Premier League - Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa Preview & Matchday Thread
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Premier League - Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa Preview & Matchday Thread
Ipswich Town v Aston Villa
Sunday 29th September 2024 – 14:00
Portman Road
Pre-Match Thoughts - Mike
One of the things I think myself and lots of other Town fans have found hard to adapt to is how we now have to fight and scrab around for the odd point here and there, looking for scraps at the top table as opposed to what we had become used to over the last Two seasons, it is certainly something that feels odd and the adjustment to this type of scenario will take a bit of getting used to yet. I think the last Three games highlight this perfectly, the draw at Southampton may on the face of it have been disappointing to many and yet in the grand scheme of things it was a much better day for us than it was the Saints who being at home to a fellow relegation rival can only view it as a big chance missed.
Depending on if you are a glass half full or empty type of person will determine how you view the start to the new season, some will say that is now Five games without that first win, while others will cling to the fact it is Three unbeaten and a place above the drop zone following a very tough set of fixtures, personally I am in the latter camp as I feel we have done ok and will no doubt improve with every passing week.
Looking back at the Southampton game I feel we applied ourselves very well in much of what we did, we all know there are things to work on which have to improve, particularly in the attacking part of our game, chances have to be created with more regularity, the conversion rate has to go up and the supply needs to be crisper and more cutting to give the strikers the chance to feed off it, there are definitely signs of improvement there but again players are raw at this level and stepping up massively from where most of them were, we are getting into good positions on occasions but that final ball or cross has often been wayward or a wrong choice, these are all things that will improve in time.
Going behind so early was clearly not in the game plan but we stepped it up and shook off the disappointment to take the game to our hosts and to be fair I felt we were the team in the ascendancy for much of the first half and going in behind was somewhat harsh. Obviously Southampton had chances too but over the piece we looked the team on the front foot and the more likely. The second half was different and probably more even with Southampton edging it and looking more dangerous but again we still had our moments are were far from disgraced.
I think the scenes of both sets of players and fans alike tell you everything you need to know about who were happier with the draw, scoring so late made it feel like victory for Town as the fans went wild having secured another draw, on the flip side the home side looked very disappointed and it will without question have felt like a defeat, we still have that about us where we just keep on going and never know when we are beaten, we are always liable to sneak a Ninety Fifth Minute goal or something, we've done it for over Two seasons now, they used to call us lucky, now we are labelled resilient.
Seeing ourselves above that dotted line is psychologically beneficial to the feel around the club, it has to help and every week that passes and we maintain that position will only help the belief to grow that we will climb a bit further away from the drop zone. I think having been gifted the start we have it would have been perfectly logical to assume we may well be in the bottom Three at the point, certainly many outside of Suffolk thought it so again from that point of view we have done ok.
Whether we can maintain that league standing this weekend remains to be seen as we have One hell of a tough game on our hands once again, this time its Aston Villa who come to Portman Road to test us to the max, this will be no easy game for sure, in my book as hard as Liverpool was and tougher than the last Three so you can see what we have on our hands this Sunday. This Villa side look so different over the last year or two and play some great stuff, they have big name players throughout their squad that cost mega Millions and performing in Europe shows you just how far they have come in recent times.
Villa currently sit in a healthy Third place in the table with Four wins from the opening Five fixtures but delve a little deeper and the only time they have come up against one of the bigger sides they were beaten, this was at arsenal mind you which is no disgrace, however their Four wins have all come against struggling sides, Leicester, West Ham, Everton & Wolves all being beaten although a couple of those were close to being defeats but for late turnarounds so maybe they are still to fully find their feet too, what they have done so far is to get the job done and they will be confident of doing so again against little old Ipswich Town, that just may be their undoing.
The Sky cameras and watching world will again add to the pressure but we seemed to cope with it ok against Liverpool so why not here too, I think it is imperative we get off to a good start and try at least to take the game to them, going behind early would be a disaster, we know at Portman Road we can come out of the traps quickly and that we can also be a match for even the likes of Liverpool, keeping up for the full duration is the key. A win in this type of game would be a massive boost and while not impossible it is a long shot, I think we may just fall short on Sunday in this One which clearly will be frustrating but also we have games coming up that look more at the level we will need to be taking points from. that said this is the premier League and anything can happen on any given day, it could well turn out to be our day. COYB'S
The Opposition – Aston Villa Honours
Domestic
League
First Division / Premier League
Champions (7): 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
Runners-up (10): 1888–89, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1989–90, 1992–93
Second Division / Championship
Champions: 1937–38, 1959–60
Runners-up: 1974–75, 1987–88
Play-off winners: 2019
Third Division
Champions: 1971–72
Cups
FA Cup
Winners (7): 1886–87, 1894–95, 1896–97, 1904–05, 1912–13, 1919–20, 1956–57
Runners–up (4): 1891–92, 1923–24, 1999–2000, 2014–15
Football League Cup / EFL Cup
Winners (5): 1960–61, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1993–94, 1995–96
Runners-up (4): 1962–63, 1970–71, 2009–10, 2019–20
FA Charity Shield
Winners: 1981
European
European Cup
Winners: 1981–82
European Super Cup
Winners: 1982
Intertoto Cup
Winners: 2001
Joint Winners: 2008
The Manager – Unai Emery
League Table as at 24.09.2024
Form Guide
Ipswich Town
17 Aug Ipswich Town 0 - 2 Liverpool
24 Aug Manchester City 4 - 1 Ipswich Town
31 Aug Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Fulham
14 Sep Brighton 0 - 0 Ipswich Town
21 Sep Southampton 1 - 1 Ipswich Town
Aston Villa
17 Aug West Ham Utd 1 - 2 Aston Villa
24 Aug Aston Villa 0 - 2 Arsenal
31 Aug Leicester City 1 - 2 Aston Villa
14 Sep Aston Villa 3 - 2 Everton
21 Sep Aston Villa 3 - 1 Wolverhampton
Head to Head
Match Referee – Stuart Attwell
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Villa will beat us comfortably. Two or three nil, hopefully not more. We won’t score unless it’s a penalty. Sorry folks, that’s my prediction.
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They’re certainly the Premier League form team at the moment and the only team to have won their last 3 consecutive matches scoring 8 and conceding 4.
A defeat is obviously the most likely outcome but the same could be said for Twente at Old Trafford last night.
I don’t think Villa will win by a big margin as our defence is quite solid. I just worry where our goals will come from until McKenna gets it sorted.
A defeat is obviously the most likely outcome but the same could be said for Twente at Old Trafford last night.
I don’t think Villa will win by a big margin as our defence is quite solid. I just worry where our goals will come from until McKenna gets it sorted.
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UTD are not good though Charmwood, I'd fancy our chances of getting a result against them at home now.
Villa - very difficult, 3-1 to them. They have sharp shooters in form, which will be a challenge for our defence I feel.
Would take a draw now for sure!
Villa - very difficult, 3-1 to them. They have sharp shooters in form, which will be a challenge for our defence I feel.
Would take a draw now for sure!
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My heart says at least a draw but my head says Villa by a couple of goals .I think 1-3 is a favourable guess as Villa have conceded 4 goals so far. Watching their game v Everton ,they were, if not exactly played off the park in the first half ,definitely not the best side until they scored their equaliser. Everton then gave up the ghost -you could see the fear running through their team.We have to play as well as Everton did in the first half but IF we get that first goal not show that fear that made Everton crumble .A tough ask but sooner or later we have to believe that we are going to start scoring a few goals .As has been pointed out ,our defence has been showing that they are very capable of defending well.
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Can only see a Villa win here, unfortunately. I'd like us to score a goal, but can't really see that happening either. But stranger things have happened. Fingers crossed for a point.
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I've gone for a Town win here, gambling that KM will select personnel for the 3 behind the striker along the lines that some of us have suggested. I'm also gambling that Greaves will be able to keep Oliie (wanker) Watkins quiet. If both of these factors materialise, I fancy us to win 2-0.
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I can't see us winning tbh..but if we are beaten..id prefer it to be 4.2 or 5.3 rather than. 1.0 or 2 .nil...so as to score some goals and give team confidence in the future knowing that we able to put a few apast a good team rather than 10 men behind the ball hoping for a point .we will learn nothing that way ..so our goal scorers can get off the mark..
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My preferred line up......
Muric
Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves
Davis
Morsy
Phillips
Hutchinson
Szmodics
Clarke
Delap
What I think Mckenna will go with.....
Muric
Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves
Davis
Morsy
Phillips (if fit) or Luongo
Burns
Hutchinson
Szmodics
Delap
Muric
Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves
Davis
Morsy
Phillips
Hutchinson
Szmodics
Clarke
Delap
What I think Mckenna will go with.....
Muric
Tuanzebe
O'Shea
Greaves
Davis
Morsy
Phillips (if fit) or Luongo
Burns
Hutchinson
Szmodics
Delap
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agreed on both counts - and if it's the second line-up that starts, I'll revise my prediction of a win to a loss.
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If Phillips is fit he has to play as this will make it far more difficult for Villa to freely score. However this means he will play deep and be heavily involved in the defensive effort in front of the back four. This will exacerbate our problems linking up play out of defence as Morsy can’t do it on his own and Phillips has a limit of how much ground he can cover on his own.
The only answer is for the three behind Delap to drop back to the halfway line at least to collect the ball and move it upfield either directly or a series of passes. The best guys to make this happen will be Tuanzebe and Hutchinson & Davis and Clarke with Szmodics & Delap working off the ball to create space and get themselves into good positions to receive goal scoring opportunities which will be probably be limited.
Let’s hope McKenna is coming round to our thinking even if it’s just to prove us wrong. After all he knows far more about what these players can do than we do.
Hopefully we’re in for a good game, I’m certainly looking forward to it.
The only answer is for the three behind Delap to drop back to the halfway line at least to collect the ball and move it upfield either directly or a series of passes. The best guys to make this happen will be Tuanzebe and Hutchinson & Davis and Clarke with Szmodics & Delap working off the ball to create space and get themselves into good positions to receive goal scoring opportunities which will be probably be limited.
Let’s hope McKenna is coming round to our thinking even if it’s just to prove us wrong. After all he knows far more about what these players can do than we do.
Hopefully we’re in for a good game, I’m certainly looking forward to it.
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Hope you don’t mind a friendly away fan?
First of all welcome back, genuinely pleased to see you back as are most Villa fans of a certain age who remember the early Prem days and obviously 81. Its crazy we’ve you and then Bayern in the same week… very nostalgic for us.
Just hear to chat about the game and see your thoughts, not here to cause issues. Happy to answer any questions on our players, line up or season to date.
Great preview piece by the way. Its true we’ve beat sides that are struggling but at this stage of the season they are in part struggling as we beat them and you can only play the sides in front of you, we did lose to Arsenal but could and should have got something from it.
It is though fair to say we’ve not hit our peak yet and defensively we haven’t been great. We are though 3 points better off than at this stage last year and a better side. We’ve a hell of a squad now though and its proven key in turning games around.
First of all welcome back, genuinely pleased to see you back as are most Villa fans of a certain age who remember the early Prem days and obviously 81. Its crazy we’ve you and then Bayern in the same week… very nostalgic for us.
Just hear to chat about the game and see your thoughts, not here to cause issues. Happy to answer any questions on our players, line up or season to date.
Great preview piece by the way. Its true we’ve beat sides that are struggling but at this stage of the season they are in part struggling as we beat them and you can only play the sides in front of you, we did lose to Arsenal but could and should have got something from it.
It is though fair to say we’ve not hit our peak yet and defensively we haven’t been great. We are though 3 points better off than at this stage last year and a better side. We’ve a hell of a squad now though and its proven key in turning games around.
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Welcome, good to have you here. What are the thoughts of most Villa fans, easy win or tough game ? I think we can give anyone a game at PR, we certainly did in first half against Liverpool, I just feel we are still learning and adapting to life back at this level and this game may well be beyond us.
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Welcome to TB's.
I think Villa have come on in leaps and bounds over the past few seasons, and are rightfully in that top 6-7 places. You will be a really tough game for us. As Mike says, we can give a good account of ourselves at PR, but we are wrll aware of the difference in quality but moreso the lack of PL experience we have in the side. Small mistakes ard quickly punished.
What's happened to Tyrone Mings now, has he recovered from his injury yet, and do you think that'll be it for him at 1st team level now?
Really sad about Gary Shaw, he was an integral player in that good side you had in the 80's, and so young. He always seemed to be a thorn in our side from memory.
Good luck for the season but have an off day on Sunday please
I think Villa have come on in leaps and bounds over the past few seasons, and are rightfully in that top 6-7 places. You will be a really tough game for us. As Mike says, we can give a good account of ourselves at PR, but we are wrll aware of the difference in quality but moreso the lack of PL experience we have in the side. Small mistakes ard quickly punished.
What's happened to Tyrone Mings now, has he recovered from his injury yet, and do you think that'll be it for him at 1st team level now?
Really sad about Gary Shaw, he was an integral player in that good side you had in the 80's, and so young. He always seemed to be a thorn in our side from memory.
Good luck for the season but have an off day on Sunday please
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Welcome!
From the outside-in, I kinda feel:
- Villa would have been in real trouble had they not got promoted that season they did, ageing squad, finanical issues etc
- They threw everying (£) at stating up and just managed it, again possible big trouble if they didn't?
- Massively kicked on since then, especially under Unai - who has done an amazing job and the club feel back to where they should be - like in those Martin O'Neil days of being a top 8 club at min.
Is that a fair summary?
What is the stadium like, its always been iconic but has it been given any love over the last few decades to modernise it?
The fans are probably high in numbers, is getting tickets are nightmare? We are a smaller club/fanbase I guess but its extremely hard to get tickets now for us if you aren't a ST.
From the outside-in, I kinda feel:
- Villa would have been in real trouble had they not got promoted that season they did, ageing squad, finanical issues etc
- They threw everying (£) at stating up and just managed it, again possible big trouble if they didn't?
- Massively kicked on since then, especially under Unai - who has done an amazing job and the club feel back to where they should be - like in those Martin O'Neil days of being a top 8 club at min.
Is that a fair summary?
What is the stadium like, its always been iconic but has it been given any love over the last few decades to modernise it?
The fans are probably high in numbers, is getting tickets are nightmare? We are a smaller club/fanbase I guess but its extremely hard to get tickets now for us if you aren't a ST.
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Thanks. Generally I would say most are optimistic as we generally are with life under Emery. He just reached 50 wins in 90 games as our manager, the fastest of any manager in our history so you can see why there is a lot of confidence. I don’t think our fans have top 4 arrogance though. So we don’t expect to win but think we can and many will think we will if that makes sense.Bluemike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:13 amWelcome, good to have you here. What are the thoughts of most Villa fans, easy win or tough game ? I think we can give anyone a game at PR, we certainly did in first half against Liverpool, I just feel we are still learning and adapting to life back at this level and this game may well be beyond us.
The step up to the Prem is huge as we found and we were only away 3 years, trying to do what you’ve done going from League One is incredibly hard. I think you will improve as season goes and hopefully still be in touch of fight to stay up.
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Cheers. As you say mistakes (at the back/missed chances) are harshly punished at this level.hallamblue wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 11:10 amWelcome to TB's.
I think Villa have come on in leaps and bounds over the past few seasons, and are rightfully in that top 6-7 places. You will be a really tough game for us. As Mike says, we can give a good account of ourselves at PR, but we are wrll aware of the difference in quality but moreso the lack of PL experience we have in the side. Small mistakes ard quickly punished.
What's happened to Tyrone Mings now, has he recovered from his injury yet, and do you think that'll be it for him at 1st team level now?
Really sad about Gary Shaw, he was an integral player in that good side you had in the 80's, and so young. He always seemed to be a thorn in our side from memory.
Good luck for the season but have an off day on Sunday please
Mings is back training and could feature for U21’s next week, really hoping he makes full recovery so harsh for him having the same injury twice. I think it will be hard for him to regain a regular starting spot with Torres and Konsa but we really miss his ability in the air so hopefully still a part to play and is very very much loved at Villa.
Very sad about Shaw, a talent and life cut short and lovely guy. One of our own so sadly missed.
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As a side note to the game Sunday, we are having a minutes applause in the 13th minute for a young 13yo lad tragically killed in a car accident recently, would love to see the Villa boys join in, I'm sure they will.
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Cheers.shabba wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:05 pmWelcome!
From the outside-in, I kinda feel:
- Villa would have been in real trouble had they not got promoted that season they did, ageing squad, finanical issues etc
- They threw everying (£) at stating up and just managed it, again possible big trouble if they didn't?
- Massively kicked on since then, especially under Unai - who has done an amazing job and the club feel back to where they should be - like in those Martin O'Neil days of being a top 8 club at min.
Is that a fair summary?
What is the stadium like, its always been iconic but has it been given any love over the last few decades to modernise it?
The fans are probably high in numbers, is getting tickets are nightmare? We are a smaller club/fanbase I guess but its extremely hard to get tickets now for us if you aren't a ST.
We were facing oblivion before the current owners stepped in, total meltdown and the Derby play off was a sliding doors moment for both clubs.
When we came up we had virtually no squad as lots of players out of contract and loads of loan players went back. We had to buy a new team and do so for not a lot of money per head, think it worked out about £17-19m per head on average which isn’t much even if total was a lot. But we just about managed it and have built from there, Gerrard was a disaster and Emery a god send.
I like to think we are back where we should be although no club has a right. Emery is 10 times the manager O’Neill was who motivated players but tactically was on par with Steve Bruce.
Villa Park is a great if slightly old fashioned by Prem standards stadiums compared to the new builds. Its had a lot done to it in last 12 months but really needs expansion. We’ve 27k on waiting list for season tickets, they hold about 8k back for match day sales but without membership it woud be hard to get them.
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As a dad of two boys around that age that is horrible to hear. I’ll make a point of sharing this on our sites and on X if people know they will join in. If anyone is posting about this on X please use #avfc I know our fans will help spread the word.
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Posted to X and shared by Dan Bardell from Sky/Talk Sport who is one of our own and with a big following, should help spread the word. RIP Taylen.
https://x.com/trentvilla1/status/183966 ... WVOaP8T88Q
https://x.com/trentvilla1/status/183966 ... WVOaP8T88Q
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Wow 27k waiting for season tickets, so essentially you could easily sell out a 60-70k stadium. Good going.
This season even being a member gives slim to no chance of a ticket, there is a ballot, waiting rooms etc.
This season even being a member gives slim to no chance of a ticket, there is a ballot, waiting rooms etc.
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That is fantastic, thank you so muchVisitingvillan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 2:55 pmPosted to X and shared by Dan Bardell from Sky/Talk Sport who is one of our own and with a big following, should help spread the word. RIP Taylen.
https://x.com/trentvilla1/status/183966 ... WVOaP8T88Q
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No thanks needed, hope it helps.Bluemike wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 5:52 pmThat is fantastic, thank you so muchVisitingvillan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2024 2:55 pmPosted to X and shared by Dan Bardell from Sky/Talk Sport who is one of our own and with a big following, should help spread the word. RIP Taylen.
https://x.com/trentvilla1/status/183966 ... WVOaP8T88Q
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This is why I love football. No animosity, no ill feeling amongst genuine fans - only a shared love for our clubs and desire to do well. Villa deserve to be where you are. I hope we can emulate much of what you do in seasons to come. In fact, I hope we can surpass it on Sunday (but sadly fear we cannot)! All the best to you Visiting Villan - if you are coming to Suffolk, then enjoy it all (except the result!). All the best
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Everton winning has drop us into the relegation zone on goal difference. Stating the obvious, it’s important we don’t concede too many tomorrow. It’ll be interesting to see how KM approaches this one.
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The level of competition and the inequality of this division increasingly terrifies me. We need to get scoring don't we, get that confidence up? So I feel we need to have a go, even if we're tempted to keep things tight and play for a draw. Fingers crossed...
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Think we should park the bus and limit the damage. I’m beginning to get worried about our lack of scoring, but Villa’s probably not the opponent to “Go for it”.
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Problem is McKenna only know one way... aggressive and on the front foot. We'll " go for it"
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Yes and no. He certainly mixes it up a bit both between games and during games even though the overall strategy and culture of how he wants his team to play stays the same.hallamblue wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 9:34 pmProblem is McKenna only know one way... aggressive and on the front foot. We'll " go for it"