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He'd link up well with Adama and Gestede, who've both been raging successes up there!

Those dropped points earlier in the season are really going to come back and haunt us aren't they?! I get the feeling we will be the team to beat next season. Can't wait!

Hopefully just a sore Achilles and not a snapped one!!

Game day! I fancy us today. A sneaky 3-1 win with a couple of goals from midfield and one for Kodjia.

Remember the time he went on loan to Real Mallorca? Cushty little number for him that. I imagine he will be here next season, as Bruce said he pleased that the clause had been triggered. He's not a world beater for he's committed to the cause. In time Bree will oust him from the position as in the couple of games he did play before his injury, you could see he was quality. Then it's Bruce's quandary of what to do with de Laet.

I've been on a cost saving exercise recently, and cancelled Sky Sports at the start of Feb, with my thinking being we never f***ing win on TV anyway. The first time I can remember ever not having Sky Sports, but that's what Villa have done to me. I just don't give a shit anymore. I'm absolutely baffled how we can change managers, owners, the board and bring in 19 players (or however many it is), and still produce a performance that last seasons players would have been proud of! The ridiculous thing is, for the first 40 minutes we were comfortable and more than in the game, and could have edged it and knicked the 3 points, but the panic at that corner cost us dearly. Such a soft goal to concede, and we never recovered from there. Hutton and Taylor did fine. Jedinak looked to assure Lansbury and Hourihane, but we just need more from every single player out there. Bjarnason over Adomah was a strange one, he didn't seem to know what to with himself!

Hopefully just a badly twisted ankle as opposed to a ligament tear or break. I think he may have feared the worst and been so distraught due to his injury history with his knee, fingers crossed it's not too bad for him.

Got to feel for the lad. Such a shame for him to get what looks like another bad injury.

Disappointing for Bree. I hope it's nothing serious for the lad!

Maybe Gary Walsh fancies a game? I think we should get him registered. Couldn't do much worse.

I think this team could provide him the ammunition to score goals, Lansbury has shown he can pick a pass, Hourihane is up there with most goals created this season, and Grealish can chip in with assists. We need to keep the ball on the deck more, I saw Hogan gestating to the defence after a ball was fired up to him over head height, pointing to the floor. Hopefully Bruce can work on that shape and we have more than 29% possession next week!

I hope Hogan gave him a bollocking after the game, and others highlight it to him too, it's only a minor adjustment to release the ball more often and we'd have a quality looking partnership up front.

Where would we be with his 10 goals and if he passed the ball? That's the point, he needs to release the ball more often. I've got no issues with him taking on a shot when the time is right, but his decision making is poor, leading to squandered attacking opportunities far too often.

God is less than impressed...

Was Brad Friedel the last decent keeper we had? That's going back a bit now!

Did ok tonight for me. A right footed left winger is fine. A right footed left back or wing back isn't fine. Amavi would have been more effective going forward. Thor did a solid job, and defended well, given the fact he's been chucked in a centre midfield and left wing back in his first 2 games despite not playing since December.

Priority number 1 for the summer is a new experienced number 1. Sick of keepers dropping clangers for us every other week.

A right back who isn't a walking disaster. The play didn't break down every time he received the ball. Seemed very assured, I like him a lot.

He must have a stiff neck tonight watching those balls from Elphick and Baker fly over his head. Difficult to judge him when he's not often fed the ball. If Lansbury and him can get on the same wavelength and get Jedinak fit to sit behind them, I think that'll be our best bet. Delivers a good ball in, and is a threat around the 18 yard box, should we ever get there.

Hogan looks a great little player. An intelligent runner, pacey and direct. His solo run in the first 20 minutes was brilliant, and unfortunate not to score. He was badly let down by Kodjia, and will soon get pissed off with him. I just hope he keeps making the runs and keeps plugging away. RMC seemed to chuck the towel in with Kodjia and Ayew. The best bit of play came from a Kodjia flick, a sharp touch and low drive, which their keeper did well to keep out. I fancy him to notch his first goal next week.

Ridiculously selfish. McCormack got pissed off with him and I'm sure Hogan will if he continues in tonight's vein. Hogan could have been played in by him countless times, but consistently tried to do it on his own and lost the ball. Hogans best 2 chances were a decent flick by Kodjia (need more of that), and a fantastic solo run. Should have been more opportunities if Kodjia got his head up.

He was still recovering through pre season and wasn't deemed ready until we'd played a handful of games, so always playing catch up. The way he injured his knee will always be in his mind when playing too, which is a difficult demon to shift. It'll take time, but there's a decent left back in there. The real Amavi will be seen next season no doubt, and most likely in different colours to ours.

Lovely finisher by the looks of it, and no penalties in there!

Really pleased to have landed Hogan, due to the amount of interest in him, and all the hype about West Ham signing him. I hadn't realised he had played so little football though, and this is his first full season back from his knee injuries. As you say, when he has played he certainly knows where the net is. I just hope the shirt doesn't weigh too heavy, and he is allowed to play his game which looks to have been so successful for him until now.