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I think Arsenal will miss Diarby and Song. They have been the real grit in the midfield and have been a big part of arsenals success this season. Think this will be a draw.

I really hope we do not play Cuellar at rb. Be interesting to see if MON puts an extra in the midfield to stop Fabregas. Assuming Warnock and NRC are out i'd play:

Friedel

Beye - Cuellar - Dunne - L.Young

Petrov (the fabregas ankle hacker position)

Downing - Milner - Delph - A. Young

Gabby

But expect to see Heskey playing instead of delph

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Thanks so much!!

Fonz goal was well taken, made a good run in the box and well picked out. And was nice to see a VERY composed finish by Delph.

Why do we have to do things the hard way

39725 attendance, thats great support good on everyone who made it to the game sounds like they got their moneys worth

I hope we can get highlights for non UK people on the net for this game, looking forward to watching Delph's First goal for villa

DELPH GET IN!!!!!

God i hope its nothing to worry about with Warnock we need him big time against arsenal

get the **** in! Young scores of downing cross

So according to the commentary we are playing Ash up front and Milner out wide... am i the only one confused as to why we are doing this, when Milner plays in the middle he looks so much better

We are winning.

and Brighton score

shame about albrington

FONZ!!! hes starts and he scores

I aint watching going to check commentary regularly while i watch the man utd game or whatever else i can

Interesting line up indeed. A lot of players given a rest which is good with a big game mid week. Suprised that MON didn't put Clark in at CB and is going with Beye instead but should be interesting.

Delf and Young to score 2-0

Guzan

Beye Collins Clark Young

Albrighton Delph NRC Ash/Downing

Carew Delfounso

Would be the team i'd put out with the aim of giving downing and ash a half each... but in all honesty i don expect MON to make the whole sale changes that i have up here. Just hoping Delph, Albrington and Delfounso start

What a game, still buzzing!!!

I thought Ashley Young was superb played a huge part in getting the first goal that turned it around for us and then was a constant threat. Warnock was so strong in the final third and he did something our players dont seem to do often enough... get in the box for Young's Cross. Milner was a great as usual. Heskey scored!!

Gabby needs to finish a goal and get some confidence back. Cuellar needs to stop playing RB our team just loses balance with him there.

With Carew out i hope the Fonz gets a run.

So after sleeping on it lets start with the positives:

We kept a clean sheet and Friedel was barely troubled. We kept possession, past it round the back and played most of the game in West Hams - defending with possession i'm a big fan... Thats about it.

Now the negatives:

Why were the same 10 outfield players used that played against Blackburn? L Young down the right seemed like such an obvious choice its not funny, and we had just played on thursday night and I assume MON will want those players playing on wednesday again so why not start one or two of them on the bench.

Our play in the final 3rd was poor. The crossing was below par which was really disappointing as we got into such strong crossing positions so often. Then when a good cross finally came in there was either no one making the run or poor finishing.

Gabby playing with his back to the goal. Now that hes become a bit stronger he seems more keen on battling the CB with his back to goal rather that making runs and testing the keeper. A few examples being when Carew stole the ball off Green and instead of trying to beat Green while he was out of position he held onto the ball and wanted someone else to test the keeper, another time he made a half break got behind the defensive line and really should have pulled the trigger.

Ashley Young hugging the sideline. If someone can explain to me why he does this i would appreciate it. I noticed (especially with him on the right wing) he is always right on the sideline when he calls for the ball, even when we switch the play he doesn't come in enough. He used to be so effective when he would run at defenders and u didn't know if he was going around them and crossing or if he was going to beat them on the inside.

MONs lack of subs. This isn't a new one and has already been talked about enough but can't help but feel he needed to take a gamble on delf this game.

I just dont understand how MON didn't use his subs, when plan A fails use plan B!!

Our play in the final 3rd was disappointing to say the least.

fonz would have put that away

cant say that for sure but u feel he would have got the shot away

i dont understand how Mon didn't use a second sub this game

well thats embarassing gabby

i'm almost expecting west ham to score in the 94th minute now

please score