Can see this being an open game. I am hoping Derby come at us strong as this may give us chance to catch them on the break and open them up. Feels similar to the Wednesday game. Derby have some decent players and their fans will be well up for getting behind their team for a first home win of the season. I agree with some of the other comments above that whilst I'm never confident with villa, I do think e have shown more about us in the opening few games. A draw wouldn't be a bad result at all, but we should be looking at winning this. No f*ck-ups from our defenders and keepers would help, and hopefully Jedi can get in amongst it for his first start to add some steel to the middle.
If we play Gestede, then we need to be using him effectively and supplying him where we can. I think he's linked up quite well with McCormack. An away win would bring us masses of confidence and we are due one. The longer we go without winning away, the more it becomes a hoodoo and a hurdle we need to get past. Saturday is an opportunity for this. Teams like Blues and Wolves seem to be able to deliver on the road in these situations, so we need to be getting some wins away from home. Wont be easy at all, most games won't be in this league, but it could be massive for us if we can get an away win at Pride Park in front of the SKY cameras.