Aston Villa (A) - Sun 26th Oct, 14:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[MCFC1993]

Kick off time time 14:00 (GMT). On Sky Sports.

Tough game as they've started to get their shit together. They've won 5 straight in all competitions, 2 of those were Europa League games. That might be the 1 advantage we have on them, they play in the Netherlands on Thursday, so hopefully that's a tough slog for them.

Not won at Villa Park since 2021, 2-1 loss last season, 1-0 loss the season before and 1-1 draw in the treble season.

Got to hope Gonzalez is okay, I thought we lost control in the 2nd half v Villarreal without him.

-----------Donnarumma
Nunes---Dias---????---O'Reilly
----------------Gonzalez
-------Reijnders----Foden
????----------Haaland-------????

I think those 8 are a given.
- Doku should be a given but he did struggle tonight.
- Unsure who plays on the right. I'd probably push Foden or Reijnders out there and play Bernardo central.
- I would have said Gvardiol centre half but he was poor in moments tonight, albeit at left back.

Start of a season defining run of league games in my opinion:
- Villa (A)
- Bournemouth (H)
- Liverpool (H)
- Newcastle (A)
We'll learn a lot in these 4.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

3-1 City.

 

[TurboDuo]

Donnaruma

Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
Ait Nouri

OReilly
Rejinders
Foden

Cherki
Savinho
Haaland

 

[MAG]

Anyone received their ticket for this yet? When will City send these out?!?

 

[TinFoilHat]

Dipper on VAR.

 

[denTTony]

Anyone received their ticket for this yet? When will City send these out?!?

Not yet, was expecting it today, usually around 5 or 6 days before the match

 

[Franny 1234]

Another cleansheet please
Then the big viking will do what he does best. 2-0 city win

 

[Mattyc55]

Hopefully playing thurs-sunday will impact them

 

[Marvin.]

Hopefully playing thurs-sunday will impact them

That will depend on the side they select. They may think that they can afford to rest players given that they won their first 2 European games.

This looks like a very difficult game.

 

[richards30]

Donnarumma
Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O’Reilly
Gonzalez
Reijnders
Foden
Marmoush
Doku
Haaland

 

[Goater101]

Last seasons showing here was a disgrace. New team now I expect is to deliver.

Donnarumma; Nunes Stones Dias Gvardiol; Nico G Kovacic Reijnders; Doku Haaland Foden

 

[SWPISHOME]

Donnarumma

Nunes
Dias
Gvardiol
O'Reilly

Nico Gonzalez
Reijnders
Foden

Cherki
Marmoush
Haaland

2-1 City.

 

[youngbob]

Would like to see:

Donnarumma
Nunes Dias Gvardiol O'Reilly
Foden, Gonzalez, Bernardo
Cherki, Haaland, Doku

Or Reijnders for Cherki and Foden out wide.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

On a bit of a roll now and they seem to have found a bit of form.

Although we couldn't get a third last night we're moving towards 'proper City's and are already 9 unbeaten in all comps in almost a blink of an eye.

Can't see anything other than 3 points for us.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The second session of the Guess The Team Compy starts with this game in the Match day forum.

Don't just post your guesses on the team in here, join the Compy and own your selections.

 

[AshtonBlueMooner]

Big test this.
Not an easy ground to go to and grab 3 points but the improvement in performance, particularly defensively, makes me optimistic for Sunday.
Come on you blue boys.
CTID

 

[waspish]

Big test this.
Not an easy ground to go to and grab 3 points but the improvement in performance, particularly defensively, makes me optimistic for Sunday.
Come on you blue boys.
CTID

Agree this game and our next 2 will tell us a lot about us! Also we haven’t gone behind first yet I want to see how we respond if we do.. a draw is a decent result but the way Arsenal are playing and to win the league we have to win..

 

[oldius]

===============Donnarumma=================
Nunes=======Dias==========Gvardiol====O'Reilly
=============Gonzalez====Bernardo===========
====Cherki===========Foden===========Savinho
==================Haaland===================

 

[dickie davies]

With Marmoush recovering his fitness, i think Pep will give Haaland a rest for this one

 

[waspish]

With Marmoush recovering his fitness, i think Pep will give Haaland a rest for this one

He won’t Haaland will start every league and champions league games unless injured! He might take him off after 75mins in games but he will start majority of our games