not a bad line up tbf, but Richardson over Amavi?

Very attacking team playing Gestede, Ayew, Gil and Grealish. Let's hope we don't get overrun in midfield. Dropping Amavi is odd.

Thats what I fear Protagoras

thing is he is on a hiding to nothing, go out defensively, lose he gets slated for not going for it, go out to attack lose he may get some praise..

I hope for him there is a performance of some kind today

Another Guzan calamity

playing well, despite losing?

not bad

I like Guzan but too many mistakes recently

anything away to chelsea is a bonus i guess despite them being off the boil

Villa were doing well.... until yet another Guzan bloomer!

Shame you dont have a better keeper.

And an own goal

Yes. You can see why Sherwood wants "old hands" in the team. Without them how else would the opposition score!!?

Amavi played 90 minutes in mid-week for France U21s, probably why he was dropped. Likewise Sanchez only just back from Canada.

I can see now why Sherwood was looking for a new goalkeeper in the summer; Begovic would have been fine. Guzan has some good points, but his howlers are getting more frequent and they're costing us. A lot. The team playing decently well, then it's all thrown out of the window by a stupid mistake. We need a new goalie in Jan and maybe it's worth giving Bunn a go.

Lescott is backup at best. We need Clark and Okore back fast. Or even recall Baker.

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he didnt have it right

I agree with Paddy, Sherwood seems to have lost this team. Going nowhere but down at this rate and if we don't beat Swansea I think he has to go and maybe just maybe a new manager (most likely Rodgers) can galvanise the team in time to keep them up.

Five defeats on the bounce now. The team line-up was not a sign of progression, as he yet again played Lescott and Westwood. Why does he insist on playing these clowns when they consistently let the team down? Fair enough if Okore if constantly injured but there is Clark and if not him there is Ilori who would surely do better than Lescott. He always overlooks Veretout and Sanchez in favour of the cumbersome and totally ineffective Ashley Westwood, who brings nothing to the team in defence or attack. He played Ayew out of position (he's a striker), played the completely immobile Gestede, and again used Traore too late. Poor performance, poor result, poor all round. Sherwood hasn't had long but performances seem to be getting worse not better. I just don't see where Villa are going to get their next win from with Sherwood in charge, I really don't.

Sorry to say it but he's a goner, let's hope it's not too late for Villa to not be gone from this league.

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I can see now why Sherwood was looking for a new goalkeeper in the summer; Begovic would have been fine.
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I don't mean to be disrespectful but seriously - why would Begovic have ever gone to Aston Villa ???

I don't mean to be disrespectful either but seriously - why would Begovic have ever even gone to Aston?...