Aston Villa 4-1 Newcastle United - 19/04/2025

[Lush Vlad]

Not bad between both boxes. But wasteful in attack when we’ve had some good positions. The less said about Trippier’s set pieces the better. As for the defending…… Shite to put it politely. 

 

Space in behind Schar and Trippier is doing us every time. I’m sure we always defend terribly against Watkins. 

 

Feels like there is something in this for us. Especially with our 3 down the left. Rode our luck massively. But then there was a huge element of luck with their first goal. 

 

Also. Jared Gillett is a crap ref and never has control of a game. Looks shit scared all the while and so inconsistent with what he deems a foul. 

[Groundhog63]

Fwiw we're watching 'fubo SPORTS' with Villa legend Andy Townsend on punditry and, tbf, he's being very very fair

[nemtizz]

Can't get any worse second half

[SiLvOR]

1 minute ago, Hovagod said:

It is 1-1.

And? He's tearing through us. The fuck does the score have to do with that statement

[Keggy_Keagal]

Villa aren't great shakes at the back either. The bad start has meant we're a little too passive. Cmon toon get on the front foot 

[Pilko]

Every time we go forward on the left, we're ignoring the overlap run and trying to thread our way through the congestion on the edge of the box, very frustrating.

[The Prophet]

End to end as out that, wouldn't like to call it.

[clintdempsey]

We’ve got this. Isak brace in the second half. 

[Ilovetoon8788]

Fair result going into HT. But I'm worried about their bench and options. We have nothing. 

[KaKa]

Hopefully the midweek game catches up with them second half and we can nick this.

[duo]

Lucky to be even there - come on lets up the game second half

[ponsaelius]

Watkins feels like the worst kind of player for our back four to play against, running us ragged like he did in that game two years ago.

[Holloway]

Wonder what Emery is like to work for,seems a bit of a cunt at times with those murderous looks at his players

[Poon Raccoon]

This ref gave a howler of a pen in the A League Grand Final a few years back, never forgave him for that.

 

Useless back then, nothing has changed.

 

 

[Fak]

Thought we were the better side up until we equalised then we went to shit. But I’m also half cut. 

[STM]

Trippier getting caught all half. Apart from that we look OK.

 

Ref is shocking. He's a classic homer.

[r0cafella]

Villas set up is interesting, it's all around baiting you to press them. And you really want to press Konsa and Cash. We need to be more disciplined and funnel them to our left flank and press them on that side. 

[BeloEmre]

Our midfield needs to step up.

 

And can Trippier please fuck off with those floated set pieces? 

[nemtizz]

Alex, please do something second half.

[cubaricho]

Have we played a team this season that has spent this much time flopping around on the pitch? They’re diving all over the shop. 

[JT24]

Better second half please lads. Let's go home with three points and Villa fume in the bag.

[Disco]

The man marking leaving no one to protect the back 4 when Martinez has it is absolutely killing us. So easy for them to get out upto Watkins who has the legs on the back 2.

[LionOfGosforth]

Be glad when this one is over tbh

[nemtizz]

Almost pointless pressing these.

[The Butcher]

Ref's been really bad - both ways.