FFO Premier League, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Fri Feb 02) Arsenal | Aston Villa 4-1-1-2-2 C | 4-1-1-2-2 E Darren Humphris | Ian Greaves | D_Henderson GK | GK A_Meret J_Gomez DF | DF Eder_Militao S_Botman DF | DF M_Hermoso N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF J_Lascelles D_Raum DF | DF J_Todibo M_Locatelli DM | DM H_Hateboer K_Thuram MF | MF I_Gundogan Pedri AM | AM Raphinha A_Correa AM | AM J_Alvarez A_Isak FW | FW L_Martinez F_Chiesa FW | FW Luis_Diaz | E_Audero SUB | SUB A_Bachmann L_Hernandez SUB | SUB F_Dabo P_Marie SUB | SUB S_Opsahl N_Pepe SUB | SUB W_Ndidi R_Sallai SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 3 :(ast) Luis_Diaz controls the ball with ease ... J_Gomez reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 6 :(ars) A defence splitting pass from A_Correa to Pedri ... Eder_Militao forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Botman lofts the ball in! ... A_Meret reads it well, and claims it! Min. 9 :(ast) J_Todibo with a first time pass ... I_Gundogan runs onto it! ... K_Thuram is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... D_Henderson misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Raphinha swings it in! ... Luis_Diaz gets to it! ... D_Henderson gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 13 :(ast) Luis_Diaz beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... J_Gomez gets to the ball first Min. 15 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 15 :(ars) A_Correa with a probing pass to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa with the punt towards goal! ... A_Meret has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Meret reacts well to save!! Min. 15 :(ast) J_Alvarez with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Gomez ... J_Alvarez throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 19 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with the dribble ... A_Isak is easily beaten ... Luis_Diaz hits a curling shot! ... GOAL!! ... Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... ... I can't believe it! n ... It's a GOAL! ... Unbelievable ! ... That's given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 20 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 23 :(ast) Luis_Diaz flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Luis_Diaz has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 24 :(ars) J_Gomez heads the ball back to A_Isak ... Eder_Militao takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 25 :(ast) L_Martinez is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Raum gets to the ball first Min. 27 :(ast) J_Alvarez crosses into the box, finding J_Lascelles ... J_Lascelles hits a great shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 31 :(ars) S_Botman has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... F_Chiesa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Chiesa with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But A_Meret hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 33 :(ars) M_Locatelli looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Meret plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 34 :(ars) A_Isak takes advantage of a mistake by L_Martinez ... He puts in D_Raum! ... J_Lascelles read the danger and stops the pass Min. 36 :(ars) K_Thuram with the cross-field pass to Pedri ... Pedri curls the ball in on goal! ... A_Meret makes a good save Min. 39 :(ast) Raphinha sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Alvarez runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Thuram is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 42 :(ast) Raphinha runs at D_Raum ... He takes it past him ... Raphinha with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... D_Henderson takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) L_Martinez with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... L_Martinez controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 44 :(ast) Luis_Diaz knocks the ball past A_Isak ... Luis_Diaz belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 48 :(ast) Luis_Diaz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Eder_Militao gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Locatelli plays the back pass ... D_Henderson can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan floats the ball in! ... Raphinha gets a shot in ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_Henderson's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ars) M_Locatelli searches out A_Correa ... A_Correa has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Meret gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... M_Locatelli will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... A_Correa will now play as a FW Min. 51 :(ast) J_Alvarez beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Alvarez strikes a wicked curler! ... D_Henderson with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 52 :(ast) Luis_Diaz crosses into the box, finding Raphinha ... Raphinha carves a shot towards goal! ... But D_Henderson makes a fine save Min. 53 :(ars) M_Locatelli plays the early ball across the box to find N_Schlotrbeck in space ... J_Lascelles does well to intercept the ball Min. 54 :(ast) Raphinha takes advantage of a mistake by Pedri ... He puts in L_Martinez! ... L_Martinez with a little chip! ... The shot slips through D_Henderson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 55 :(ars) S_Botman controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Hermoso ... He puts in A_Correa! ... Raphinha with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 56 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: W_Ndidi ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan Min. 56 :(ast) W_Ndidi pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Raphinha is clean through! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Gomez ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: L_Hernandez ... COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck Min. 58 :(ast) The ball is passed in from W_Ndidi, he finds L_Martinez ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Hernandez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 60 :(ars) K_Thuram is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa bears down on goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: N_Pepe ... COMING OFF: Pedri Min. 65 :(ast) L_Martinez bursts forward ... L_Martinez shoots towards goal! ... D_Henderson makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 70 :(ars) K_Thuram turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to F_Chiesa ... Eder_Militao is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... A_Meret misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Gomez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Isak tries to place the shot! ... A_Meret with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 73 :(ars) N_Pepe finds A_Correa with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Correa strikes a wicked curler! ... But A_Meret punches it away Min. 74 :(ars) M_Locatelli finds F_Chiesa in acres of space ... A delicate header from F_Chiesa! ... A_Meret won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 75 :(ars) F_Chiesa cuts in on M_Hermoso's blind side ... A delicate chip from F_Chiesa! ... A_Meret gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 76 :(ars) M_Locatelli can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Gomez ... L_Martinez reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 77 :(ast) W_Ndidi takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A great volley from W_Ndidi! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 78 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: P_Marie ... COMING OFF: D_Raum Min. 79 :(ars) A_Correa finds the run of A_Isak ... A_Isak cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Meret fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 80 :(ars) P_Marie holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe tries one from the edge of the box! ... But A_Meret hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 84 :(ars) L_Hernandez flicks it over M_Hermoso and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Eder_Militao hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... A_Correa lofts the ball in! ... L_Hernandez tries to place the shot! ... A_Meret gathers it easily Min. 84 :(ast) L_Martinez kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Gomez ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 85 :(ast) Raphinha with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Locatelli ... S_Botman gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Henderson catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 86 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: F_Dabo ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: S_Opsahl ... COMING OFF: Raphinha Min. 92 :(ars) L_Hernandez breaks free from J_Lascelles ... L_Hernandez with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... A_Meret parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 94 :(ars) N_Pepe takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Lascelles ... N_Pepe attempts a low drive! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 94 :(ars) N_Pepe spots F_Chiesa who is in acres of space ... F_Dabo takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Locatelli Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Meret (Man of the Match) Scorers : Luis_Diaz (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Dabo (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 15 | 14 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 18 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 0 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Henderson GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 21 18 8 29 | 98 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0 S_Botman DF 1 20 16 6 26 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 24 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 20 16 5 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 20 17 6 26 | 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Locatelli MF 1 18 21 14 27 | 98 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 35 0 K_Thuram MF 1 16 22 7 27 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 0 Pedri AM 1 11 20 17 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -1 A_Correa FW 1 5 20 20 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 A_Isak FW 1 3 16 23 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 18 21 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 E_Audero GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hernandez DF 1 20 17 5 24 | 36 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 40 P_Marie DF 1 14 12 5 26 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Pepe AM 1 2 19 18 22 | 29 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 8 4 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 98 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 10 31 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 90 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 H_Hateboer DM 1 20 17 4 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 21 4 25 | 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 20 20 27 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 26 26 J_Alvarez AM 1 3 17 21 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 29 11 8 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 13 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 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 S_Opsahl MF 1 13 14 3 22 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 16 20 4 24 | 38 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706900465 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40