Aston Villa (A) - Sat 3rd Sept, 17:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[BringBackSwales]

No prem league game is a given in my opinion

To be fair Fordy we can be 4 0 up in the 89th minute and you’re not sure we’re going to win!

 

[JewelZee]

tbh I just have a feeling he'll be the one to grab a rest before the CL games coming up. I'm probably wrong.

Very possible...

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Chris Sutton on BBC says 5-0 to City, predicted 6-0 on Wednesday. One less this time as they're away.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Kick off time 17:30 (BST). Live on Sky Sports.

Who can forget the scenes at the end of last season against Villa. They thought they'd spoiled the party and then Gundogannnn.

I actually think our goal of the season was at Villa Park last season, Bernardo's volley there was absolutely ridiculous.

Could this be the game where Gerrard gets sacked?

By all accounts they played alright against Arsenal tonight, so this could be tougher than initially thought.

Another Haaland hat-trick anyone?

Absentees v Forest:
Nathan Ake
Aymeric Laporte
Kalvin Phillips
Jack Grealish

Manuel Akanji may be available for this one.

My Team Prediction:
----------------Ederson
Walker----Dias---Laporte----Cancelo
-----------------Rodri
-------De Bruyne---Gundogan
Bernardo-----Haaland---------Foden

Alvarez was brilliant tonight but I still think Pep is easing him in.

Unlikely that a one legged Laporte will start at the weekend.

Isn't he sidelined until October?

 

[MCFC1993]

Unlikely that a one legged Laporte will start at the weekend.

Isn't he sidelined until October?

I did mean Stones, I even mentioned Laporte is out.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I hope we batter the fucking pricks.

This is sadder than all my Liverpool supporting mates still talking about the Community Shield.

Flip that around and we can leave Villa to do what the fuck they like for 75 minutes and still batter them.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Play our strongest side. Haaland will get plenty of rest in November when the world cup comes around. Pep is a strange one anyway, I have no idea why he brought KDB on against Forest with the game well won.

Haaland will be rested when our medical science people tell Pep he needs to.

 

[mancityscot]

i reckon we're due a customary coutinho goal against us, but expect us to bag 3 or more tbh

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I did mean Stones, I even mentioned Laporte is out.

Fair play. Laporte is Basque for Stones. I get in now. :-)

 

[mosssideblue]

Pep says the same though mosssideblue

Yeah, but he's moaning on here every pre match thread :)

Like a broken clock though, you will eventually come right and you can come on here celebrating your prediction.