FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Oct 18)


                          Aston Villa  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          5-1-0-2-2 C  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                       Keith Drummond  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                          A_Lafont GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF N_Aguerd
                          J_Sutalo DF  |  DF A_Cresswell
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                           W_Ndidi DF  |  AM N_Fekir
                         S_Lobotka DM  |  DM K_Phillips
                          Raphinha AM  |  DM Fabian_Ruiz
                          A_Correa AM  |  AM M_Mount
                           G_Jesus FW  |  FW H_M_Son
                        L_Martinez FW  |  FW Savio
                                       |
                        J_Heekeren SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                       J_Lascelles SUB |  SUB R_Bensebaini
                          S_Opsahl SUB |  SUB L_Johanns
                         D_Kwakman SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                            H_Hope SUB |  SUB S_Dembele




Min. 2  :(ast) Raphinha sidesteps A_Cresswell 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  N_Aguerd makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 2  :(bla) K_Phillips is too quick for W_Ndidi 
          ...  K_Phillips has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 3  :(ast) S_Lobotka runs at N_Aguerd 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  S_Lobotka has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 3  :(bla) K_Phillips flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Sutalo with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 4  :(ast) Raphinha looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Martinez 
          ...  But C_Starfelt sweeps up the threat 
Min. 6  :(bla) A_Cresswell with a reverse pass to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Lafont beats the ball away 
Min. 8  :(ast) W_Ndidi is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  W_Ndidi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 9  :(bla) A_Cresswell feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  N_Fekir runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Fekir with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 14 :(bla) R_Le_Normand squares it to Savio 
          ...  Savio with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That's put Blackburn Rovers ahead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a FW 
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a FW 
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  W_Ndidi will now play as a DM 
Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  S_Lobotka will now play as a MF 
Min. 15 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 20 :(ast) J_Todibo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Lobotka! 
          ...  K_Phillips bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 20 :(ast) Raphinha takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Aguerd goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 21 :(ast) L_Martinez off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Correa picks up the deflection 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Starfelt 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 22 :(ast) M_Hermoso runs at N_Aguerd 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Cresswell anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 30 :(ast) H_Hateboer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Phillips 
          ...  He knocks it to Raphinha! 
          ...  Raphinha shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it with style! 
Min. 32 :(bla) A_Cresswell backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  H_M_Son latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Hateboer 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 35 :(bla) Savio beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Sutalo 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 36 :(bla) H_M_Son crosses to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  But J_Sutalo puts the ball out of play 
Min. 40 :(ast) G_Jesus has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Aguerd! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Aguerd recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 41 :(ast) S_Lobotka with a deep cross to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 42 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 42 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a AM 
Min. 42 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a AM 
Min. 42 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  W_Ndidi will now play as a DF 
Min. 42 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  S_Lobotka will now play as a DM 
Min. 42 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) A_Cresswell flicks it over S_Lobotka and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Correa with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 46 :(bla) K_Phillips with a slick pass to Savio 
          ...  Savio with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Fabian_Ruiz! 
          ...  K_Phillips swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Lafont tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Aguerd swings it in! 
          ...  A_Lafont makes the catch! 
Min. 49 :(ast) A_Correa looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez hits a great drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 46 :(bla) Savio cuts inside S_Lobotka 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Savio with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips hits it into the box! 
          ...  C_Starfelt gets a shot in 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 47 :(bla) C_Starfelt threads the through ball to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  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. 48 :(bla) H_M_Son curls the ball out wide to N_Fekir 
          ...  Cleaned up by W_Ndidi 
Min. 51 :(ast) Raphinha holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Martinez 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  L_Martinez is all alone 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards him 
          ...  T_Courtois charges out of his area 
          ...  T_Courtois belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 54 :(bla) Savio races into the box 
          ...  He sees H_M_Son lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  H_M_Son hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But A_Lafont makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 55 :(bla) H_M_Son dribbles past J_Sutalo 
          ...  S_Lobotka with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 56 :(ast) J_Todibo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Martinez! 
          ...  C_Starfelt with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a penetrating pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  T_Courtois was lucky there 
Min. 58 :(ast) Raphinha passes the ball to A_Correa 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand slides in 
Min. 58 :(ast) G_Jesus breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on goal! 
          ...  He rounds T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  G_Jesus takes it 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it wide! He was very quick off his line there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Lobotka floats the ball in! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Hermoso with the header 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
Min. 60 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Opsahl 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Lobotka 
Min. 60 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from L_Martinez to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Martinez chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Cresswell reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 60 :(bla) K_Phillips sidesteps M_Hermoso 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by H_Hateboer 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 72 :(bla) H_M_Son plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Todibo tackles cleanly 
Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Ndidi 
Min. 75 :(bla) N_Fekir looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Mount 
          ...  M_Mount with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 76 :(ast) Raphinha beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Raphinha rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits T_Courtois and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  YES!! 
          ...  Amazing scenes here! 
          ...  Aston Villa have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 77 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Mount 
Min. 82 :(bla) J_Wulff has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Todibo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Hateboer with a terrible tackle 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(bla) J_Wulff knocks it past G_Jesus and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Kwakman fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 

*************  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          : Raphinha (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Correa (41), Raphinha (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Correa (44), H_Hateboer (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : Savio
Scorers              : Savio (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Starfelt (56), T_Courtois (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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  25   1   1   1  14 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
H_Hateboer     DF   1  22  18   5  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  24   7  -4
M_Hermoso      DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  23
J_Sutalo       DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  19
J_Todibo       DF   1  21  17   4  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
W_Ndidi        DF   1  16  21   4  24 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  23
S_Lobotka      DM   1  18  23   5  32 |  64   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  21
Raphinha       AM   1   9  21  21  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  24  30
A_Correa       AM   1   5  21  21  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -4   4  14
G_Jesus        FW   1   5  16  24  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  18  23  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22   8
J_Heekeren     GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lascelles    DF   1  21  16   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Opsahl       DM   1  13  14   3  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kwakman      DF   1  14  17  10  22 |  16   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

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  22   9  11
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  14  12  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  45   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  21  15   7  20 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  23  19  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   6  14
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  21  13  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   8  27
Fabian_Ruiz    DM   1  17  21   9  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  21  19  27 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26   8
Savio          FW   1   2  17  21  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  12  30
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      DF   1  13  17  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Dembele      FW   1   4  13  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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