Aston Villa v Arsenal Wedensday 21st December 19.45

[Rors]

"Zat Knight's there!" -ish

I doubt I'll be doing many celebratory laps of the living-room table this time though To borrow one of your finest axioms, "you'll win and win well"

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Till our FB's come back alive, I'd like to see us tinker with our back 4

We'd be better off playing a 343 tbh, with Kos,TV5 and Merts all at the back. No point playing a 442 till be wet the FB backs.

[Joker]

I doubt I'll be doing many celebratory laps of the living-room table this time though To borrow one of your finest axioms, "you'll win and win well"

LOL I remember that game. It was unbelievably frustrating to concede so late on, although to be fair you deserved at least a draw in that match.

[Cripps_orig]

Just read good and bad news concerning Villa team news. Good - Bent is still out. Bad - Heskey is injured and will probably miss this as well. That's a shame. We could have done with him especially with all those FBs out

[Master Splinter]

Definitely a shame that our best CB Heskey is out.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Szczesny has tweeted a pic of the Ox sleeping on the coach. Epic banter. But looks like he's made the squad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ireland starts for Villa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Frimpong starts for us. Coquelin at RB, I think.

[Syn]

Interesting. It appears we're having Coquelin at RB?


Arsenal: Szczesny, Coquelin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Frimpong, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Gervinho, Van Persie.

Substitute: Almunia, Squillaci, Benayoun, Arshavin, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh.

[Rors]

Guzan, Hutton, Dunne, Cuellar, Warnock; Petrov, Clark, Ireland; Albrighton, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor

Cuellar, Clark, and Ireland in? That's either mighty brave...