FFO2 Premiership, Newcastle United vs. Aston Villa (Fri Feb 24) Newcastle United | Aston Villa 5-3-2 A | 5-1-4 A Chris Banks | Ian Greaves | T_Strakosha GK | GK O_Baumann M_Acuna DF | DF Eder_Militao R_Burke DF | DF M_Hermoso J_Evans DF | DF J_Lascelles A_Grimaldo DF | DF J_Todibo J_Tarkowski DF | DF W_Ndidi M_Llorente MF | MF I_Gundogan D_Klaassen MF | FW L_Jovic M_Trigueros MF | FW F_Wirtz J_David FW | FW M_Salah R_De_Tomas FW | FW L_Martinez | A_Palmer SUB | SUB A_Bachmann L_Ayling SUB | SUB H_Hateboer M_Svanberg SUB | SUB K_Narey J_Pastore SUB | SUB N_Hofler D_Zapata SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 10 :(new) M_Trigueros backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of it ... A left-footer by R_De_Tomas! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 12 :(new) R_De_Tomas with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... R_De_Tomas tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 14 :(new) J_David saunters past Eder_Militao ... Eder_Militao redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 14 :(new) R_Burke is clutching his leg! ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 16 :(new) M_Llorente with the mazy run ... M_Llorente with a bomb of a shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 16 :(ast) M_Hermoso looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Salah ... M_Salah breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round T_Strakosha ... T_Strakosha charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 18 :(ast) M_Hermoso has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Jovic with a bicycle kick! ... The fans get off their seats! ... T_Strakosha plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 19 :(new) R_De_Tomas beats his marker ... R_De_Tomas hits the ball first time! ... O_Baumann claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Ian Greaves is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 20 :(new) M_Llorente with the towering header to R_De_Tomas ... From long range R_De_Tomas bends the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Baumann dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Baumann beaten! Min. 20 :(new) M_Llorente beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Todibo with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 24 :(ast) L_Jovic is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Salah ... R_Burke with the block Min. 25 :(ast) The ball is passed in from J_Todibo, he finds F_Wirtz ... F_Wirtz with a bicycle kick! ... T_Strakosha saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 31 :(new) A_Grimaldo has it on the edge of the box ... J_Todibo with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 34 :(new) D_Klaassen retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of it ... R_De_Tomas attempts a lob! ... But O_Baumann parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 34 :(ast) Eder_Militao plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But M_Trigueros puts the ball out of play Min. 35 :(new) A_Grimaldo takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... I_Gundogan anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 38 :(new) J_Evans kills the ball dead ... J_Evans with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 39 :(ast) L_Martinez lobs it over the defender ... L_Martinez with the crafty shot! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 40 :(new) The ball is passed in from M_Trigueros, he finds A_Grimaldo ... J_Todibo with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 42 :(ast) M_Salah sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Salah with the cheeky shot! ... Over the bar! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a smart pass to F_Wirtz ... J_Evans with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(ast) I_Gundogan takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into Eder_Militao ... Cleaned up by M_Acuna Min. 44 :(new) R_De_Tomas saunters past J_Lascelles ... J_Lascelles does well to get the tackle in Min. 44 :(ast) The defender underhits the back pass! ... F_Wirtz is through! ... What a mistake by J_Tarkowski! ... F_Wirtz sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... T_Strakosha parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 46 :(ast) L_Jovic runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Tarkowski ... He showed his class there ... L_Jovic with a low drive through the rain! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 48 :(new) M_Llorente takes advantage of a mistake by W_Ndidi ... He puts in M_Trigueros! ... M_Trigueros must beat O_Baumann! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Tarkowski dinks the ball into the area! ... O_Baumann catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 49 :(ast) L_Martinez finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Acuna ... L_Martinez with the attempt at goal! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 2-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(new) M_Trigueros with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... M_Trigueros with his head down lets it go! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 47 :(new) J_David gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Eder_Militao fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 51 :(new) D_Klaassen plays a long ball to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna looks to see where O_Baumann is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Newcastle United 3-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 52 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to L Min. 54 :(ast) J_Lascelles crosses into the box, finding M_Salah ... M_Salah strikes a wicked curler! ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: H_Hateboer ... COMING OFF: Eder_Militao Min. 58 :(new) J_David with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Fine tackle by H_Hateboer ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 63 :(new) R_Burke looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_De_Tomas ... M_Salah with a reckless challenge ... The Newcastle United players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 64 :(new) R_De_Tomas turns nicely onto the ball ... J_Todibo dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(ast) J_Todibo runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... T_Strakosha tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... M_Hermoso with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to L_Martinez ... He gets the shot away ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Newcastle United 3-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 70 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D Min. 72 :(new) M_Trigueros pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_De_Tomas is clean through! ... M_Hermoso takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 75 :(new) D_Klaassen finds J_David on the edge of the box ... I_Gundogan reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 76 :(ast) L_Jovic barges M_Trigueros off the ball ... L_Jovic with the 40 yard drive! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... T_Strakosha was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 81 :(ast) L_Martinez brings it under control ... He takes on J_Evans ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Jovic! ... J_Evans recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 86 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: J_Lascelles Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_De_Tomas Scorers : R_De_Tomas (19), J_Evans (38), M_Acuna (51) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Evans (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martinez (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Salah (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 10 | 12 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 3 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 19 14 12 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21 0 40 R_Burke DF 1 17 12 5 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 21 -2 44 A_Grimaldo DF 1 17 13 9 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 18 11 9 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Llorente MF 1 11 18 12 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 14 26 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 10 29 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 48 28 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Tomas FW 1 2 14 20 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 A_Palmer GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ayling DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 16 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pastore MF 1 8 16 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zapata FW 1 4 11 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Baumann GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 20 15 3 29 | 59 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 18 14 3 24 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 62 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 18 14 3 25 | 90 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 J_Todibo DF 1 18 15 3 25 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 34 0 W_Ndidi DF 1 15 18 3 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 11 19 3 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 13 0 L_Jovic FW 1 5 15 18 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 F_Wirtz FW 1 5 17 17 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M_Salah FW 1 1 14 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10 L_Martinez FW 1 7 15 19 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 44 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 18 15 3 26 | 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1677231662 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40