It’s the same old rhetoric, I know, but there are no easy games in the Premier league and I certainly don’t expect this one to be easy either.
But it would seem this is definitely a game where we should be looking to take all three points.
That’s by no means an automatic assumption though and I certainly don’t want it to sound like that.
But if we’re to survive this season, this is exactly the sort of game that we need to win.
Although I’m sure I don’t need to tell any of you that and it’s just stating the obvious.
Squad news is that we’re all good apart from Henri Lansbury, who can’t seem to get any luck at all and injured himself before the Brighton game. Anyone else get the feeling he’s one of those who just doesn’t look like he’ll ever feature for us?
And Jonathan Kodjia, who is training with a mask, but is still short from returning.
Which reminds me, we apparently contemplating letting him go for £7 million to some Turkish side, I think it is. Yeah right. We’ve only three strikers, one of them young and inexperienced and we’re going to let him go for that much?
I know he’s out of contract at the end of the season, but it just wouldn’t make any sense whatsoever and I call BS on the whole story.
So what do I think?
Not a clue, to be honest.
But I do think our points haul to date doesn’t really match our standard of play and performance.
If nothing else, we’re due a break and it would be really nice to gain another three points and make us look in a much better position.
A defeat today wouldn’t be the end of the world, but I suspect it would have the press speculating like crazy and very many of us quite worried.
Not that I think we won’t get anything out of the game.
I’m going for a 2-1 win, but think a 1-1 draw might be nearer the mark, to be honest.
Which would be a little underwhelming/disappointing.
But every point counts and Burnley won’t be the easiest game we get this season, even if they’re apparently transitioning to a more expansive game.
Let’s hope they get it wrong and we can take advantage.
Rodriguez is on for Cork.
Surprised about that.
Burnley on the front foot.
Comms criticising Wesley for not attacking the ball against Mee enough.
And then the ball clatters him in the face and he’s gone down.
Is Wesley for real? He looked ok till he hit the ground. Getting up now should be ok.
He’s ok.
I’m wondering if he’s able to handle this league. Targett now down with ham string.
Off now Taylor on
That’s worrying Bill.
Can Targett handle it?
Be interesting to see how Taylor coming on affects things.
1-1 shit.
Burnley score.
There was argy bargy beforehand on both sides for me.
1-1
Surprise surprise, taylor on and then we concede. Once again we have 1 good half in us.
Nothing to do with Taylor, this time Adam.
You sure? Looks to me like Taylor was ball watching instead of stopping Rodrigues
The problem originated on our right, for me.
Dyche moved from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 at HT and our midfield has disappeared since.
Trezuguet on for El Ghazi.
We need to be careful.
I’m getting worried here, do we carry lightweight in Villa team. We are a team of bad luck it seems,
El Ghazi has just fallen onto Peters’ arm.
Seems soft.
41000, plus.
Awesome support.
Goal mcginn
2-1 to us.
Good cross from the right by Trez and McGinn scores!
Grealish must get in the England Oh no 2 2 now.
When will we learn. Switch off again.