Match Day Thread Aston Villa v Saints, Sunday 1st, 12:00 Don’t PPV!

Oh no. Not another. What do I have to do?

I chose sodding Burnley because we never beat them at Turf Moor so it was going to be a quick cameo then off.

West Brom; well, possibly.

But Chelsea and Everton? Come on!

When will the horror ever end?

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So, the unstoppable force of Saints meet the immovable... Oh bugger it, life's short enough. There's a match on this Sunday. Talk about it.

 

“One Onionman, There’s only one Onionman, one Onionmaaaan, there’s only one Onionman”

 

There'll probably be some referees but nobody really cares who they are

 

Onionman, we've got a football match, away (not that it matters) against the team (currently) in 3rd place in the table. The way we controlled the game against Everton, supposedly the form team - never been beaten, etc, will make other teams sit up and take notice.

In short, Villa will expect us to press high, pass the ball around, take our chances and look to get a win. What chance have we got? You won't need to touch your keyboard again, until we run out of other volunteers.

Reverse psychology? I can barely spell it, let alone practise it.

 

I put James Rodriguez and Calvert-Lewin in my fantasy team for the Everton game. Easy win. And I’ve got Watkins and Grealish in now.

You do the maff.

 

The Grealish - JWP match up is mouth watering! Vesty -v- Watkins will be entertaining too!

 

If we can win with Kevin Friend on the pitch there are no limits to what we can achieve this season.

 

Vin's bagged it again, mighty meaty matey.

 

Grealish to join Zaha & Co in JWP:s pocket.

 

I am looking forward to this game, especially given our record against them since 2012. Villa with just one victory.

22 Sep 2012Southampton v Aston VillaL4-1Premier League
12 Jan 2013Aston Villa v SouthamptonL0-1Premier League
04 Dec 2013Southampton v Aston VillaW2-3Premier League
19 Apr 2014Aston Villa v SouthamptonD0-0Premier League
24 Nov 2014Aston Villa v SouthamptonD1-1Premier League
16 May 2015Southampton v Aston VillaL6-1Premier League
28 Oct 2015Southampton v Aston VillaL2-1League Cup
05 Dec 2015Southampton v Aston VillaD1-1Premier League
23 Apr 2016Aston Villa v SouthamptonL2-4Premier League
21 Dec 2019Aston Villa v SouthamptonL1-3Premier League
22 Feb 2020Southampton v Aston VillaL2-0Premier League

 

I am not someone who pays a lot of attention to other teams....apart from when the big teams give us a good larf by losing. So I thought Aston Villa....easy, whilst vaguely thinking of their recent struggles....then I looked at the table. WHAT! Mmmm. Maybe not such a pushover, but then I remembered we toppled the league leaders....so, 3-1 to the Mighty Saints. Will I never learn.

 

I do.

Referee: Darren England.
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Dan Cook.
Fourth official: Michael Oliver.
VAR: Chris Kavanagh.
Assistant VAR: Mark Scholes.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/darren-england/profil/schiedsrichter/5888

 

Good work






wasted on me

 

He has got Scouse v West Ham this week-end, what could possibly go wrong?

 

We’ve got a damn nun for a linesman!

 

This should be a good game and I will be going down the pub to watch it. Villa will be a tougher nut to crack than last season but confident we can get at least a point.

 

Any team that can knock 7 past Liverpool are a threat, but we have a new general in town.

Have seen the Everton games a couple of times and Vesty was so composed again, helped make DLC like the invisible man, won just about everything in the air and had a great range of passing.

All credit to him, Ralph and Vin for a massive improvement.

 

Until they make a mistake, and then we care, and then we might call them something.

 

Ahem? And No7 for his dishwasher game talent...

 

Really looking forward to this game. Could be a good test for where both teams are this season.

Tempted to play Theo ahead of Redmond.