Well, I was hoping that after last week's 3-0 defeat at Middlesbrough, Villa might at least grab a point from today's game against Chelsea. They lost 1-0 instead. Still, in both games they played very well, so I'm not at all worried (yet). Although, injury problems and a lack of experienced players are of some concern.
The Portland Pirates play top of the division Manchester in a short while. The Pirates are still very inconsistent at the moment. In their previous three games they lost 4-1 to Hartford, beat Bridgeport 4-3 in overtime in a thrilling game, lost 3-2 to Hartford in a shootout and 3-2 to Springfield, also in a shootout. Argh!