[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Aston Villa *** Official Match Thread ***

[oldboyroy]

Leaving for Aston at midday

Drove past there at 1.30pm and it was very quiet

 

[oldboyroy]

Felt moderately confident before I saw that line up. Ayari and Adingra starting and Baleba on the bench? Got bit a Forest (part one) feeling about this one. Where’s the Fernet Branca….

Adringra scored at villa park giving us the lead at the time. Let's hope for the same

 

[Oh_aye]

We get more points when Ayari is playing compared to when he isn't. He's been part of a winning team all season and won't get randomly benched for a player who was injured a few days ago and haven't been able to stay fit or play significant amount of minutes all season, the "physical presence" thing sounds almost like satire. Picking Ayari is a no-brainer imo.

Oh no, I'd have tried much harder for satire. Do an accent or something.

 

[Greenbag50]

Bit light with gruda, Simone and Ayari…. Hope I’m wrong

 

[aolstudios]

Bit light with gruda, Simone and Ayari…. Hope I’m wrong

My first thought. But if Baleba & Wieffer (& Minteh) aren't 100% what can he do?

 

[Codner's Wallop]

Weiffer looks like a liability when he comes on giving stupid free kicks away and picking up yellows within 5 minutes of playing.
Accident waiting to happen.
Ayari is weak in the challenge and gets bullied. Would like to see £33m Matt O given a chance.

Yeah I’m with you on this. Ayari does look weak at times and is also prone to silly mistakes like giving the ball away when he’s not under any pressure. There is a bloody good player somewhere in Matt O and we need to find it. With Baleba rested, I thought it would be a good time to give Matt O a shot…

 

[Seagull58]

If listened to TS or 5L this pm and concerned the only game tonight is the Merseyside derby, I can confirm our match is also on.

I heard a rumour that it's the last Merseyside Derby that's not taking place at Goodison Park, until the next Merseyside Derby.

 

[BevBHA]

Snap your hand off now for a point, with that starting 11

 

[aolstudios]

Yeah I’m with you on this. Ayari does look weak at times and is also prone to silly mistakes like giving the ball away when he’s not under any pressure. There is a bloody good player somewhere in Matt O and we need to find it. With Baleba rested, I thought it would be a good time to give Matt O a shot…

Too lightweight for today

 

[Weststander]

Wrong not starting with Baleba imho. Emery always effectively goes 3 with pace/battling qualities in CM.

It’s like every new Albion coach ignores past evidence on things such as this, a defeat has to be the lesson.

 

[Sussexscots]

I heard a rumour that it's the last Merseyside Derby that's not taking place at Goodison Park, until the next Merseyside Derby.

Yes, who knows when the next Merseyside derby will take place.

It's a bit of a lucky dipper.

 

[Mellotron]

Yeah nervous about tonight - would be regardless of our starting 11.

This is subject to change but right now I’d take a point.

 

[Oh_aye]

Stadiums half empty!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Love in for Villa on TS ….you’d have thought this is a match with only one team playing tonight….Durham is showing his ignorance

 

[LamieRobertson]

Stadiums half empty!

Blimey u counted the attendance?

 

[North of Robertsbridge]

Stadiums half empty!

Looks pretty full on the telly

 

[HCxUK]

Mats Wheelchair has played 70 minutes of football in four months, don't see much obvious about starting him.

Hopefully he gets some meaningful minutes this evening. Would be nice to have him as a starting option for the run in

 

[Codner's Wallop]

Love in for Villa on TS ….you’d have thought this is a match with only one team playing tonight….Durham is showing his ignorance

This has been become such a mainstay of our media - honestly, the amount of publicity v the rest, you would think City, Newcastle and Villa were within touching distance of the title. How much coverage, in comparison, do we see for Albion, Bournemouth and Fulham? There are only FOUR points between the six sides…

 

[oldboyroy]

Come on lads

 

[Oh_aye]

Looks pretty full on the telly

It's not.