Villa Game is Huge Now

[West Acton]

Given we play last on Monday we could find that their is a gap between us and safety so we may need to win just to keep pace with others

Villa after having a decent start are on the back of four defeats in a row conceding 11 and scoring none

Must win game?????? Yes for me especially if results sat and sun go against us.

Keep a clean sheet and we will take all three points in my opinion

[Kevin Mcleod]

Yeah west mate, a 100% bona fide must win game. Cos if we lose it harrys gone, as there will be no points from the two games after it.
Today brought him a bit of time, but another pish poor performance and defeat wont. But saying that, we havent played badly at home this season thus far. Just been unlucky/naive.

[Marshy]

I know it sounds weird, but today's good performance could actually end up harming us.

Villa will now come expecting a performance from us where we press up and play with a lot more energy.

They will also come into the game knowing the defence is weak.

They have a good management team, and with Benteke getting match fit, I think their attack might just be too much for us to handle.

[West Acton]

They have a good management team, and with Benteke getting match fit, I think their attack might just be too much for us to handle.

They have not scored in four and let in 11 there as vulnerable at the back as we are. oh and there attack has scored four goals all season even we have put more then that away

Let them worry about us as if there was ever a game which is there to be won its this Monday night

[Ginger Ninja]

I'm hoping the performance today fills the players with enough confidence to go out there and do it again against Villa. If we play like that, we'll win the game imo.

[Pie & mash]

Zero chance of Harry going, even if we lose 4-0

Must win though considering the following fixtures

[Shania]

We just donīt win important matches under this regime.

[Marshy]

They have not scored in four and let in 11 there as vulnerable at the back as we are. oh and there attack has scored four goals all season even we have put more then that away

Let them worry about us as if there was ever a game which is there to be won its this Monday night

I disagree unfortunately. Stats only tell half the story. The other half of the story is that those four games were against Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City, Everton.

The Arsenal game was a crazy period where they missed three goals in 5 minutes.
Chelsea was obviously tough.
I saw the Man City game and they played well and it took time for Man City to score and win.
Everton was a bad result.

So in all fairness, they have played some good teams.
They will now be looking at QPR as a must-win game, and although Delph is out, Vlaar is back, and they have some very good attacking players, with Benteke coming back to match fitness.

It will be tough, and people who think we are now favourites to win because we had one very good game are quite naive in my opinion, because Villa will come very prepared.

[QprQpr]

Must win game

[Ed the Ball]

Every game from now on is a must win game... get serious

[Martinmalta]

The most important thing is for our players to treat Villa the same as they did to Liverpool. There is no point in upping your game against superior opposition, when the chances are always small, and then drop back to mediocre when we play an opposition that compare to us. We MUST play with the aggressiveness and determination (minus the stupid mistakes) that was on show today. Then we have a chance....a big chance.

[Marshy]

The most important thing is for our players to treat Villa the same as they did to Liverpool. There is no point in upping your game against superior opposition, when the chances are always small, and then drop back to mediocre when we play an opposition that compare to us. We MUST play with the aggressiveness and determination (minus the stupid mistakes) that was on show today. Then we have a chance....a big chance.

I agree. We need to take the game to Villa from the go.

[72bus]

we can and will take villa if we play at todays level , put in a performance like we did at west ham and we'll get smashed

[Brian Wilson]

We just donīt win important matches under this regime.

I dunno, there was a big one in may I seem to remember...

[jmelanie]

We have been pretty good at LR and the results have not always gone our way, so don't understand why we have been so poor away. I know away games are different but they are not that different surely.