FFO FA CUP, Burnley vs. Aston Villa (Wed Feb 21) Burnley | Aston Villa 5-2-1-2 N | 4-1-2-3 P Simon Hill | Ian Greaves | Agirrezabala GK | GK A_Meret Cucurella DF | DF Eder_Militao N_Ake DF | DF H_Hateboer Reinildo DF | DF M_Hermoso I_Konate DF | DF J_Lascelles C_Nkunku MF | DM W_Ndidi F_de_Jong AM | MF I_Gundogan P_Pogba MF | MF Raphinha M_Kudus FW | FW L_Martinez G_Guedes FW | FW J_Alvarez V_Coufal DF | FW Luis_Diaz | B_Uphoff SUB | SUB A_Bachmann P_Kaderabek SUB | SUB J_Todibo M_Hamsik SUB | SUB S_Opsahl B_Jacobsen SUB | SUB N_Hofler A_Morata SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 1 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(bur) C_Nkunku nutmegs H_Hateboer, he continues to run forward ... C_Nkunku hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Meret makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 8 :(bur) F_de_Jong sidesteps Raphinha ... He was too quick for his marker ... F_de_Jong with the shot on net! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 10 :(bur) F_de_Jong knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Hermoso robs him of the ball Min. 10 :(ast) W_Ndidi plays it long to I_Gundogan ... V_Coufal bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 12 :(bur) Cucurella sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Guedes ... I_Gundogan reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 13 :(bur) F_de_Jong pushes it past the defender ... F_de_Jong fires the shot in! ... 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. 16 :(bur) Cucurella races into the box ... He sees G_Guedes lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... What a shot from G_Guedes! ... It could go anywhere ... A_Meret makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 21 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to E Min. 21 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... V_Coufal will now play as a DM Min. 21 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Kudus will now play as a AM Min. 21 :(ast) J_Lascelles smashes the ball upfield ... J_Alvarez latches onto the ball ... J_Alvarez fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... Agirrezabala won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 23 :(ast) L_Martinez flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... F_de_Jong robs him of the ball Min. 26 :(bur) V_Coufal sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... F_de_Jong runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_de_Jong runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Meret is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... P_Pogba plays it towards the near post! ... F_de_Jong tries to place the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Meret's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 27 :(ast) Raphinha skips the challenge from Reinildo ... M_Kudus pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 28 :(bur) P_Pogba beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... I_Gundogan pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 29 :(ast) Luis_Diaz looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Alvarez ... Cucurella wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 31 :(bur) N_Ake sprints past M_Hermoso ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Hermoso recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 37 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 37 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... V_Coufal will now play as a DF Min. 37 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Kudus will now play as a FW Min. 40 :(bur) Cucurella plays a long ball to I_Konate ... I_Konate attempts to drive it home! ... A_Meret gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 41 :(bur) M_Kudus sidesteps H_Hateboer ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Hermoso with a reckless challenge ... The Burnley players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... C_Nkunku curls it towards the top corner ... But A_Meret hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 42 :(ast) Raphinha jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Well executed sliding challenge from Reinildo Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(bur) M_Kudus with a probing pass to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Meret makes a difficult save Min. 46 :(bur) C_Nkunku plays a first time ball through the defence to Cucurella ... Cucurella with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Meret saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 49 :(bur) M_Kudus drives it forward to P_Pogba ... M_Hermoso read the danger and stops the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 0-0 Aston Villa Min. 48 :(bur) I_Konate sprints past M_Hermoso ... Brilliantly taken away by Raphinha!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 48 :(ast) W_Ndidi spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Luis_Diaz with a lovely pass! ... Luis_Diaz is clean through, he is one on one with Agirrezabala ... Agirrezabala makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... F_de_Jong somehow gets back to clear it!! Min. 49 :(bur) N_Ake beats J_Lascelles ... He showed great skill there ... M_Hermoso with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 55 :(ast) L_Martinez takes advantage of a mistake by N_Ake ... He crosses to H_Hateboer ... Cucurella brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 56 :(bur) P_Pogba runs at H_Hateboer ... He takes it past him ... P_Pogba with the crafty shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Meret is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Nkunku lofts the ball in! ... V_Coufal tries to place the shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 56 :(bur) F_de_Jong has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Meret! ... Raphinha hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... M_Kudus floats it forward ... N_Ake latches onto the end of it ... A cracking drive from N_Ake! ... But A_Meret punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 57 :(bur) V_Coufal is first to the ball ... V_Coufal with a thundering drive! ... A_Meret makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 58 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: A_Morata ... COMING OFF: G_Guedes Min. 59 :(bur) P_Pogba with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_de_Jong gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_de_Jong attempts to drive it home! ... But A_Meret comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 59 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sidesteps Cucurella ... He was too quick for his marker ... Luis_Diaz with the attempt at goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... Agirrezabala was beaten there! Min. 60 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sidesteps A_Morata ... He was too quick for his marker ... Luis_Diaz tries to chip the ball over Agirrezabala! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 63 :(bur) V_Coufal looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Morata ... A_Morata sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... Burnley go ahead in this match now! ... Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 64 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to C Min. 64 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Kudus will now play as a AM Min. 65 :(ast) Eder_Militao with a slide rule pass to Raphinha ... C_Nkunku reads the play well Min. 66 :(bur) A_Morata moves inside ... J_Lascelles beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 67 :(bur) M_Kudus kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Reinildo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Lascelles slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 71 :(ast) Luis_Diaz takes advantage of a mistake by M_Kudus ... He runs towards goal ... Reinildo with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(bur) M_Kudus takes possession ... Knocks it past H_Hateboer ... He's through on goal ... Eder_Militao with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... N_Ake shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Kudus instead ... Eder_Militao wins the ball Min. 72 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: B_Jacobsen ... COMING OFF: M_Kudus Min. 72 :(bur) Cucurella beats J_Lascelles ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Cucurella sends it flying towards goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 73 :(bur) C_Nkunku smashes the ball upfield ... V_Coufal latches onto the ball ... L_Martinez with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 74 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: P_Kaderabek ... COMING OFF: I_Konate Min. 76 :(bur) N_Ake plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Morata decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Morata with a scorcher of a shot! ... But A_Meret makes an easy save Min. 78 :(ast) Agirrezabala miskicks! ... L_Martinez is through! ... N_Ake fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 80 :(bur) Reinildo spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Morata! ... J_Lascelles goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 81 :(bur) A_Morata with a neat pass into P_Pogba ... P_Pogba with a bicycle kick! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Burnley 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 84 :(ast) L_Martinez eases past Cucurella ... L_Martinez curls the ball in on goal! ... But Agirrezabala makes an easy save Min. 87 :(bur) Reinildo with an inswinging cross to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong attempts to drive it home! ... GOAL!! ... A_Meret has to pick the ball out of the net ... Burnley 3-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bur) N_Ake gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past H_Hateboer! ... He has some space now! ... N_Ake hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But A_Meret palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 90 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... C_Nkunku with an over the top challenge ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 91 :(ast) I_Gundogan unselfishly lays the ball back to Luis_Diaz ... P_Pogba fouls badly ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Coufal (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Morata (63), P_Pogba (81), F_de_Jong (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Reinildo (71), C_Nkunku (90), P_Pogba (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Hermoso (49) Booked : Raphinha (56), Eder_Militao (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 21 | 5 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 13 | 2 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 13 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 15 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 3 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Burnley Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Cucurella DF 1 20 17 5 23 | 98 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 33 40 N_Ake DF 1 21 15 12 17 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 23 38 Reinildo DF 1 20 17 10 25 | 98 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 30 -5 I_Konate DF 1 20 16 9 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 21 16 26 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 22 9 15 F_de_Jong AM 1 11 20 19 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 25 0 52 P_Pogba MF 1 12 22 12 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 11 49 M_Kudus AM 1 5 20 19 22 | 76 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 G_Guedes FW 1 6 15 22 27 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 V_Coufal DF 1 19 17 7 24 | 98 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 28 35 36 B_Uphoff GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Kaderabek DF 1 15 12 7 22 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hamsik AM 1 3 16 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jacobsen DM 1 10 14 5 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Morata FW 1 6 13 21 25 | 36 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 19 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 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -4 -15 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 53 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 -20 -20 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 13 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 20 4 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 22 4 25 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 6 0 Raphinha MF 1 9 20 20 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -5 -5 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 1 -6 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 17 21 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 5 A_Bachmann GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl DF 1 13 14 3 22 | 0 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 1708541961 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40