Aston Villa v Tottenham - Sunday 7pm

[Dave]

They will have a very weak team out, the pretend dart throwing wanker will be back though.

Where is that from? De Zerbi's said that he's only been on the bench for moral support and most reporting suggests that he'll be back on the pitch for their game against Leeds at the earliest.

[cdbearsfan]

It's Villa. He'll be back and he'll score. See also: Woods.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Need to do dirty spurs and paulinha Sunday, irrespective of the team Unai puts out.

[Demitri_C]

Yeah im expecting maddsion to play as well whether sub or start

[Pete3206]

I think we're spent.

0-1

[Monty]

We look mentally tired as much as anything.

[Demitri_C]

We look mentally tired as much as anything.

Agree and thats why i think unai needs to freshen things up and rotate the squad so they are fresh for 2nd leg

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

Horrible kick-off time.

Keep getting flashbacks to that God-awful Palace game early in the season at the climax of Emi-to-Manuregate.

Hopefully we'll get a narrow, morale-boosting win to set  up a felling of the Forest next Thursday!

Come on Matty!   

[LeeS]

Here’s another bet. spurs win, Brighton win, Forest qualify for the final. 12-1.

Buys a few consolation drinks for one of our worst weeks in ages. If you also did the Forest win last night, Spurs and Brighton win, you get double bubble.

[Monty]

We have to go for it you know. We're behind in the tie meaning CL qualification is less likely via that route, and Forest - ahead, virtually safe, playing later - have every incentive to play the B team on Monday against, who is it? Oh yeah, fucking Chelsea.

People saying we sack this one off are, I'm sorry to say, not thinking straight.

[LeeB]

We have to go for it you know. We're behind in the tie meaning CL qualification is less likely via that route, and Forest - ahead, virtually safe, playing later - have every incentive to play the B team on Monday against, who is it? Oh yeah, fucking Chelsea.

People saying we sack this one off are, I'm sorry to say, not thinking straight.

!00% agreed.

[Ads]

Some posters are showing mental fatigue, not sure the players are.

Half a team out for them, but given how shit they've been the past two seasons, that shouldn't make too much of a difference.

[PaulWinch again]

We have to go for it you know. We're behind in the tie meaning CL qualification is less likely via that route, and Forest - ahead, virtually safe, playing later - have every incentive to play the B team on Monday against, who is it? Oh yeah, fucking Chelsea.

People saying we sack this one off are, I'm sorry to say, not thinking straight.

!00% agreed.

Totally it’s not either or, we need to be winning both.

[OzVilla]

We need to funeral these fuckers for our confidence, momentum, CL place and to send these big time Charlies * down.

No excuses anymore Villa, the nation expects.

* ‘big time Charlies’ is courtesy of Ron Toss.

[PaulWinch again]

Please don’t die wondering Villa. We have to go for this.