The first Match Thread - Home to Villa, 17th Aug - 17:30

buffybegood

Paqueta booked

buffybegood

Very close to another one for Villa.

MIAHammer

buffybegood said:

Paqueta booked

Lee Dixon didn't think that deserved a booking

jay_in_cpt

Paqueta has lost nearly every ball, poor so far...

MrsGrey

Nobody really busting a gut to get back.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I’m a bit surprised how poor this has been

MIAHammer

Penalty

Yeoldhammer

not a pen, no way

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Pen to us

thornburyiron

Can’t believe this isn’t at least 3 or 4 by now

buffybegood

Looks a soft penalty to me.

PrestonHammer

One eyed Alan Smith hahaha

buffybegood

Not sure there's enough to overturn it, but definitely soft imo.

Yeoldhammer

a really soft pen, don't really deserve it on the balance of play so far.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Don't see how that's soft

His touch didn't take it out of Soucek path and he had his leg in between his legs

Unlucky but it's deffo a pen

buffybegood

Get in, 1-1. I hate the way he takes penalties though.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Get in!!!

Undeserved but care free, hope that wakes them up

steve

Guy gives me kittens with his run up

PrestonHammer

Clear penalty. He might have got a touch on the ball but he then fouled Soucek afterwards. Alan Smith is so biased hahaha

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

This is more like it

Emerson going close

chicagohammer

Feel that was a bit fortunate but I will take it - and it seems to have given us a bit of a lift

buffybegood

PrestonHammer said:

Clear penalty. He might have got a touch on the ball but he then fouled Soucek afterwards. Alan Smith is so biased hahaha

He always is, isn't he. I've got Andy Townsend, not my favourite, but far from the worst imo.

buffybegood

After playing really well last week, Paqueta seems miles off it today.

chicagohammer

Antonio plays football like he’s wearing jeans

buffybegood

Ref really poor there, he really shoulda booked their player (once the ball finally went out of play) for the pull back on Antonio even though he played advantage.

jay_in_cpt

Perhaps fortunate to be level at HT, just IMO of course.....

buffybegood

1-1 HT

Pengeman

Lucky to be drawing 1-1. Lacking in midfield and not seen much of Pacqueta. Also shaky in defence. What can the manager change at half-time?

MIAHammer

1-1 and pretty close to 50/50 possession.
Rodrigues does seem very slow. Can't keep up with Bailey. Kilman has done okay.

Yeoldhammer

Summerville > Antonio
Kudus to the right
Bowen up top