Aston Villa v Chelsea Match Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Yep they don’t believe at the moment.

[brontebilly]

We have created more clear chances tonight than in many weeks. But that's come at a cost at the other end. Kamikaze stuff really with both teams from the first minute. But the extra man in midfield has given Garnacho far too much space and Cash in trouble now on a yellow. Both centre backs have been awful and Onana embarrassingly poor as per usual. Would be a surprise seeing our front four tonight that Rogers would be by far the worst of them but so it is.

Maatsen, Luiz, Ollie our best. Bailey and Buendia certainly started well.

Changes, either or both centre backs could go. I'd love to take Onana off as he's useless but maybe a midfield three with Bogarde helping Cash on that side is the way to go.

[PeterWithesShin]

We should be 2-1 up.

[amfy]

I must be watching a different game, I think we have been shit all over the park.  Ollie's finishing is as bad as usual, Buendia has been anonymous, our centre backs look like they've just met.  Chelsea have been far better.  Corrupt or not, we have to compete much better than we are. Giving the ball straight back to them.

There was nothing wrong with Ollie's finishing when he had half a patella offside!

[brontebilly]

You can’t say Chelsea don’t deserve to be ahead. By far the better team.

Sure but we have created plenty of chances surprisingly.

[PaulWinch again]

We should be 2-1 up.

Yeah but we’re not.

[taylorsworkrate]

Yep they don’t believe at the moment.

Unfortunately when it matters there is a real lack of character in this team. They showed that at Old Trafford the last game of last season.

Weak, go into hiding frauds

[PeterWithesShin]

We should be 2-1 up.

Yeah but we’re not.

So we're hardly as shit as some make out.

[PaulWinch again]

This is a massive second half - if it continues to follow the pattern of the first we’ll lose comfortably. We have to do something to change our downward trend.

[The Edge]

The warning signs were there. The Emery of old would have done something about it.

The Emery of old had better choices. I really wouldn't be surprised if he took a job offer at a club where the financial shackles aren't totally hampering him.

[brontebilly]

Let’s consign the myth that we look rock solid defensively with Mings in there to the bin. We don’t. How three players allowed Fernandez to make that pass is beyond me.

Hang in the goal was created on our right…blaming Mungs is wrong and not fair

Mings has been appalling. Where was he for that Pedro header early on? His decision making is all over the place

[Ian.]

You can’t say Chelsea don’t deserve to be ahead. By far the better team.

Sure but we have created plenty of chances surprisingly.

But we’ve scored the same as them. A fucking mm for fucks sake. No different to Pedros

[stevo_st]

Tammy brace please

[TonyD]

Pau on Cash off. so Konsa to RB.
Onana, Bailey and Buendia off

Lindelof Barclay and Alysson on.

[PeterWithesShin]

Bogey on for Cash