Pau was really poor against Everton, partly as his first game back. Wonder if we'd chance starting Mings?

If they play Trippier, I'd like us to be playing Maatsen.

Can’t see Mings starting two games in a matter of days after his long time out. Maatsen seems to be first choice at the moment.

[eamonn]

Newcastle are physical gurriers. Joe Linton will bully Torres so if Ty is up to it, put him in there.

[Olneythelonely]

Playing Mings twice in three days would be a massive mistake.

[Mellin]

It's Mings or Lindelof for me. Physical sides, one of them. Non-physical sides, Torres. That's not a criticism of anyone, but horses for courses.

[eamonn]

A view from the Tyne:

They’re a better footballing side than us but the overall level of quality of the players is very close. Reckon Eddie will have the team snarling and ready to kick them all over, force fuck ups and nick some goals.

They remind me a bit of De Zerbi’s Brighton/Marseille.

Set traps to commit two players towards the ball and aim to use spare man to advance. That and Watkins long out ball which he likes to pin the defender wide and draw players in before finding the spare man.

[Rigadon]

Yes they will, as always, try and kick us all over.