Match Thread | Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (26/10/25)

[chesterbells]

Poor there Nico - quicker feet and get your shot off.

 

[wolviedinho]

Yellow ffs!!!!!

Oreilly slow on the uptake

 

[King Jay]

O’Reilly has NO ONE behind them yet passed it back. God help us

 

[AirbagsOptionalTheReturn]

Ref can’t wait to give us yellows for anything

 

[p.taker]

Lol

 

[Damanino]

Oreilly careless in the box, cost a yellow to Nico

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

You literally cannot touch McGinn. Even the slightest glance and he just crumples and the referee buys it every single time.

 

[super_city_si]

Oliver is a ****

 

[pbueno16]

Gonzalez gets booked because O’Reilly falls asleep with the ball in their box. Lovely from the subs already

 

[Alexia_Ko]

At least let Cherki come on and do something for a double digit amount of minutes

 

[Mr HJ]

He is a player pep feels he will try things to many times and we lose the ball! Was the same with Foden and why he eased him in till he learned

You are telling me that our offensive players are creating a lot at the moment. We are desperate for a player to be different when teams defend in numbers. We have also constantly lost the ball today - Phil - who I love to bits - has lost possession on 4 occasions so far.

I really think Pep is stubborn and will only change it when he has no choice. Cherki will not get better having 10 mins a time - he usually creates more in this 10 mins than all our wide players combined do in 90 - it's very odd.

 

[Jwoody19]

Gonzalez tactically fouling the man whilst Villa try to start a counter attack is what we have missed thus far.

 

[nico04]

People asking for Cherki, what can he do if we don't have midfield control? There's no link between midfield and attack.

 

[burning blue soul]

this is the sort of game Rico Lewis would enjoy, trying to make something happen in tight spaces, little combinations

If you change the name Rico Lewis for David Silva, your comment would be accurate.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

The ref my god

 

[vicblueman]

cross it 1st time Nico

 

[theholysmurf]

maybe if one of us goes to the mirror and says ‘Cherki’ three times he’ll show up?

 

[mattcity5]

Pep already said that the medical team advised him he can't start.

Doesn't make sense to me. If a contact injury means he isn't ok to start then he isn't ok to come on now. That's what I'd think anyway, but obviously they know more.

 

[dannyboiblue]

We dont deserve anything from this game we look absolutely shite

 

[skillman]

McGinn is up there with the most punchable footballer in the league. Cheating **** whose main aim when he gets the ball is to win a free kick