Aston Villa Vs West Ham Utd - Sunday 26th - Kick off 16.30

alderz

Not bad after the first 15 minutes, but we don’t look particularly dangerous going forward

Pengeman

How long before Alvarez gets the customary yellow and may be a red card.

ScotHammer

Part of Potters half time talk needs to be that everyone knows we are NOT playing in Claret and Blue today. We are giving the ball away too much.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

I'd be getting Casey and Ings on for a Coufal cresswell, doubt we see it at least not until the 60th minute

Areola
AWB Casey Kilman Emerson
Soucek Alvarez
Kudus Soler Paqueta
Ings

Lukerz

We are doing ok with what we have

Kudus very disappointing (as usual)

EXETERHAMMER

Kudus needs to pass and go rather than keep trying to beat a man. If AWB can get close to him, they will cause Digne problems.

jay_in_cpt

We need to target Digne....He's not a CB and Kudus must attack him...Poor first 10-15 minutes, then we found our feet, without really testing Martinez, but with the squad so depleted, with what we have available, at HT, we're still in the game....

Lukerz

We’ve got to keep scrapping & hope we get a break & maybe nick a 1-1 from it

Villa go 2-0 up it is over

buffybegood

Expat_Hammer said:

How was that not even a yellow for Digne, obvious elbow to Paqman.

Ref missed it, and VAR can only award a red, or nothing. A VAR yellow isn't an option, unless it's to downgrade an onfield red.

MrsGrey

But VAR can review if the ref misses a potential red.

I'd have expected some comment that it was being reviewed as a potential red

Expat_Hammer

buffybegood said:

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Expat_Hammer said:

How was that not even a yellow for Digne, obvious elbow to Paqman.

Ref missed it, and VAR can only award a red, or nothing. A VAR yellow isn't an option, unless it's to downgrade an onfield red.

Surely an intentional elbow is serious foul play, so should be a red card

alderz

The ref’s losing it

Expat_Hammer

alderz said:

The ref’s losing it

Did he ever have it ?

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Between the money, the theatrics, the rules, the nonsense it's really becoming a chore being a football fan of the top division

OutcastLondoner

MrsGrey said:

But VAR can review if the ref misses a potential red.

I'd have expected some comment that it was being reviewed as a potential red

It was. Showed up on my screen

alderz

Paqueta has to score there

buffybegood

Paqueta has to score there.

MrsGrey

Outcast

Expat_Hammer

alderz said:

Paqueta has to score there

Unfortunately he didn't

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Almost back level

Paqueta should at least hit the target even if it's his weak foot

chicagohammer

Some good play leading up to that chance for Paqueta there, maybe there is some hope

Dodger58

Close, if not for that accidental second touch by Paqueta we'd be ahead!

Dodger58

emerson should also have scored!

Expat_Hammer

It's going to be one of those games

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Another big chance for Emerson

alderz

I swear Alvarez gets reds when it should be a yellow, yellow when it’s just a foul, and fouls when he wins the ball

EXETERHAMMER

Someone is getting a red card

Expat_Hammer

EXETERHAMMER said:

Someone is getting a red card

One of ours of course

chicagohammer

alderz said:

I swear Alvarez gets reds when it should be a yellow, yellow when it’s just a foul, and fouls when he wins the ball

Certainly the case today

ASLEFshrugged

Does 6 Villa players discussing a free kick count as a committee?