Joe Bennett. Honestly lad, just go and take the red card out of the ref's pocket and show it to yourself on the way off if you're going to keep this up.
I question the wisdom of lying down when you're literally the last line of defence if you haven't won the free kick and you can actually get up and walk.
Baker MOTM for certain. Impenetrable.
Should've won it but couldn't lift their heads (particularly Zog and Benteke) to find a better option on multiple occasions.
Not sure knocking long straight balls in to the domain of a commanding six-five 'keeper is going to work.... how 'bout we take the next free-kick or corner short?
I actually worry less in these situations than I do when we're a goal in front. Seems Villa can always get an equaliser, as opposed to successfully defend a lead.
Honestly - you've just got to laugh at the calamitous defense sometimes. Not the goal, but the falling over each other to clear two minutes ago.
Utterly deserve to be level. We do, I mean, for being so farking profligate.
Yep should sub him, done reasonably well today mind...
He has, and he tracked back well to pressure Kightly, so I'm not sure he's sufficiently knackered. I'd sit on the changes for the moment.
Decent half. Should've, not could've, had two. Stoke were gradually coming back in to it but it's actually not due to increased impetus or intensity on their part. We're going to have to convert on the counter if we continue to play the way we were in the second quarter.