S-Clarke

Really poor by Puncheon there, great opening and he plays it flat along the ground with no pace.

The league, Champions League and FA Cup titles from 2014/2015.

Barry Bannan on for Villa, replacing their most experienced player. Sense?

I've just seen another replay, and I'm pretty sure Rodriguez says ''He didn't foul me'' after the whistle was blown...

Good half by us, controlled around 75% of that. Goal shouldn't have been a goal, I'll be honest and say that. But we've deserved to be in this position on our first half control of the match. Once we started calming ourselves down, getting the ball on the floor, and working it in between and down the channels we saw the real villa defense. We've got to make it as hard as we can for that Villa back 4 in the 2nd half, because they will continue to wobble and crumble.

I doubt we'll ever see the white kit again. Consigned to the ''Marketing disasters'' basket methinks.

Villa finshing strongly

Is it just me, or does Gaston try to do way too much on his own? Frustrating.

Fantastic play by Shaw. Bale-esque.

I hope we score more goals, that are clear fair goals, otherwise we know that it won't be about how we played in any of the highlight shows.

I think this is what Adkins would call '''Good game management''

dive or not, it was a great period of pressure and a great break which put their back 4 into sixes and sevens.

He never misses.

penalty! Told you - attack Villa, get in and around them, and they haven't got a clue.

eh?

Great move, great quality.

Shaw gets 2 out of jail with that cover.

Getting it down, moving it around, controlling the play - and we get chances. If we keep hitting it long, it will not happen for us.

That was a wate, great break.

That they are looking better than us. That's slightly different than being all over us. But it's a little tight at the mo, not much in it.

It's all a little too long and rushed by us, no quality in our attack thus far.

They're not all over us.

Both teams look the same, to be expected really.

Villa have started causing us problems. Corner to them.

Shakey start by Clyne.