FFO Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Mon Apr 15)


                          Aston Villa  |  Sheffield Wednesday
                            4-1-1-4 A  |  4-4-2 N
                          Ian Greaves  |  Mike Bradwell
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                      Eder_Militao DF  |  DF M_Targett
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF B_Engels
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF L_Dubois
                       J_Lascelles DF  |  DF Danilo
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  MF H_Calhanoglu
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  MF M_de_Roon
                          Raphinha FW  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                        L_Martinez FW  |  MF Joao_Pedro
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  FW S_Hogan
                                       |
                        A_Bachmann SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                            F_Dabo SUB |  SUB P_Martino
                           K_Narey SUB |  SUB J_Egan
                          S_Opsahl SUB |  SUB P_Placheta
                          N_Hofler SUB |  SUB K_Froese




Min. 1  :(ast) J_Lascelles with a measured pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 2  :(shw) M_de_Roon is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Targett 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Targett! 
          ...  A_Lafont collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 4  :(shw) Danilo with a one-touch layoff to S_Hogan 
          ...  H_Hateboer hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Targett chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Lafont comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 7  :(ast) Eder_Militao is spitting at Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 8  :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan makes himself available 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  W_Ndidi gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 9  :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Hogan 
          ...  S_Hogan smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 18 :(shw) M_Targett knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Hermoso 
          ...  M_Targett rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Lafont's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 19 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan finds O_Watkins with a ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Watkins hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  He scores his 25th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  And Sheffield Wednesday are leading in the game now 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 22 :(ast) W_Ndidi runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  W_Ndidi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Aston Villa have pulled level! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 24 :(ast) J_Alvarez runs at L_Dubois 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Gunn moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Gunn catches it with style! 
Min. 25 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu beats Eder_Militao 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lafont is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to O_Watkins 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Lafont watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 27 :(shw) L_Dubois cuts the ball back to O_Watkins 
          ...  But L_Martinez comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 29 :(ast) I_Gundogan cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 31 :(ast) Eder_Militao 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 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Gunn 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 31 :(shw) M_Targett looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 32 :(ast) W_Ndidi beats B_Engels 
          ...  But H_Calhanoglu sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 34 :(shw) M_de_Roon looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Eder_Militao with the tackle 
Min. 35 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  Luis_Diaz gets to the ball first 
Min. 36 :(shw) Danilo can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to S_Hogan 
          ...  S_Hogan has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Lafont can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 40 :(ast) L_Martinez runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Martinez has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  That's put Aston Villa in front! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday ...
Min. 40 :(shw) O_Watkins gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Eder_Militao! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Watkins with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 40 :(ast) M_Hermoso looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Martinez 
          ...  M_Targett with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ast) I_Gundogan turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  Luis_Diaz with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 44 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Lafont with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 48 :(ast) I_Gundogan with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Raphinha gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Raphinha with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Min. 50 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a smart pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Gunn collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 50 :(shw) Joao_Pedro knocks the ball on and sprints past H_Hateboer 
          ...  A delightful ball in to L_Dubois 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Eder_Militao 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 51 :(ast) Luis_Diaz beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A great volley from Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 51 :(shw) O_Watkins runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  O_Watkins attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Lafont parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  S_Hogan flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Lafont, who catches the ball 
Min. 51 :(shw) B_Engels kicks J_Alvarez off the ball 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 52 :(ast) Raphinha finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled Joao_Pedro 
          ...  Raphinha fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Gunn 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. 55 :(ast) J_Alvarez finds L_Martinez on the edge of the box 
          ...  B_Engels cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 56 :(ast) J_Lascelles hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Martinez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Martinez drives it low! 
          ...  A_Gunn blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 57 :(ast) Luis_Diaz takes advantage of a mistake by M_Targett 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Joao_Pedro rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  W_Ndidi swings it in 
          ...  J_Alvarez takes control of it! 
          ...  But L_Dubois clears the danger 
Min. 58 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Lafont gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He turns the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Hermoso clears the danger 
Min. 61 :(ast) Raphinha nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Raphinha keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
Min. 61 :(shw) A_Lafont miskicks! 
          ...  O_Watkins takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A glorious effort by O_Watkins! 
          ...  But A_Lafont makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 62 :(shw) M_Targett cuts in on M_Hermoso's blind side 
          ...  M_Targett with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 65 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Placheta 
          ...  COMING OFF: Joao_Pedro 
Min. 65 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Martino 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 68 :(ast) L_Martinez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows P_Placheta a clean set of heals 
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Martinez! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 73 :(ast) Raphinha plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A left-footer by Raphinha! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lascelles hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Gunn catches it with ease 
Min. 75 :(shw) M_Targett with the diagonal pass to S_Hogan 
          ...  S_Hogan attempts to nutmeg A_Lafont! 
          ...  A_Lafont collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 76 :(ast) Luis_Diaz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Raphinha gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Engels 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 78 :(ast) Eder_Militao plays in J_Alvarez with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Alvarez sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 81 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Dubois 
          ...  L_Dubois drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 83 :(ast) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a mistake by M_Targett 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  But A_Gunn palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 84 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Opsahl 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 84 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Hofler 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gundogan 
Min. 85 :(ast) Eder_Militao is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
Min. 85 :(shw) P_Placheta crosses to H_Calhanoglu 
          ...  H_Calhanoglu tries to beat A_Lafont! 
          ...  A_Lafont saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ast) N_Hofler with an amazing show of skill to get past M_Targett 
          ...  He crosses to Luis_Diaz 
          ...  A wicked drive by Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 88 :(shw) M_de_Roon with an amazing show of skill to get past Luis_Diaz 
          ...  He crosses to B_Engels 
          ...  B_Engels has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 90 :(shw) P_Placheta dribbles past H_Hateboer 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Placheta hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Lafont looks relieved there! 
Min. 90 :(ast) S_Opsahl finds J_Alvarez on the edge of the box 
          ...  S_Hogan goes in studs first 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 92 :(ast) L_Martinez with the dribble 
          ...  L_Martinez with the header! 
          ...  A_Gunn with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 92 :(ast) Raphinha flicks it over L_Dubois and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  P_Placheta with a terrible tackle 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Martinez
Scorers              : W_Ndidi (22), L_Martinez (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Eder_Militao (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield Wednesday Match Info
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Best player          : H_Mkhitaryan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Watkins (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Joao_Pedro (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Sheffield Wednesday
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       20
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          13        |       12
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lafont       GK  24   1   1   1  14 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  23  17   4  29 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  21  28  -5
H_Hateboer     DF   1  21  17   4  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Hermoso      DF   1  20  16   4  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  20  15   3  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  16  21   4  24 |  87   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   7  48
I_Gundogan     MF   1  12  22   4  25 |  87   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  28  10
Raphinha       FW   1   9  20  20  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  17  22  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  39  10  36
J_Alvarez      FW   1   3  17  21  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  22  18
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  16  23  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  30  12   6
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Narey        DF   1  13   9   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       DM   1  13  14   3  22 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Hofler       MF   1  10  14   2  19 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Gunn         GK  24   1   1   1  21 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
M_Targett      DF   1  21  13   9  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  49
B_Engels       DF   1  20  16  10  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  14
L_Dubois       DF   1  19  16  10  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  12  16
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
H_Calhanoglu   MF   1   4  20  16  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  18
M_de_Roon      MF   1  15  20   6  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  96   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  52  37
Joao_Pedro     MF   1   8  15  20  28 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5   8  -5
O_Watkins      FW   1   6  11  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0 -10 -10  18
S_Hogan        FW   1   4  15  18  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Martino      DF   1  15  10   4  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Egan         DF   1  12  10   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Placheta     MF   1   5  13  10  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
K_Froese       FW   1   5  12  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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