Match Thread Aston Villa v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[brieverton]

Thanks Martin Atkinson for offering us zero protection against a bunch of thugs.

 

[BlueToff]

Has to be covid right? Genuinely curious but is the vaccine wide enough available that this shouldn't be happening anymore unless players didn't get it?

You can still get COVID even with the vaccine so if you test positive in the tests they do before games then it doesn't matter if you're vaxxed or not

 

[navidson]

If Ellis Simms has only been training for a week and can make the bench then there's absolutely no reason for James not to be on there

 

[sageyefc]

Gbamin missing too. Obviously.

never even noticed that

 

[BlueToff]

Hate mings, a lanky Ashley Williams, hope Rondon flattens him

Rondon looked about as fit as me the other day and I've been in hospital for 3 days this week

 

[USABlue]

Going to be tough going without DCL and Richarlison. Hopefully Doucoure is able to get forward and set up Gray/Townsend

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Sound the WHAT ARE THEY DOING IN TRAINING?!! klaxon.

Wow that line up. Da hell happened in training? Richy, Picks, Coleman all out. At least we're not playing 5 at the back. That said, we are the form team and still look okay up top and in midfield so 3pts again lads

 

[MikeH72]

Another three random mystery injuries, love this club.

 

[Goat]

That bench has just given me a stroke.

 

[BlueToff]

If Ellis Simms has only been training for a week and can make the bench then there's absolutely no reason for James not to be on there

Well if there genuinely is nothing wrong with James, then that's on Benitez being a complete weirdo

But given we've got 5 players out, 4 of them having trained just fine yesterday, I worry it's COVID

 

[zukai12_]

Has James fallen into Bramley Moore Dock or something

 

[steven]

Didn’t even notice Gbamin wasn’t there…

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

This will be a long afternoon, would snap your hand off for a draw. Hate playing whoever Ings plays for.

 

[BlueToff]

That bench has just given me a stroke.

The look of complete bafflment on Rondon's face on the graphic sums it up

 

[TheBigIguana]

You can still get COVID even with the vaccine so if you test positive in the tests they do before games then it doesn't matter if you're vaxxed or not

Yes but the chances of a widespread outbreak among a group of fully vaxxed people is pretty low. Are they doing close contacts? I just kind of doubt four or five vaxxed players would all have breakthrough positives at the same time.