Forest v Villa

Aina may be available for this. Savona has been OK but Aina back would be a boost for the team.

Good work Russ, Chic is done for.

Are we allowed to sing "come and get your bin bags" seeing as mocking trade union disputes is our thing?

Bugger, in my impudence I was planning to start my first ever match thread, cuz what have we got to lose at this stage?

It would've been entitled "It takes A Villa to raze a chide" (yes, I've made that pun before). Point being, I hope Dyche has somehow taken on board from his community that immaturely lumping it into the box 50+ times isn't going to work. You'd have thought for a start the two renowned wingers in his backroom would know there's a time and place for that. And even Colin Fray had the gumption to ask about Kalimuendo's lack of game time.

So are Villa the type of team where we get some joy playing it on the deck, and/or mixing it up if we have to? Will Catty Mash feel a bit sorry for us and give our wingers an easy time? Or are Villa out to prove a point after getting pasted last time out?

Can Aina play tomorrow? Anyone know for sure?

Yes he can, if fit. During January you can change the 25 as much as you want.

Mrs Charlie is going today, which doesn’t fill me with confidence. Her away record over the last couple of seasons is no wins, one draw, seven defeats, with three goals scored.

Less than 4-0 I'm taking as a win.

I wonder what the record is for consecutive televised defeats?

He's in, along with Bakwa

Kalimuendo on the bench? No CHO, N’doye, Cunha. I’m getting very confused as to who is fit, who is under the patio and who is leaving.

I read somewhere that Ndoye has a slight injury. Might've been a thigh strain. I can't quite remember.

CHO 'minor knock'.
Possibly an RSI from delivering all those crosses last game?

Trying to be hopeful. Failing.
Feels a bit of a roll of the dice bringing back Aina from the start and Bakwa.
Will we just be lobbing it in the box?

WIll we get near their box?
Nearly 1 down inside 2 minutes.

Well you can’t say Dyche hasn’t learnt from the last game. We all demanded less pointless crosses into the box so he’s gone for not getting anywhere near their box.