Match Thread Aston Villa 0-1 Everton. Sunday 18th January 2026 @ 16:30

[blueconverse]

Dibling getting benched for McNeil. Imagine if that 40m was spent on a first team player.

 

[Efcjake]

60-70% of the summer budget spunked on a striker who can't play and a winger we won't play.


Oh the joy of watching Dwight McNeill exist on a pitch.

 

[Ray Purchase]

8 subs that includes 2 goalkeepers really is pitiful and embarrassing for a Premier League club that spent 100 odd million just a few months ago.

Old enough to remember when it was only one sub.

Sandy Brown in the dug out, waiting for the call.

 

[matty1878]

It's pretty crap like to be fair. Barry, McNeil, Patterson, Mykolenko are all Sunday League players at best.

i mean it’s best we have ffs

 

[Moomin]

villa who are 3rd with full team

everton 12th first 8 out?

well i never

They have a few players out. Our former players Rossatron and Onana

 

[Nymzee]

Tim
Charly
KDH
Ndiaye
Gana
Branthwaite
Keane

Still missing btw, before people cry about the empty bench. How could we have all those out + a strong bench? Squad would have 40 players.

 

[BigBeto1]

…..McNeil hopefully provides more support for Patterson, can fully understand that selection.

Yer Mcneils fake pressing should help Patterson a lot

 

[RichCee123]

What’s the logic in only 8 subs?

Probably would have been 7 but you need a concussion sub which brings it up to 8

 

[matty1878]

They have a few players out. Our former players Rossatron and Onana

two? that’s not like ours mate
lets hope we have a go

 

[Neiler]

We;'re going to get utterly pasted down that right hand side.

Disastrous choices here.

Ship window……….

 

[Toffeepot]

Mcneil again
Sick of it

 

[Dario Terracotta]

The undroppables still hanging in there eh?never change Davie

 

[blue to the bone]

Villa with 2 keepers on the bench
Emery out

 

[MikeyMike]

Not sure why people are getting angry with Moyes about the choice of one poor player over another poor player. McNeil or Dibling, they’re both useless.

The absences are the problem. KDH, Ndiaye, Keane, Tim, Gana, Branthwaite - these are all players who would get in the starting XI ahead of what we’ve got today.

I’m expecting nothing until we get a few of those players back, let alone sign some new blood

 

[blue to the bone]

The undroppables still hanging in there eh?never change Davie

Who are they ?