FFO Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Leeds United (Wed Apr 24) Aston Villa | Leeds United 5-2-3 P | 4-3-3 A Ian Greaves | Tim Davey | A_Lafont GK | GK Alisson Eder_Militao DF | DF J_Cuadrado H_Hateboer DF | DF M_Niakhate M_Hermoso DF | DF F_Kostic J_Lascelles DF | DF M_Caicedo J_Todibo DF | MF M_Odegaard W_Ndidi MF | MF S_Amrabat Raphinha MF | MF K_Havertz L_Martinez FW | FW V_Osimhen J_Alvarez FW | FW H_M_Son Luis_Diaz FW | FW P_Musa | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB E_Horvath S_Opsahl SUB | SUB M_Capuano F_Dabo SUB | SUB K_Antonsen N_Hofler SUB | SUB B_Stambouli V_Camarasa SUB | SUB A_Muskwe Min. 3 :(lee) F_Kostic feeds the ball to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... A_Lafont turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Kostic dinks the ball into the area! ... P_Musa loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Lafont moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Leeds United go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Leeds United ... Min. 4 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 4 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sprints past J_Cuadrado ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Luis_Diaz with the punt towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 5 :(ast) J_Lascelles spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Martinez! ... Fine tackle by F_Kostic ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 5 :(lee) M_Niakhate plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Caicedo decides to go for goal instead! ... H_Hateboer wins the ball Min. 6 :(ast) Luis_Diaz turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... Luis_Diaz with a graceful, looping effort! ... What agility from Alisson Min. 6 :(lee) K_Havertz spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to H_M_Son! ... H_M_Son breaks clear! ... He just has A_Lafont to beat! ... A_Lafont charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... Aston Villa 0-2 Leeds United ... Min. 8 :(ast) L_Martinez cuts inside M_Caicedo ... He worked that well ... A heafty challenge by M_Niakhate ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Raphinha plays it into the danger area! ... Alisson catches it! Min. 10 :(ast) L_Martinez with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... L_Martinez hits the ball on the bounce! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 11 :(ast) Raphinha with the through ball to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez tries to beat Alisson! ... Alisson gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL!! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Aston Villa 1-2 Leeds United ... Min. 12 :(ast) H_Hateboer looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Alvarez receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Alvarez flicks the header toward the far post! ... Alisson makes a difficult save Min. 13 :(ast) H_Hateboer hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Luis_Diaz latches onto it! ... A cracking drive from Luis_Diaz! ... Alisson watches it sail wide! Min. 14 :(lee) V_Osimhen with the towering header to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard with the goal bound shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 15 :(lee) M_Caicedo beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... M_Caicedo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Lafont is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 16 :(ast) J_Lascelles looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with a thundering drive! ... Alisson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 17 :(lee) M_Niakhate with the heel pass to M_Odegaard ... Raphinha with a clumsy challenge Min. 17 :(ast) Raphinha drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Martinez ... K_Havertz with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Ian Greaves looks annoyed that there was no card there ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... L_Martinez passes to Luis_Diaz ... M_Niakhate reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 19 :(lee) J_Cuadrado jinks past Eder_Militao ... J_Cuadrado with a bomb of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... F_Kostic crosses it in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Lafont catches it with ease Min. 19 :(ast) L_Martinez drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz ... F_Kostic with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 20 :(ast) Raphinha with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A wicked drive by Raphinha! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... That is his 20th goal this season!! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Aston Villa 2-2 Leeds United ... Min. 21 :(lee) M_Odegaard runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to P_Musa ... P_Musa drives the ball low! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Leeds United fans chant his name! ... That's given Leeds United the advantage! ... Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United ... Min. 22 :(ast) Raphinha beats M_Caicedo ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Caicedo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 23 :(lee) M_Odegaard leaves Eder_Militao standing ... M_Odegaard tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Lafont heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 24 :(ast) Eder_Militao holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Alisson now! ... He nutmegs Alisson ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... That's the equaliser! ... Aston Villa 3-3 Leeds United ... Min. 25 :(ast) Luis_Diaz times his run well ... Luis_Diaz with the chance! ... Alisson drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 4-3 Leeds United ... Min. 26 :(ast) Raphinha looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Eder_Militao ... Eder_Militao with a bicycle kick! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 26 :(lee) F_Kostic finds P_Musa with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Alvarez is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(ast) Raphinha sidesteps H_M_Son ... He was too quick for his marker ... Raphinha curls it towards the top corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 32 :(ast) M_Hermoso hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Luis_Diaz collects the loose ball! ... M_Niakhate with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 33 :(ast) W_Ndidi brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Luis_Diaz gets on the end of the pass ... F_Kostic pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 39 :(lee) P_Musa runs at the defence ... He nutmegs H_Hateboer ... He showed his class there ... Luis_Diaz with the block Min. 42 :(ast) Raphinha takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Odegaard is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) M_Hermoso takes advantage of a mistake by F_Kostic ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to J_Alvarez! ... J_Alvarez is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has Alisson to beat ... He tries to slide it past Alisson ... Alisson smothers the ball!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 4-3 Leeds United Min. 49 :(ast) W_Ndidi knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Niakhate ... A delightful ball in to Eder_Militao ... Eder_Militao with the cheeky shot! ... Alisson with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 50 :(lee) H_M_Son looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to F_Kostic ... F_Kostic with the crafty shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 51 :(ast) Alisson miskicks! ... Raphinha is through! ... Raphinha with a graceful, looping effort! ... Alisson makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 52 :(ast) M_Hermoso takes advantage of a mistake by M_Caicedo ... He crosses to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 52 :(lee) P_Musa turns past J_Todibo ... He has created space for himself now ... P_Musa rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 53 :(ast) Raphinha sidesteps his marker ... Raphinha aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 54 :(ast) J_Lascelles runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Raphinha ... Raphinha with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 55 :(lee) M_Caicedo sprints past H_Hateboer ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Caicedo hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It floats over A_Lafont ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 56 :(lee) S_Amrabat holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to V_Osimhen ... A thundering drive by V_Osimhen! ... GOAL!! ... A_Lafont looks dejected ... Now they are back in the game! ... Aston Villa 4-4 Leeds United ... Min. 57 :(ast) J_Alvarez finds Eder_Militao in the box ... Eder_Militao aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 59 :(ast) Raphinha looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Eder_Militao ... Eder_Militao chases it through, he must score! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 62 :(ast) Eder_Militao has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past M_Caicedo ... He puts in Luis_Diaz! ... Luis_Diaz with the shot! ... But Alisson punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that Alisson got a touch Min. 63 :(ast) J_Lascelles hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... W_Ndidi latches onto it! ... But M_Caicedo sweeps up the threat Min. 63 :(lee) H_M_Son dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... Luis_Diaz with a poor challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 63 :(lee) M_Odegaard sprints past J_Lascelles ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... M_Odegaard tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! ... A_Lafont collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 64 :(lee) P_Musa takes advantage of a mistake by W_Ndidi ... Can he make them pay? ... A cracking drive from P_Musa! ... A_Lafont 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. 68 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: S_Opsahl ... COMING OFF: H_Hateboer Min. 68 :(lee) K_Havertz flicks it over J_Todibo and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Havertz with the punt towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 71 :(ast) L_Martinez has it on the edge of the box ... V_Osimhen fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... W_Ndidi knocks it forward ... M_Hermoso gets on the end of it ... M_Hermoso sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It hits off a defender! ... Alisson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Luis_Diaz swings it in! ... J_Todibo swings a leg at it! ... Alisson goes down well to save Min. 75 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: A_Muskwe ... COMING OFF: P_Musa Min. 76 :(lee) V_Osimhen whips the ball across to F_Kostic ... J_Todibo with the tackle Min. 80 :(ast) Eder_Militao with a simple pass to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... Alisson turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo plays it into the danger area! ... Alisson comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Alvarez with the header ... GOAL!! ... Alisson got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Timed to perfection!! ... He's done it for Aston Villa – big time! ... Aston Villa 5-4 Leeds United ... Min. 80 :(lee) V_Osimhen kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Muskwe gets on the end of the pass ... L_Martinez with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Leeds United players Min. 80 :(lee) J_Cuadrado is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Muskwe ... J_Todibo cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 81 :(lee) A_Muskwe takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Hermoso ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Todibo ... He timed it well Min. 82 :(ast) J_Alvarez breaks free from M_Niakhate ... J_Alvarez shoots towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Luis_Diaz swings it in! ... The ball finds its way to L_Martinez ... He gets the shot away ... But he somehow misses ... The Leeds United fans laugh at him Min. 84 :(lee) F_Kostic flights the ball to A_Muskwe ... Great challenge by Eder_Militao ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Caicedo flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lafont ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 85 :(ast) L_Martinez picks up a loose ball ... L_Martinez keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... Alisson pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... J_Alvarez drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for Alisson, who catches the ball Min. 86 :(ast) S_Opsahl looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Eder_Militao ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Eder_Militao! ... It looks good ... But it goes just over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lee) S_Amrabat threads the through ball to M_Caicedo ... M_Caicedo with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Lafont ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Lafont looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Raphinha (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martinez (11), Raphinha (20), J_Alvarez (24,80), Luis_Diaz (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Alvarez (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Musa Scorers : P_Musa (3,21), H_M_Son (6), V_Osimhen (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Kostic (19), M_Odegaard (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Leeds United Attempts on Goal : 29 | 16 Off target : 14 | 9 On target : 15 | 7 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 21 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 5 - 4 Leeds United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_Lafont GK 24 1 1 1 14 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 23 17 4 29 | 96 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 13 46 102 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 72 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 20 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 16 3 25 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 96 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 48 14 22 W_Ndidi MF 1 16 21 4 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Raphinha MF 1 9 20 20 27 | 96 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 42 34 L_Martinez FW 1 7 17 22 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 20 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 17 21 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 -5 6 41 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 23 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 30 0 22 A_Bachmann GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl DF 1 13 14 3 22 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 10 F_Dabo DF 1 13 11 4 26 | 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 V_Camarasa MF 1 8 11 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 25 1 1 1 30 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -14 0 0 0 J_Cuadrado DF 1 20 17 14 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 M_Niakhate DF 1 19 11 4 24 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 17 0 F_Kostic DF 1 21 17 14 31 | 96 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 25 41 5 M_Caicedo DF 1 18 20 12 30 | 96 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 26 -10 26 M_Odegaard MF 1 4 21 19 27 | 96 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -5 11 14 S_Amrabat MF 1 17 21 9 29 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 K_Havertz MF 1 6 20 20 29 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 18 22 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 -10 10 2 H_M_Son FW 1 5 15 22 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 12 P_Musa FW 1 2 12 18 26 | 79 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 E_Horvath GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Capuano DF 1 11 6 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Antonsen MF 1 12 15 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Stambouli MF 1 2 13 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Muskwe FW 1 3 12 14 20 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1713982433 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40