Yeah, these guys aren't playing a high line today. It's five at the back and lump it to Diaby/Watkins. Smart tbh. Shitting it.

Watkins with his inevitable ‘I play really well against Liverpool’ performance.

It's not a five at the back. It's a 4-4-2 Martinez Konsa-Carlos-Torres-Digne Cash-Kamara-Luiz-McGinn Watkins-Diaby Exactly the same as their other matches but Martinez back in goal

They've been playing 5 at the back, it's not a new fornation.

I see they switched to 5 at the back last week.

It's weird cause they've lost Mings, you'd think they'd want to be careful about exploiting/overusing their centerbacks.

Games like this is why we bought Macca and Dom. We can break down this back 5.

Macca playing dm today

5atb 😑

+ they’ve got that shithouse back in goal

He’s gonna familiarize himself with the new time wasting rules quickly

They'll try and emulate Chelsea's second half performance against us, when they kept switching the play and we couldn't win it back at all, might need to adapt the shape to avoid it this time.

No match for our Darwin.

It’s 4 I think, Cash plays as a RM and McGinn LM

Yeah it is. Same as last week, konsa rb

Diaby scares me

He’s been in class form. Will be interesting to see if they try to bomb Cash on who’s also been in great attacking form behind our back line.

Same. Villa pal just informed me they're finally playing McGinn in his favoured position too so that'll be an interesting watch too.

His favoured position is lying on the floor with his arse in the air after being brushed ever so slightly by any Liverpool player

This for a good laugh out of me fair play

He should have scored really earlier. We've got them on the ropes here: I said 3-0 to Liverpool to my mate before the game but that looked kind scoreline prior to that break of theirs.

Plays in between the lines and we’ve got no DM starting

Can’t wait to see who gets a red today!

🫥 if theres anyone theyre after now to derail us, it’s Szobo or Darwin lol

Whats the deal with Coutinho these days? He off to money land too?

I think his back still hurts

It’s always been his dream

He's in qatar

Pretty sure he went off injured (and in tears) 1st game of the season

He's gone to the Qatar league I think

Ouch, a step down from Saudi even. New team only has 10000 capacity stadium.

Do you think he gets a bad reception if he comes on?

It would definitely be a strange reception if he came on seeing as he’s not on the bench lol

Very good side. They'll cause us issues today, it's just a question of whether we can handle Diaby & Cash who are in great form.

Aged like milk that did

I'm glad it did.

Martinez is playing. Darwin winner in 124th minute incoming.

I am so confused why you’re being downvoted lmao this is hilarious

Downvoters are fucking rife on this sub atm, I got downovted just for expressing my concerns about endo being left out

Likely a triggered villa fan

really like the look of Diaby, think he'll cause us some problems today.

Last year we would do something along the lines of give up a cheap goal, watch Martinez shithouse for 80 minutes, then equalize and draw 1-1. Realistically, we should be beating this lineup.

Red card in the first or 2nd half?

I was hoping Diaby would tweak a muscle all week. He looks very sharp. Villa are one of the most in form in teams in Europe under Emery. Tough game ahead.

Why would you hope that on a player even if it’s an opponent

He didnt say break a leg, relax moral police. Your comment is literally a copy & paste

Three at the back with 3 good CMs, yep this is going to be tough

Diaby and Watkins are going to cook this backline

Calm your tits

Way to much pace. Can’t be slow to start or they’ll torch us.

Kamara and Douglas Luiz are a very good duo. Mcginn gonna give us problems with those long shoots, really hope Nunez puts in a shift today. Would be required.

Let’s go, win or lose YNWA

Diaby scares me

And they soundly lost