FFO Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United (Fri Mar 01) Aston Villa | Newcastle United 4-1-2-3 N | 4-1-2-1-2 C Ian Greaves | Chris Banks | A_Meret GK | GK T_Strakosha Eder_Militao DF | DF J_Clauss M_Hermoso DF | DF M_Acuna J_Lascelles DF | DF A_Grimaldo J_Todibo DF | DF Nuno_Santos W_Ndidi DM | MF M_Llorente I_Gundogan MF | MF J_W_Prowse Raphinha MF | DM T_Kroos L_Martinez FW | AM S_Canales J_Alvarez FW | FW J_David Luis_Diaz FW | FW R_De_Tomas | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB S_Herrera H_Hateboer SUB | SUB J_Tarkowski G_Arana SUB | SUB J_Evans S_Opsahl SUB | SUB M_Svanberg N_Hofler SUB | SUB V_Torp Min. 4 :(new) M_Llorente drives the ball across field ... It comes to T_Kroos ... T_Kroos hits a curling shot! ... But A_Meret makes a fine save Min. 6 :(new) S_Canales finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Eder_Militao reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 7 :(new) Nuno_Santos searches out M_Llorente ... A skilful effort from M_Llorente! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the Newcastle United fans! ... Newcastle United go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 8 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 8 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Raphinha will now play as a AM Min. 8 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Martinez will now play as a AM Min. 10 :(new) T_Kroos turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... But Luis_Diaz clears the ball to safety Min. 16 :(ast) L_Martinez has it now ... He takes on J_Clauss ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Luis_Diaz! ... Luis_Diaz shoots towards goal! ... It floats over T_Strakosha ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 18 :(new) R_De_Tomas with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... I_Gundogan pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 19 :(new) M_Llorente times his run well ... J_Todibo with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... Nuno_Santos knocks it forward ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of it ... Eder_Militao dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 20 :(ast) J_Alvarez with the towering header to L_Martinez ... Nuno_Santos with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 22 :(ast) Luis_Diaz beats T_Kroos ... But A_Grimaldo clears the ball to safety Min. 23 :(new) J_Clauss finds the run of R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Meret makes a good save Min. 26 :(new) S_Canales takes on 3 men ... An audacious effort from S_Canales! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 27 :(ast) Raphinha kills the ball dead ... Raphinha belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But T_Strakosha is equal to it Min. 31 :(ast) Raphinha with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez attempts to drive it home! ... But he somehow misses ... The Newcastle United fans laugh at him Min. 32 :(ast) Luis_Diaz runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Raphinha ... Raphinha hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... T_Strakosha was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 34 :(ast) Raphinha plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... A delicate chip from Raphinha! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 38 :(ast) L_Martinez turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Lascelles ... What a shot from J_Lascelles! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 38 :(new) Nuno_Santos feeds the ball through the middle ... T_Kroos runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Kroos hits the ball on the bounce! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 40 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... Luis_Diaz hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Newcastle United fans laugh at him Min. 40 :(new) S_Canales pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... J_David is clean through! ... J_David with a little chip! ... A_Meret with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 42 :(new) T_Kroos threads the through ball to J_Clauss ... J_Clauss pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Meret is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Aston Villa 0-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ast) Luis_Diaz takes advantage of a mistake by M_Acuna ... Can he make them pay? ... Luis_Diaz attempts to drive it home! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 45 :(ast) L_Martinez slips past M_Llorente ... S_Canales with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 46 :(new) J_W_Prowse sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Raphinha tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 49 :(new) J_Clauss pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Llorente is clean through! ... J_Todibo gets to the ball first ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United Min. 48 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a measured ball to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Looks like it should be easy for T_Strakosha ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... T_Strakosha looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 50 :(ast) Raphinha dribbles past Nuno_Santos ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Llorente Min. 55 :(ast) L_Martinez is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Raphinha ... Raphinha with a thundering drive! ... T_Strakosha saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 58 :(new) R_De_Tomas beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_De_Tomas with a thundering volley! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 62 :(new) S_Canales takes possession ... Knocks it past I_Gundogan ... He's through on goal ... S_Canales hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 63 :(ast) Raphinha runs towards the goal ... M_Acuna pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 67 :(ast) W_Ndidi kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Luis_Diaz gets on the end of the pass ... Luis_Diaz sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 68 :(ast) Eder_Militao plays in Luis_Diaz with a beautiful ball ... But J_W_Prowse will cut out the threat Min. 68 :(new) S_Canales takes advantage of a bad back pass ... S_Canales fires a shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Meret moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... A_Meret looks dejected! ... Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle United ... Min. 69 :(ast) L_Martinez plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Kroos ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan hits it into the box! ... It is cleared by Nuno_Santos Min. 69 :(new) M_Acuna spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to R_De_Tomas! ... I_Gundogan wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: M_Svanberg ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 71 :(new) T_Kroos jumps over Eder_Militao's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Kroos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Meret makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 72 :(ast) Raphinha jumps over the defender's challenge ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Clauss ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan plays it into the danger area! ... M_Acuna reads it well and clears the danger Min. 72 :(ast) Raphinha with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... J_David with a nasty foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Chris Banks looks relieved Min. 76 :(ast) L_Martinez kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... L_Martinez aims for the top right corner! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... A brilliant goal! ... Remember the name! ... Could this be the start of a comeback from ? ... Aston Villa 2-3 Newcastle United ... Min. 79 :(new) J_Clauss feeds the ball through the middle ... J_David runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_David attempts to nutmeg A_Meret! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Meret beaten! Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D Min. 80 :(ast) Luis_Diaz plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_David plays it back ... T_Strakosha slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Raphinha plays it towards the near post! ... M_Acuna clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 82 :(ast) Eder_Militao heads the ball back to Raphinha ... Raphinha fires a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... T_Strakosha comes out and claims it! Min. 87 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: G_Arana ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Hofler ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan Min. 90 :(ast) M_Hermoso feeds the ball through the middle ... Luis_Diaz runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But J_Clauss wins the tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Luis_Diaz Scorers : Luis_Diaz (44), L_Martinez (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Raphinha (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Kroos (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Llorente (7), J_Clauss (42), S_Canales (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Acuna (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 9 | 5 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 3 Newcastle 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_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 22 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 91 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 20 4 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 6 -10 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 22 4 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 20 20 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -5 3 19 L_Martinez AM 1 7 17 22 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 12 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 17 21 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 30 13 13 A_Bachmann GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 11 8 2 21 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl MF 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 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 21 17 14 26 | 95 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 33 28 M_Acuna DF 1 21 15 14 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 8 -5 A_Grimaldo DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 95 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 54 10 M_Llorente MF 1 12 21 14 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 24 7 28 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 19 13 22 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 T_Kroos DM 1 15 21 15 22 | 95 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 31 26 41 S_Canales AM 1 4 21 20 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 24 J_David FW 1 6 16 20 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 10 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 16 22 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 20 13 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 13 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Torp FW 1 8 10 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709317360 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40