FFO2 Premiership, Aston Villa vs. Brighton (Mon Oct 30) Aston Villa | Brighton 4-1-1-1-3 A | 4-2-0-3-1 A Ian Greaves | Peter Hayward | O_Baumann GK | GK R_Sanchez Eder_Militao DF | DF Yeray M_Hermoso DF | DF A_Florenzi H_Hateboer DF | DF J_Bednarek J_Todibo DF | DF H_Bellerin W_Ndidi DM | DM Rodri I_Gundogan MF | DM Y_Bissouma Raphinha AM | AM M_Kovacic L_Martinez FW | AM J_Henderson M_Salah FW | AM M_Reus Luis_Diaz FW | FW S_Haller | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB S_Mignolet J_Lascelles SUB | SUB B_Hubner K_Narey SUB | SUB J_Bryan N_Hofler SUB | SUB D_Drexler H_Hope SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 1 :(ast) M_Salah cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez drives the shot in! ... R_Sanchez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 3 :(bri) H_Bellerin with electric pace ... He eases past H_Hateboer ... H_Bellerin hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... 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! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic flights it in! ... S_Haller rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... What agility from O_Baumann Min. 4 :(ast) M_Salah squares it to Raphinha ... Raphinha tries to catch the keeper out! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 6 :(ast) L_Martinez takes possession ... A delicate header from L_Martinez! ... R_Sanchez tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 7 :(ast) Luis_Diaz takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... Luis_Diaz cracks a laser towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez smothers the ball Min. 8 :(bri) H_Bellerin turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Henderson ... J_Henderson looks to see where O_Baumann is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... O_Baumann makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 11 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Florenzi ... But he loses control of it ... H_Hateboer takes possession Min. 12 :(ast) L_Martinez with a well-controlled run ... L_Martinez flicks the header toward the far post! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 13 :(bri) Yeray with a neat pass into M_Kovacic ... A glorious effort by M_Kovacic! ... O_Baumann heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 15 :(ast) W_Ndidi holds the ball up ... He sees Luis_Diaz in space! ... Luis_Diaz is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round R_Sanchez ... He tries to slip it past R_Sanchez Oooh you beauty! ... What a hit, son! ... What a hit! ... GOAL!!!!! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 16 :(bri) M_Reus finds the run of Yeray ... From long range Yeray bends the ball towards goal! ... But O_Baumann makes a superb stop down low Min. 19 :(ast) I_Gundogan cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Todibo ... A delicate chip from J_Todibo! ... R_Sanchez falls over ... But R_Sanchez is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 20 :(bri) M_Reus with a flicked pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries to beat O_Baumann from outside the area! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 26 :(bri) J_Henderson with a measured pass to H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... O_Baumann with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 31 :(bri) M_Reus with a long pass to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... O_Baumann gathers it easily Min. 32 :(ast) Raphinha takes on 3 men ... Raphinha has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Ian Greaves spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 32 :(bri) M_Reus takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... M_Reus hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into O_Baumann's arms ... Unlucky Min. 33 :(bri) H_Bellerin looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Henderson ... L_Martinez is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(bri) Rodri with the towering header to M_Reus ... M_Reus with his head down lets it go! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Yeray hits it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for O_Baumann, who catches the ball Min. 36 :(ast) W_Ndidi races into the box ... He sees Luis_Diaz lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... But Rodri wins the tackle cleanly Min. 38 :(ast) L_Martinez sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But Y_Bissouma reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 38 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a one-touch layoff to J_Bednarek ... W_Ndidi takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 42 :(ast) Eder_Militao with an incisive pass to Luis_Diaz ... J_Bednarek hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... W_Ndidi flights it in! ... The ball finds its way to Raphinha ... He gets the shot away ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 42 :(bri) H_Bellerin leaves his marker standing ... H_Bellerin tries to catch the keeper out! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... Aston Villa 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with a short pass to find M_Salah ... M_Salah tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms ... Unlucky Min. 43 :(bri) Rodri looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Bednarek ... Eder_Militao gets to the ball first Min. 44 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a deep cross to M_Reus ... M_Reus has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with O_Baumann ... O_Baumann charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! Min. 45 :(ast) Raphinha with a probing through ball M_Salah ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Henderson Min. 45 :(bri) M_Kovacic sprints past Eder_Militao ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Kovacic plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 10 goals for this season! ... It's all to play for again! ... Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton ... Min. 46 :(ast) Raphinha eases past Yeray ... A_Florenzi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-2 Brighton Min. 47 :(bri) M_Kovacic finds J_Henderson with a ball over the defence ... A well-placed shot from J_Henderson! ... O_Baumann gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 48 :(ast) L_Martinez nutmegs Y_Bissouma, he continues to run forward ... Rodri wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 49 :(bri) Yeray takes advantage of a mistake by J_Todibo ... Can he make them pay? ... I_Gundogan with an ugly foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 49 :(bri) Rodri puts in S_Haller ... S_Haller hits a crisp volley! ... Over the bar! Min. 50 :(bri) J_Bednarek drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Reus ... M_Reus aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 52 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Lascelles ... COMING OFF: M_Hermoso Min. 52 :(ast) Raphinha cuts inside J_Bednarek ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Salah! ... Rodri takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 52 :(bri) S_Haller with a clever shimmy ... But he loses control of it ... W_Ndidi hits it out for a throw Min. 53 :(ast) I_Gundogan cuts the ball back to J_Lascelles ... J_Lascelles tries the shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Brighton fans laugh at him Min. 53 :(ast) W_Ndidi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Salah ... H_Bellerin scythes the player down! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Peter Hayward looks relieved Min. 57 :(ast) Luis_Diaz beats H_Bellerin ... M_Kovacic with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 58 :(ast) I_Gundogan drives it across the face of the goal J_Todibo ... J_Todibo attempts the shot! ... R_Sanchez parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 65 :(bri) J_Henderson skips the challenge from Eder_Militao ... J_Henderson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... O_Baumann takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 66 :(bri) M_Reus slides it through the middle to S_Haller ... S_Haller drives the shot in! ... But O_Baumann punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 67 :(ast) Luis_Diaz has a go! ... It hits the defender ... L_Martinez collects the loose ball! ... Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Bissouma Min. 67 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a flicked pass to Raphinha ... M_Reus fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 69 :(ast) Raphinha pushes it past Rodri ... Raphinha rifles it at the goal! ... R_Sanchez takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 69 :(bri) A_Florenzi slips past J_Lascelles ... A_Florenzi with the punt towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... In off the post ... Ian Greaves is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Aston Villa 2-3 Brighton ... Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: B_Hubner ... COMING OFF: Rodri Min. 71 :(bri) Y_Bissouma is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Haller ... S_Haller with a bicycle kick! ... O_Baumann turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson curls it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to M_Kovacic ... He gets the shot away ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 72 :(bri) H_Bellerin takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But O_Baumann makes an easy save Min. 75 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a Cruyff turn ... J_Bednarek tries to catch the keeper out! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 77 :(ast) J_Lascelles spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Luis_Diaz! ... A cracking drive from Luis_Diaz! ... R_Sanchez gathers it easily Min. 78 :(bri) H_Bellerin hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Yeray collects the loose ball! ... Eder_Militao tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... Yeray swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... O_Baumann jumps well to claim it! Min. 79 :(bri) B_Hubner is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Reus ... What a shot from M_Reus! ... It could go anywhere ... But O_Baumann makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 81 :(ast) Raphinha jinks through the defence ... B_Hubner is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... M_Salah smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... R_Sanchez makes a difficult save Min. 85 :(ast) W_Ndidi finds I_Gundogan with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Florenzi with a bad challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 86 :(ast) L_Martinez backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... Luis_Diaz latches onto the end of it ... Cleaned up by B_Hubner Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(ast) J_Todibo is clutching his leg! ... The Aston Villa physio rushes on ... He isn't able to carry on! Min. 89 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 89 :(bri) J_Bednarek has time and space on the edge of the box ... J_Bednarek has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... O_Baumann claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Aston Villa 2-4 Brighton ... Min. 90 :(ast) W_Ndidi brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_Hateboer gets on the end of the pass ... H_Hateboer with a graceful, looping effort! ... R_Sanchez makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 90 :(bri) J_Henderson plays a long ball to M_Reus ... H_Hateboer takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ndidi (Man of the Match) Scorers : Raphinha (4), Luis_Diaz (15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Martinez (33) Injured : J_Todibo (89) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kovacic Scorers : H_Bellerin (42), M_Kovacic (45), A_Florenzi (69), J_Bednarek (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Reus (67), B_Hubner (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 16 | 25 Off target : 5 | 10 On target : 11 | 15 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 18 | 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 4 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 27 | 92 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 20 17 4 26 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 24 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 3 25 | 90 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 20 4 24 | 92 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 92 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 21 3 25 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 20 19 27 | 92 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 24 49 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 13 8 M_Salah FW 1 1 15 23 24 | 92 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 59 6 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 28 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 19 15 3 25 | 39 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 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 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 9 33 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 A_Florenzi DF 1 20 15 9 27 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 0 46 J_Bednarek DF 1 19 14 11 23 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 36 55 H_Bellerin DF 1 20 14 8 21 | 92 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 72 84 Rodri DM 1 15 20 6 21 | 71 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 36 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 13 0 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 21 14 22 | 92 0 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 35 33 74 J_Henderson AM 1 6 20 14 30 | 92 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 34 24 38 M_Reus AM 1 4 19 16 24 | 92 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 50 42 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 21 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 13 7 20 | 21 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 17 -2 J_Bryan DF 1 16 12 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1698663534 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40