FFO Champions League, Aston Villa vs. Chelsea (Wed Feb 28) Aston Villa | Chelsea 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-0-2-2 C Ian Greaves | Andy Babbs | A_Meret GK | GK Unai_Simon Eder_Militao DF | DF A_Wan_Bissaka H_Hateboer DF | DF R_James M_Hermoso DF | DF D_Carlos J_Lascelles DF | DF P_Kalulu J_Todibo DF | DF O_Zinchenko I_Gundogan MF | DM Fabian_Ruiz Raphinha AM | AM N_Fekir J_Alvarez AM | AM L_Sane L_Martinez FW | FW P_Schick Luis_Diaz FW | FW T_Werner | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB N_Ratti F_Dabo SUB | SUB D_Volata G_Arana SUB | SUB G_Williams W_Ndidi SUB | SUB J_Rossiter N_Hofler SUB | SUB A_Martial Min. 3 :(ast) L_Martinez hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Luis_Diaz latches onto it! ... D_Carlos plays it back ... Unai_Simon slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Alvarez ... P_Kalulu reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 5 :(che) P_Schick takes on Eder_Militao ... He runs past him ... Well intercepted by I_Gundogan Min. 7 :(ast) J_Alvarez runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz lobs Unai_Simon! ... Unai_Simon tips it over ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan plays it into the danger area! ... It is cleared by A_Wan_Bissaka Min. 8 :(ast) L_Martinez brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Luis_Diaz gets on the end of the pass ... Luis_Diaz hits a curling shot! ... It's way wide ... The Chelsea fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 20 :(ast) It's game over for I_Gundogan ... He's picked up an injury and can't continue Min. 20 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: W_Ndidi ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan Min. 22 :(ast) Luis_Diaz finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled P_Kalulu ... Luis_Diaz with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo drives it into the box! ... Unai_Simon comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 26 :(ast) Raphinha with a reverse pass to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz lobs Unai_Simon! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 26 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... P_Kalulu latches onto it! ... L_Martinez gathers up the loose ball Min. 32 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sprints past the defender ... Luis_Diaz curls the ball in on goal! ... Unai_Simon makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 32 :(ast) M_Hermoso controls it well ... He nutmegs R_James ... He puts in Raphinha! ... Fabian_Ruiz goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 37 :(ast) Raphinha with electric pace ... He eases past A_Wan_Bissaka ... Cleaned up by R_James Min. 37 :(che) N_Fekir with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Eder_Militao pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 39 :(che) R_James plays it forward to T_Werner ... T_Werner has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot slips through A_Meret's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 40 :(ast) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Raphinha ... R_James gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 41 :(che) L_Sane lobs it over the defender ... Luis_Diaz with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(che) L_Sane takes advantage of a mistake by J_Todibo ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to P_Schick! ... Good sliding challenge from M_Hermoso ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Kalulu chips the ball in towards the far post! ... O_Zinchenko swings a leg at it! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 48 :(ast) Raphinha turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Lascelles ... Fabian_Ruiz reads it well ... He clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea Min. 46 :(ast) The ball goes loose! ... Raphinha seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Raphinha must beat Unai_Simon! ... But he puts it wide Min. 47 :(che) P_Kalulu retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Sane gets on the end of it ... Raphinha clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 49 :(che) P_Schick is first to the loose ball ... H_Hateboer with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 50 :(ast) W_Ndidi plays a long ball to Luis_Diaz ... Fabian_Ruiz with the tackle Min. 57 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with the heel pass to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with the side footed shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 71 :(ast) J_Alvarez plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... P_Schick takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 72 :(che) P_Schick jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Wan_Bissaka ... From long range A_Wan_Bissaka bends the ball towards goal! ... A_Meret gets up well to catch that one Min. 78 :(che) Fabian_Ruiz back heels to find P_Schick in space ... A left-footer by P_Schick! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Fabian_Ruiz swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... T_Werner loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Meret is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Werner chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Meret jumps well to claim it! Min. 80 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a probing through ball L_Martinez ... A glorious effort by L_Martinez! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 81 :(che) D_Carlos is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Carlos hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But A_Meret punches it away Min. 84 :(che) P_Schick finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... P_Schick hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Meret moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 85 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka boots it towards O_Zinchenko ... O_Zinchenko sees A_Meret off his line! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 86 :(che) A_Wan_Bissaka with a 30-yard pass to O_Zinchenko ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Hermoso Min. 87 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: F_Dabo ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Hofler ... COMING OFF: Raphinha Min. 90 :(ast) W_Ndidi is in some pain ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 90 :(ast) Luis_Diaz breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Unai_Simon now! ... T_Werner trips him up from behind! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 91 :(che) Curled in dangerously from L_Sane to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir with the cheeky shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 92 :(ast) J_Alvarez runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... L_Martinez latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Cleared by L_Sane ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Hermoso Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : I_Gundogan (20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Wan_Bissaka (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Schick (71), T_Werner (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 8 | 9 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 0 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 22 4 25 | 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 20 20 27 | 92 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 20 6 J_Alvarez AM 1 3 17 21 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 5 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 26 4 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 19 A_Bachmann GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dabo DF 1 13 11 4 26 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 11 8 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 16 20 4 24 | 79 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 21 17 11 23 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 39 17 R_James DF 1 21 17 7 25 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 13 0 D_Carlos DF 1 21 16 4 27 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 24 P_Kalulu DF 1 20 16 5 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 19 17 6 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 40 Fabian_Ruiz DM 1 16 20 9 29 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 10 0 N_Fekir AM 1 4 22 18 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 L_Sane AM 1 3 21 19 23 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 18 0 P_Schick FW 1 7 13 22 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 12 3 T_Werner FW 1 6 14 22 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 3 N_Ratti GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Volata DF 1 14 11 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Williams DF 1 12 10 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rossiter DM 1 10 12 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Martial FW 1 4 13 20 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709159054 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40