Sunday crunch time, a game that is super important. We are in the relegation zone, our rivals are picking up form and we need to do the same. Aston Villa have improved as of late, but mostly away. Villa have picked up draws against West Brom and Everton, the worry is that Villa drew from winning positions. Villa Park hasn’t been a fortress as of late with recent defeats to Newcastle, Southampton and Wigan, all relegation candidates! West Ham’s form hasn’t been to good either, their last away victory was against Newcastle in November!
So this weekend we’ve got two out of form teams chasing for glory, it should be a close encounter. West Ham are a physical side and they make things happen from set pieces. Our defence has to be on top form if they are to keep out the ariel threat of Nolan and Carroll.
Aston Villa Team News:
Ashley Westwood may miss out on Sunday’s game because of a virus. El Ahmadi and Delph have over come their knee problems and are available.
West Ham Team News:
James Collins and McCartney are out injured. While Maiga remains in the African Cup of Nations.
Facts:
Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has scored in four consecutive appearances in all competition
Sam Allardyce’s side have lost all nine games where they have conceded two or more goals.
If matches this season had finished at halftime, West Ham would be 14th (currently 11th), while Aston Villa would be eighth (currently 19th).
Likely Lineups:
Guzan
Lowton-Vlaar-Clark-Bennett
Delph-Sylla
Wiemann-N’Zogbia-Agbonlahor
Benteke
Carroll
Nolan
Jarvis-Diame-Noble-J. Cole
Taylor-Reid-Tomkins-O’Brien
Jaaskelainen
Predictions:
Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham
A close game, but Villa will need to win. This is honestly the last chance of survival because if we lose this, we can’t stay up. It would be just too hard. The boys will go for it!
Dont ruin his evening villantheblood,i picked up on it but didn’t want to comment mate.
Villa 3 Hammers 0…..marching up the table we go!
I like your style. One week you will right. Lets hope its this one.
Yeah he’s bound to come good at some point. Good on yer, Langford!
It really is shit or bust, we have an abysmal record against ‘weaker’ sides at home recently.
We have to go 4-4-2 and overwhelm them from the off.
Just got to hope that Chelsea, Citeh, Stoke & Swansea all get wins for us too.
It’s a real chance to get out of the bottom three. We need to take it.
I’m going to be positive and sat 2-1 to the villa
I think we’re going to win this one.
Quite simply, if we don’t, we’re fucked.
A nose mate of mine concurred with both points earlier today, when we discussed it.
And if even those neanderthals can see it, it must mean it’s right.
This is now another one of those “must win” games we automatically lose, but this really is the last drink in the last chance saloon, I reckon. Don’t win this, and there’s really no way back as far as I can see. It’s bound to be nervy, and I’m sure we’ll concede, but I reckon we’ll go for it, and we’re due the rub of the green some time! I’m taking us to edge it 2-1.
VTID!
The last 3 home games were all ‘must wins’ and we lost all of them. Don’t see anything changing against West Ham. The defence lets us down every game and I see no reason why this won’t be any different, particularly given the efficiency of Allardyce’s teams at set plays.
Season ticket holder that travels a fair few miles to make it but think I’m gonna give this 1 a miss given its on sky , weather will b shit , crowd will b shit & no doubt another shit result , really hope I’m wrong but just can’t see it , game is tailor made for Carroll , Nolan & Diame !
Lerner will pay the price for a shit transfer window ! Hope he fucks off
Lets hope the teams around us don’t get results if the teams around us get results its curtains.The pressure on those young shoulders might just be to much.Im hoping for a villa win.
Officials have concluded investigations into match fixing allegations at Aston Villa F.C.
It has been decided no wrong doing has taken place and that this year we really are just that shit!!
Hoping the lads prove otherwise on sunday tho 2-1 villa come on
nice one!
I like it fedupicus.
giddy and villan i reckon my tactic of playing today instead of tomorrow could work. if we turn up when west ham aint there i think theres a good chacnce we’ll win, obviously we’ll still conceed a couple from corners
And Ron Vlaar will somehow contrive to lose his own shadow in the process on those corners.