Luke Shirley

Only 5 points down on the fixtures from last year now which feels like a respectable gap considering how bad we've been up until this run. Torres and Konsa a big part of this revival for me. Super pleased for Buendia. #avfc

Onana......

The ironic cheers from villa park when Rogers actually completed a pass then. Eeesh. #avfc

Rogers looked good for England because he was surrounded by pace and dribblers of which we have 0.

It's got to be a tactical change now because we are looking absolutely dire and just repeating the same patterns in each game. #avfc

Already 10 points down on last season from those fixtures. Very very worrying.

Malen is not a RW any more than McGinn is. #avfc

The body language of the players is so telling. Player who might still go tomorrow the one who is running the most and been the most effective. #avfc

That's such a poor clearance from Konsa. #avfc

We are in trouble. #avfc

Not a body language expert at all but Rogers doesn't look a happy bunny today. #avfc

Cash deeper than the rest of the defence- tick. #avfc

5 points down on last season already. Palace feels very very big for the vibes for the whole season. #avfc

Match all the results begins. 66 points last season as a baseline.

2 points down but main thing is that performance for an opening day was very very concerning. We need to have pace on at least one side. Always need one of Malen or Maatsen in the starting line up for me. Otherwise it's too stodgy.

At least it means youri has moved back deeper so we might have some decent passes forward. Completely let this game pass us by here until that moment. #avfc

Horror cross from Cash but absolutely brainless from Ezri Konsa there. #avfc

Thank me for sending this before full time everybody.

Was that the most "proper England" performance of the lot? 15 minutes plus of getting it launched and in the mixer against an opponent that was meant to just roll over for the superior team.

Can't even be excited about Europa league knowing there's a semi final defeat to Palace awaiting us. #avfc

Dependency ratios and stagnant growth means even keeping services the same means higher taxation, and neither parties not voters have adjusted to that reality.

I'm really sick of the discourse around him this season. Still got 15 goals. Needs some respect on his name. #avfc

That was hard work. #avfc

Feels like a very big game for Pau today and by extension a big call from Emery. All I've heard over the week since Wembley (and I agree with ) is the need to play Mings to make us more resolute. Jiminez a big challenge for Pau with pace on the counter from likes of Robinson. #avfc

All the league results went against us today too.

#AVFC have won the last eight games that Tyrone Mings has started, unbeaten in the last eleven and only lost one in the last eighteen.

Benched in the last two games, and we are fragile beyond belief.

He should maybe try playing his best defender and making sure the pivot players don't get slow balls played into them without an outlet so get the ball pinched off them regularly

After picking your centre back who is good on the ball but can't defend that's an abhorrent performance to put out from Torres.

That hasn't helped too but he just couldn't get that accelerator down it seemed today. Asensio has been poor outside of goals against 'weaker' opposition. Wouldn't sign him for any fee.

Shambles is kind

Massive questions over his selection today. Lost in an absolutely predictable way. Torres and that double pivot asking for the press of palace unless you try and play with speed. He's absolutely burnt out Morgan Rogers too.

If real Madrid want Torres I'd be very open to it at this point. Great pass there to maatsen.....