Aston Villa V Sunderland - Monday Night Football - Sky Sports 1 - 8pm

Paully D

Big game tonight in terms of the relegation battle with the table looking like so:

A win for Villa would see them go level with Sunderland and Newcastle while a win for Sunderland would see them virtually guaranteed safety.

From the Villa thread, they may line out like so:

Guzan

Lowton Vlaar Clark Baker

Westwood Delph Sylla

Wiemann Benteke Gabby

Sunderland will probably line up like this:

Mignolet

Bardsley/Colback O'Shea Cuellar Rose

Johnson N'Diaye Gardner Larsson/McClean

Sessegnon

Graham

Prediction: 1-1

OneColdHand

Yeah a draw wouldn't surprise me. Both teams will be terrified of losing.

GavRedKing

If Sunderland can turn up and fight for Di Canio like they have in the last 3 games it's going to be a tough night for Villa, saying that though Sunderland would probably take a point here before kick off, anything but a loss for them at this stage of the season.

SlickRic

Villa need to win IMO.

they don't want to be trusting to that final game of the season against Wigan, plus they have a poorer GD than Wigan.

they won't want to lose, but a win is far more advantageous.

GavRedKing

Villas next and last home game of the season is hosting Chelsea who'll be bulling for 3 points for a UCL place, that shoudl be an interesting game with 2 teams really needing the win, tonight I wouldnt be surprised if it was a draw but Villa do need the win to drag the teams above them into it and put some daylight between them and Wigan.

As Slick said, theyed really not want to be going to the DW on the last day needing points to stay up.

listermint

Terrified about this game, So much so that im not sure i want to watch it.

ArielAtom

Really Really hope Sunderland win this one.

The_Kew_Tour

Draw for me

OneColdHand

Uugh. Getting nervous about this one now. Can't focus on work at all!

bad2dabone

Big game, looking forward to it, two sides I'd like to see staying up.

mike65

Villas side has more goals in it but also a greater likelihood to concede.
#knife-edge

OneColdHand

AVFC: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar [c], Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Sylla, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke

Sunderland: Mignolet, O’Shea (c), Cuellar, Rose, Bardsley, N’Diaye, Larsson, Gardner, Sessegnon, Johnson, Graham.


Defensive move by Lambert: N'Zobgia dropped for Delph.

Doodee

OneColdHand wrote: »

AVFC: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar [c], Baker, Bennett, Westwood, Delph, Sylla, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke

Sunderland: Mignolet, O’Shea (c), Cuellar, Rose, Bardsley, N’Diaye, Larsson, Gardner, Sessegnon, Johnson, Graham.


Defensive move by Lambert: N'Zobgia dropped for Delph.

That or Zog really did nothing for us last week.

Nuri Sahin

Gonna give this a watch. Have some money on Benteke @ 6/1 or any keeper @ 16/1 for MOTM. Hopefully Villa pick up the win as I have a lot of time for Lambert too for obvious reasons.

Kiwi_knock

Going for a draw or a narrow Villa win. Should be a good atmosphere, Villa fans all seem to be behind the team so they should create a lot of noise.

Esse85

Gabby's touch/control is awful.

Paully D

Lee Probert has been woeful so far. Does he even have a whistle?

CSF

Honest to god, if Gabby wasn't as fast as he is, would he even be able to make it at League 1/League 2 level?

jimmy the car

Sylla just seems incapable of going to meet a ball so far, he's waiting for it to come to him so far really needs to change that soon

Nuri Sahin

What a chance. Nice link up play from Villa.

Sugarlumps

Awful game so far, passing has been atrocious.

wonderboysam

gabbys such a choker

Nuri Sahin

CSF wrote: »

Honest to god, if Gabby wasn't as fast as he is, would he even be able to make it at League 1/League 2 level?

Lol, was thinking that ten minutes ago (or whenever I do see him play). Very fortunate he has raw pace.

CSF

WHAT A HIT!!!

GLaDOS

Fúckin hell

Nuri Sahin

Fantastic strike from Vlaar! 1-0

wonderboysam

OOOOOOOOOOOOF PICK THAT OUT

Sugarlumps

Cracking goal.

Professional Griefer

OOOOH YES!

GLaDOS

Keeper might have done better on second viewing

Paully D

Deserved really. We've been worse than shit.

CSF

****s sake.

wonderboysam

sigh

Nuri Sahin

Tippy tappy stuff

1-1

Sugarlumps

Game has opened up nicely, great take by Rose.

DazMarz

Jesus, what a game this is turning out to be. Sunderland's goal was a beauty, in fairness; lovely one-touch moves.

Paully D

Colback on for Bardsley please. Christ he is awful.

Sugarlumps

Beauty!

CSF

What a ball!!!

Nuri Sahin

Lovely counter. 2-1 to Villa.

JPA

Get in Weimann, excellent work from Lowton.

jimmy the car

Peach of a goal!!!

OneColdHand

Oh my nerves!

I'm sure that's not the end of it either!

missingtime

Weimann did well there, made it look easy.

Bounty Hunter

Jaysus how am I ever going to get to sleep (tis 3.40am here)

a feck it who cares about that g'wan Villa!

Professional Griefer

Good finish

Paully D

Shock horror that our last two wins didn't involve Gardner playing in central midfield.

Eathrin

Exciting match so far!

jimmy the car

Lowton having brilliant game so, will be another head hunted in the off season I reckon unfortunately.

wonderboysam

oh matty

DazMarz

Absolute end-to-end. Class for a neutral. Can only imagine what the poor fans of the two clubs are going through!