Charlton Athletic @ Aston Villa [r]

[hartley]

The Villians have played better under new management. Can we take anything from this match?

HH should be back, so here's my lineup:

Carson
Young - El K - Fortune - HH
Rommedahl - Faye - Pouso - Ambrose
JFH - D. Bent

Subs - Myhre, Ashton, Kishishev, M. Bent, Walker

[hartley]

Well, not sure, but Pouso may be out with a hamstring injury. That list has got to stop growing. So, this could be the lineup.

Carson
Young - El K - Fortune - HH
Rommedahl - Faye - Kishishev - Ambrose
JFH - D Bent

Subs - Myhre, Ashton, Hughes? or Holland? or Pouso?, M Bent, Walker

I must say, Villa is playing well. I am hoping for a draw out of this one. Those of you who have access to the Fox Soccer Channel can watch this one -- more than once on Saturday even.

Go Addicks!

[hartley]

Missed the first half.

Charlton Athletic 0 - 1 Aston Villa

Lively start to second half.

Actual lineup to start [no subs to start the second half]:

Carson; Young, Hreidarsson, El Karkouri, Fortune; Rommedahl, Faye, Holland, Hughes; Hasselbaink, D Bent.

Subs: Myhre, Sankofa, Kishishev, Ambrose, M Bent.

I hope Ambrose and Kish come on for Holland and Hughes.

Let's go Addicks!

[hartley]

The radio commentators are spending plenty of time talking about how quiet the crowd is at Villa Park. No chants or songs or cheers.

One might think this is a game being played in America.

Let's hope the Addicks can take advantage of the crowd's lack of interest to make a game of it.

[hartley]

Well, I almost wished I hadn't listened at all. We're down 2-0 and our defense is playing like Swiss cheese. No tightness at all. We just let them waltz right in on goal. I think that is game over even with plenty of time to play.

I'm going to stop listening now. Thanks.

[servotron]

This has been a very rough season to be an Addicks supporter. 19th in the table with no light at the end of the tunnel as of yet.

What's gone wrong?