Aston Villa v Leeds United Pre-Match Thread - Sat 21st 3pm

[Woody17]

With our dodgy home form of late, a make-do midfield, players like Bailey and *Sancho in the team against a tenacious non-stop Leeds, this isn't one I'm looking forward too at all.
If we can keep them out for 60-65 minutes I fancy us to get something out of it, but if we don't.....gulp.

* He has has shown improvement to be fair.

[Richard]

Blimey this is Leeds who have 20 less points than us and are 12 places below us - with a poor away record.

3 1 to us.

[Rigadon]

We really should have more than enough to beat Leeds, especially at home.  They will park the bus, but if we score first / early it should be a much easier game.   

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Blimey this is Leeds who have 20 less points than us and are 12 places below us - with a poor away record.

3 1 to us.

Rather than relying on the form over the season, it would be mad to ignore current form. They've only lost two games since the start of December, both away; a 4-3 defeat at Newcastle and spanked 4-0 to Arsenal. They certainly know how to dig out a point away from home. Win the midfield and we'll win the match.

[PeterWithesShin]

Arsenal was at home.

Leeds have won 1 away game in the league, and that was at Wolves in September. Leeds are cack.

[cdbearsfan]

So are Everton and Brentford. Hubris is bad, as is jinxing. Donald Trump is confident. Do you want to be like Donald Trump? Or James Corden?

SHAME ON YOU.

[PeterWithesShin]

Everton and Brentford are top 8, Leeds are 15th. And yes, I want their back accounts.

[eamonn]

I'd love a comfy 3-0 like at Wembley 29 years and 11 months ago. It's high-time. Not sure who scores the 30-yard left-footed howitzer though.

[Nev]

Lindelof.

[PaulWinch again]

Everton and Brentford are top 8, Leeds are 15th. And yes, I want their back accounts.

I’m sure you predicted we’d comfortably beat them too. Obviously it’s good you’re confident, but it’s the fact you seem to think it’s absolutely crazy we might slip up. We’re not playing particularly well at the moment. We need to start being better.

[PeterWithesShin]

Where have I said it's absolutely crazy? They've won 1 away game all season, against a comically shit side. Leeds are shit, I expect us to beat them. Doesn't guarantee we will but bollocks to worrying about playing them. Some people shit themselves whoever we play,

[WarszaVillan]

I'd love a comfy 3-0 like at Wembley 29 years and 11 months ago. It's high-time. Not sure who scores the 30-yard left-footed howitzer though.

There are plenty of contenders in the team this year.

[Demitri_C]

My god are my eyes deceiving  me a 3pm saturday  game ??

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Arsenal was at home.

Leeds have won 1 away game in the league, and that was at Wolves in September. Leeds are cack.

Indeed, it was at home. So despite them being 'cack' they've only lost one away from home in over two and a half months, picking up points at Anfield, Brentford, Chelsea, Sunderland, Everton plus two away wins in the cup. Nothing to worry about other than them successfully fighting for points to avoid relegation and us recently being 'cack' at home.

5-0 Villa win (Watkins 80, 82, 84, 86, 88)

[PaulWinch again]

Where have I said it's absolutely crazy? They've won 1 away game all season, against a comically shit side. Leeds are shit, I expect us to beat them. Doesn't guarantee we will but bollocks to worrying about playing them. Some people shit themselves whoever we play,

Yeah and that’s fair enough, but people worrying is also perfectly valid. There’s plenty at stake. Personally I think it’ll be tough, but we’ll turn up and win. But it’s just an opinion.