Aston Villa vs Manchester United: Premier League Prediction Panel 2008/9 - preview and predictions
The evening kick-off between Aston Villa and Manchester United was set up beautifully by Aston Villa's win at Arsenal last week. Now there are three teams fighting it out for two Champions' League places, even if most pundits firmly believe that United will move on to challenge the top two. Villa can go third with a win and after the display of counter-attacking from last week there is every possibility against a depleted United line-up. But if Agbonlahor is tired after his exertions of Arsenal and Germany then the attacking options may be more prosaic.
United are missing so many players that the traditional assumption that it will see off Villa has been undermined. United has beaten no other side more often than Villa since 1992 and that confidence could see them through.
This promises to be tight, United will probably start as favourites - however unjust that is.
Aston Villa vs Manchester United; Kick Off 5:30pm 22 Nov 2008
Prediction Panel
Our panel contains both Squarefootball writers and readers, the writers are marked: (sqf).
Tony Bellew : 1 - 2
Dave Blackburn : 1 - 2
Sue Gardener : 2 - 1
Chris Goodwin : 1 - 1
Paul Grech (sqf) : 1 - 2
Colin Illingworth (sqf) : 1 - 3
Hugh Larkin (sqf) : 1 - 1
Peter Lee : TBC - TBC
Don McMahon : 2 - 2
Antony Melvin (sqf) : 1 - 2
Stephen Orford (sqf) : 1 - 3
Tony Ratton : 1 - 1
Peter Rendle : 1 - 1
Dan Taylor : 2 - 2
Bill Urban (sqf) : TBC - TBC
Andy Wakeman : 2 - 0
Isaac Williams : TBC - TBC
Mark Williams : TBC - TBC
Panel Verdict
The panel is torn between a draw and a United win.
Home: 2; Draw: 6; Away: 6; TBC: 4;
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
