Pre Match Aston Villa v Leicester

[camberwell fox]

Well, here we go again. On the back of our tremendous win against Spurs we now face the leagues basement club - Aston Villa.

Villa looked dead and buried a week ago and although the outlook is bleak, a home win on Tuesday against Palace has at least 'forced' them to beat Derby's pathetic low seasons points tally of 8 - it's hard to imagine any team getting less than that.

So, this is a Sky Sports live televised game kicking off at 5:30pm, an odd time for a footy match I think.

Our record against Villa:

Overall
Games won: 41
Games drawn: 23
Games lost: 33

Last 10
Games won: 3
Games drawn: 1
Games lost: 6

I have to admit being a little surprised at our last 10 results against Villa - I thought we were stronger against them. Over the last 6 games honours are even at three wins a piece.

This looks like a good opportunity to get 3 points but I don't like to count my chickens...

...43 points at the time of writing - 2 more than we finished last season with - an unbelievable turn-around.

What do we all think for this game?

 

[East Anglia Fox]

Derby got 11 points in 2007/08.

 

[dpjfox]

Its difficult to keep grounded especially after last nights result. The squad/team must remain calm and focussed and send this lot packing. I think we will stay strong, keep the same formation/team selection and win this 0-2 Vardy and Gray

 

[camberwell fox]

Derby got 11 points in 2007/08.

Oh yes, my mistake.

 

[Billyjof]

I'm sure Lawro might predict we win this. Never an easy game in the Prem.

Hopefully we have enough firepower to ease this.

 

[camberwell fox]

I'm sure Lawro might predict we win this. Never an easy game in the Prem.

Hopefully we have enough firepower to ease this.

I think he is more likely to go for a draw.

 

[fitz]

These are absolute shite. Double figures and no less please.

 

[Blaarev]

3-1 Leicester. Claridge, Parker (pen), Izzet.

 

[Lako42]

A bit more interesting since they remembered how to win a game of football last time out.

They will have added incentive after what we did to them at our place and they are at home.

0-2 Gray and Vardy

 

[Motown Fox]

I think he is more likely to go for a draw.

He's gone for us to win so that has cocked up things.
Still it is Villa and even the Villa fan I work with thinks we'll wop them

 

[Miles Away]

First chance to do the double on a team. They'll have their tails up though. Early goal would go down a reeeet treat.

 

[Cate Fox]

Is Hutton still with them? I think I hate him more than Kane.

 

[LS6_Fox]

He is and I concur.

 

[FOX Franks]

Is Hutton still with them? I think I hate him more than Kane.

He is and I concur.

These

 

[Blaarev]

He is out injured atm. Not likely to play against us.

 

[Fox Fan]

Bring your Thermals for this one. Going to be -4 in Birmingham on Saturday night.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

So we can be top by Saturday evening and still there Sunday evening if Stoke can play the Leicester 'long ball, kick and rush, dirty tactics' that Spurs could not deal with.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

I'd like to see Gray come in for Albrighton as I think he hasn't been so effective in recent games. I think Gray could offer a bit more attacking threat. That said, Albrighton should definitely start here against his former club. Will have that bit extra motivation to prove they were wrong to let him go.

Again if we can come away with something from them game in an away game then you've got to be fairly happy. Could be a good game for our counter attacking threat. Villa are at home and need the wins....

 

[homer]

They are complete and utter shite. Truly an awful, dreadful team

3-0 away win, at least

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Their confidence should be high, except that this a much better team from the one that beat them last time out. We still score goals but now our defence is a much stronger one. This could be the game where we put down a high scoring marker that we are here at the top and we are not going quietly into the night.