Aston Villa v Liverpool match thread

[Norbs]

Did what we had to do first half and now we'll need to endure their plan B aerial onslaught

[chadrtc]

How ****e and annoying is the live studio audience?

Very ****e and very annoying... As is Jamie Redknapp.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

How ****e and annoying is the live studio audience?

Its awful isn't it Can't get my head around why anyone would even go to one of them!

[SB]

The first 30 minutes we controlled; we were patient and methodical in our approach. We proved to be quite well organised - more so when we have time to sort out our shape - but if a team puts us on the back-foot we're all at sea. It's almost like we revert to school yard footy chasing after the football.

Clattenburg set the tone with the unnecessary booking of Aspas, which in turn meant he had to book Delph. Johnson was the only one deserving of a yellow card.

Villa have clearly identified Coutinho as the threat and are quick to put him under pressure, yet he still finds pockets of space. Lucas looks back to his best and Sturridge continues to prove me wrong.

One nil at half time is well deserved, but I would very much like the security of another goal as I never feel confident that we can keep a clean-sheet.

As for this Sky letsgatherroundthesofachat ... well, it's just plain awful.

Really? Admittedly I'm watching it on my iPad so very small screen but I've not seen that much excepts selling Johnson out with a hospital pass which led to the yellow card & not much else. But hopefully he proves me wrong.

[McDermotX]

Annoying PL ad with the oul Everton fan................who incidentally was wheeled out at Goodison before the kick off today.

[Hemingway]

Really? Admittedly I'm watching it on my iPad so very small screen but I've not seen that much excepts selling Johnson out with a hospital pass which led to the yellow card & not much else. But hopefully he proves me wrong.

Thought he's generally been quite tidy. That was a bad mistake and I think "back to his best" is still premature but he's really kept things ticking over in the midfield.

[McDermotX]

He's been very assured.

[Roboklopp]

Annoying PL ad with the oul Everton fan................who incidentally was wheeled out at Goodison before the kick off today.

I find the nasal Manc infinitely more annoying.

[McDermotX]

Foul throw. Schoolboy error.

[Gazmo1]

How ****e and annoying is the live studio audience?

Too bloody true, very amateur. I'm sure it works in the USA.

[SB]

Thought he's generally been quite tidy. That was a bad mistake and I think "back to his best" is still premature but he's really kept things ticking over in the midfield.

Fair enough. He's had a lot of passes but normally to a man who's marked who gives it back to him & it starts all over again. Good for the stat lovers out there.

[McDermotX]

I find the nasal Manc infinitely more annoying.

In fairness, the oul lad doesn't say anything.

[McDermotX]

Cocksucker Lowton.

[Gazmo1]

Clattenburg definitely knows this game is on the TV. The ref shouldn't be noticed.

[Hemingway]

Nice little bit of play from Sturridge. Now let's see if we can't build a little pressure.