Aston Villa travel to the Britannia Stadium this Saturday to face Stoke City. Stoke have enjoyed good home from yet again this season, having most recently beaten Chelsea at the Britannia. Aston Villa may have poor form home, but are a much better side away. Playing on the counter has helped Aston Villa beat the likes of Arsenal, Southampton and Norwich so far this season.
However a common result for both teams have been ties, in total Aston Villa and Stoke have managed a total of 10 draws between them. A very possible result for tomorrows game.
Team News:
Stoke maybe without defender Ryan Shawcross who limped off with a groin injury against Man. Utd in the League Cup last Wednesday. On-loan, Stephen Ireland is ineligible to play against his parent club.
Aston Villa welcome back Delph from suspension with but will be without Gabriel Agbonlahor as he faces a one-match ban. Chris Herd is back following a facial injury and Ron Vlaar remains a long-term casualty.
Match Facts:
Stoke City have lost just one of their last seven Barclays Premier League matches (W2 D4 L1)
Christian Benteke has now gone 11 hours and 59 minutes without scoring a Barclays Premier League goal.
Aston Villa have conceded more handballs than any other Premier League team this season (15).
Only four teams (Arsenal, Tottenham, Man Utd and Everton) have won more away points than Aston Villa (12) this season.
No team has been awarded more penalties than Aston Villa (3) this season.
Since they arrived in the Premier League in 2008, Stoke have taken 2507 long throws, 1271 more than any other side.
Predicted Lineups
Begovic
Cameron-Huth-Wilson-Pietres
N’Zonzi-Whelan
Assaidi-Adam-Arnatovic
Crouch
Kozak-Benteke
Bacuna-Delph-Westwood-Albrighton
Luna-Herd-Clark-Lowton
Guzan
Match Prediction:
Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
Both teams can’t score, it’s as simple as that. Alright, that’s a little harsh on Stoke, they did beat Chelsea 3-2. But it will be a tough game for both sides. Aston Villa will play on the counter and a good result will very much depend on our defence. If the defence can keep a clean sheet until half-time, Villa could probably nick it. But if Villa concede early again, it’ll be a similar story to Fulham.
iam going for a 10 10 draw
sack lambert
sack the board
ban the moaning fans
merry easter
3,1 really villa
That man Suarez is unrealistic, he’s a classic gem of a player, my money is on Liverpool for the title, fuck hnows how many he will get against us next game. Half time scored 2 made one.
Fuck knows giddy I’m pissed off before we play, this is going to be a piss poor Christmastime for me, no football team now hope of having one, where’s that bottle of whisky might has well drown my sorrow.
Brendan rodgors had a chance 2 come 2 villa manager ~ he made the rite choice, pool play good pass and move footy simple but very effective be wasted on us ~ hey that dave mackay will become available in 24 hours or less
is the story in the sun about Ireland and stoke true if so that’s best news, wonder wots the fee ~ maybe cuppas and a hot shower after 2days game 4 all villa representatives
Bet Rodgers is gutted he missed out on the chance of managing us!!
Why is Benteke not in the squad today?
I just noticed that too, not even on the bench.
There was riddog that he would be playing injured, but if you’ve seen the team and he’s not in must have been a Change of heart.
He has been playing as if he is carrying an injury! Could he be off in January?
Think that’s the idea, he knows we are not going anywhere so he’s off
So, no yellow on that tackle against Albrighton and no red card on that tackle on Wiemann when he was through on goal. Albrighton has been superb so far, Tonev has not. We’re missing Gabby but Grealish on that left wing would be a very good start.
Are you streaming Foxy ? I’ve tried but failure.
So Clark gets a card for fouling someone who shouldn’t be on the pitch and then they score. Great refereeing.
1down stoke scored
Why is my post not going last?
Here we fucking go.
Well we knew it giddy.
Ffs lamberk out
As well as being shit this referee isn’t in control. I wonder how many players won’t see yellows by the end of the match?
Delf another yellow card, told you at the start of season he will get more than any player Villa has had in past, 6 so far.
Yippeee kozak
Oh no crouch just got one
Hand balled it to control it to and got away with it. Lamberts luck has finally run out
2-1 stoke ffs.
This match is shocking!! Only reason we scored was because it was gifted to us!! The football we are playing this season is utter crap!
I reckon we did alright in the first half. Albrighton was great again, they lucked into having the referee and lines woman on their side (haven’t we fallen foul of her before?) and we’re missing Vlaar and Gabby, and they should have been missing a defender. We are also missing a striker, and have been for 11 matches plus when he was injured, and one who should have been firing them in but hasn’t. So three key players out. On the other hand we only played 10 players with no one on left wing where Gabby would have been. I’ll mention Grealish again. We need Vlaar back as soon as possible and at least Gabby is back for Boxing day. Good goal from Kozak and good to have a striker who actually scores goals when he starts. They had a goal brought down by Crouch’s hand and a goal scored from a free kick from a foul on a player who should have been sent off. Any other day we could have been playing 10 men and won.
A woman shouldn’t be running the line anyway stick to running the line in women’s football IMO . Another politically correct appointment. Anyway that’s an arguement for another day. Bottom line is we lost again!
Lamberks luck is used up he’s had it all season but we are really being found out now. Agree that we miss vlaar. Always seems to be out over Xmas period when we need him the most hmmm
The last couple of seasons Gabby has tended to get injured over a month or two over Christmas. We missed him today, I reckon everyone deserves a chance but Tonev was rubbish. Albrighton is on fire at the moment and is making Tonev look like a complete amateur.
Tonev is awful. In fact I’m struggling to think of any of lamberts signings that are quality. Bentekes gone to pot but vlaar has started looking decent now. His other signings are awful no quality at all.
First half we were average and they were lucky not to have a man sent off but delph should have gone in the 2nd half. We didnt look like scoring today and we were gifted a goal!!! What really got me is when we are chasing a game lambert decides to bring on the great bowery!!! The football this season is utter rubbish and we have gone backwards from the 2nd half of last season. Last season I thought lambert got us playing good passing football and this season its hoofball??,!!! I think I saw a shocking stat that said he has won 15 league games in 45 or sommit??!! I didnt realise it was that bad! Surely that is not good enough for AVFC???!!! Proper fed up of being below average. If we didnt manage to fluckally beat city and southampton we would be in the relegation zone now!!!
Agree Satch those 2 lucky wins have just papered over the cracks.
3 in a row now the only way is downhill what a load of shite say no more im sure theres some clever prick going to tell me the positives bollox.
Lambert will mumble on we were unlucky hand ball by crouch but we go again!! Fuck off lamberk
Sorry. But I can’t watch this team anymore. No poise. No vision. No communication. No threat. And apparently used up all our luck at Southampton. Everyone has an awful first touch. Nobody comes up to help midfield when they get the ball. Basic football. And we can’t even get that right.
So it’s not all bad then lol. Agree Minne appalling worse villa team iv ever seen. Plus Benteke will be of in jan and who can blame him.
It’s not as if Benteke is trying though is it? We haven’t been scoring goals and he’s the main culprit. He can sulk his way out of the starting 11 but any team in the market thinking of buying him needs to look at how he goes on strike to force moves. It looks suspiciously like that’s what’s happening here. I can’t see how Benteke is currently improving the squad. We may as well recall Bent. Oh, no, he seems to have fallen out with the manager, like various other players.
Benteke never wanted to be at villa in the first place. He is deliberately driving down transfer fee IMO so we sell him for 10-15m in jan just to get rid. I say keep him out the team but if he stays watch him come good in last 3 months so he can play his way into World Cup. It’s a joke
I don’t see the point in driving down the transfer fee, clubs like Arsenal, Spurs and so on can afford to pay £25million. I bet Lambert can be more stubborn than Benteke too.
Probably but just because they can afford it dosnt mean they will pay it. Levy is very shrewd he will get Benteke below £20m IMO. Also no benefit for lambert to keep him may as well sell him and get players that want to play for us. Though hopefully pl will be long gone by then
Hah. Yes, that’s the problem. It’s all bad. Sadly, if we had a healthy Vlaar and Okore, we’d be getting more points out of these games. But the technical quality is as bad as I’ve seen (granted I’ve only been following since 98). I’m officially over Lambert.
Agree Minne they can’t string 2 passes together. Vlaar us a bug miss but even if he played it would still have been another 0.0 with us having no idea going fwd.
I think I get the prize told you all 2-1 Stoke, now what do you all say about Lambert its time to go other wise could be to late January, he has no idea on tactical play.
He won’t go bill no way will Lerner sack him not when we are 6 points clear of relegation. He’s unsafe able at the moment we are stuck with the useless twat
If palace beat us then its 3 points ohh ahh lambert has lost the dressing room and the fans hes needs to go
Agree I think he should go anyway he’s put of his league and been given more than enough time IMO
Lambert ” we played well , gave away 2 stupid goals … we play on Thursday – we go again ”
Fuck of lamberk
Ooha i wish that four eyed twat fucked off you were right last season & i was fucking short sighted my appologies its downhill now all the way.come on then wheres the fucking positives folks ok they put their kits & boots on properly AND.FFS
Lol I could see the light ages ago giddy though I wish I was proved wrong in this occasion. Just awful as bad as anything under mcleish.
boooooooo
sack everyone lineswoman sian not on my Christmas list
referee sack
mark hughes sack
crouch hope ur misses gets cheated out of the dancing 2nite hohohoho
roll on nxt week and January sales
Ive not felt this fucked off for ages,is it me or are teams below us getting better bar the mackems im more worried this season than last & we’re 13th.
I don’t care wot u guys say ~ yes iam pissed with the result and crouches handball and referee unable 2 get the basics rite. like last man and stopping goal scoring oppotunately
overall performance wasn’t all bad yes we are lacking a cutting edge but 442 does work 4 me hope the left back gets sorted and bacuna gets a shot b4 shootalot tonov
merry xmas iam gonna open my crate ealier than planned