FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace (Fri Aug 23) Aston Villa | Crystal Palace 4-1-2-1-2 P | 5-1-0-2-2 L Keith Drummond | Lee Clark | A_Lafont GK | GK D_Livakovic H_Hateboer DF | DF K_Vogt M_Hermoso DF | DF K_Tsimikas J_Sutalo DF | DF W_Anton J_Todibo DF | DF Renan_Lodi S_Lobotka DM | DF M_Alonso W_Ndidi MF | DM Fabinho A_Correa MF | AM R_De_Paul Raphinha AM | AM E_Eze G_Jesus FW | FW D_Dike L_Martinez FW | FW Adama_Traore | J_Heekeren SUB | SUB Y_Clementia J_Lascelles SUB | SUB M_Nastasic D_Kwakman SUB | SUB A_Diawara N_Hofler SUB | SUB L_Bierschenk H_Hope SUB | SUB T_Asano Min. 1 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(ast) W_Ndidi lays the ball back to S_Lobotka ... S_Lobotka hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... Let's see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 2 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(cry) Adama_Traore jinks past S_Lobotka ... S_Lobotka moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 9 :(ast) Raphinha flicks the ball through ... G_Jesus runs onto it! ... What a challenge by K_Tsimikas ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Lobotka plays it towards the near post! ... Renan_Lodi wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 12 :(ast) Raphinha takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... A glorious effort by Raphinha! ... D_Livakovic can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... D_Livakovic was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 14 :(cry) R_De_Paul plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... K_Vogt keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... But J_Sutalo comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 16 :(ast) S_Lobotka with electric pace ... He eases past W_Anton ... S_Lobotka with the overhead! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 17 :(cry) K_Tsimikas with a slide rule pass to Renan_Lodi ... Renan_Lodi drives it low! ... But A_Lafont stops that one easily Min. 18 :(ast) A_Correa loses his marker! ... A_Correa keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 18 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to D Min. 18 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... S_Lobotka will now play as a DF Min. 18 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Raphinha will now play as a MF Min. 18 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... W_Ndidi will now play as a DM Min. 18 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... A_Correa will now play as a DM Min. 18 :(cry) R_De_Paul steps over the ball ... He nutmegs S_Lobotka ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... S_Lobotka reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 20 :(cry) W_Anton takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso ... He knocks the ball to D_Dike! ... D_Dike with the shot! ... Over the bar! Min. 25 :(ast) Raphinha looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Correa ... Fabinho wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 25 :(ast) L_Martinez had to stretch to reach the pass ... M_Alonso with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 28 :(ast) G_Jesus with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past K_Tsimikas ... K_Tsimikas recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 41 :(ast) S_Lobotka with the diagonal pass to H_Hateboer ... H_Hateboer aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ast) A_Correa gets lucky and beats Fabinho ... Now with the centre to J_Todibo ... K_Tsimikas tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Jesus! ... That's a poor one ... D_Livakovic catches it with ease Min. 45 :(cry) E_Eze is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore drives it low! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 48 :(cry) D_Dike beats W_Ndidi ... He showed great skill there ... But L_Martinez spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace Min. 49 :(ast) H_Hateboer holds the ball up ... He sees A_Correa in space! ... K_Tsimikas with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... J_Sutalo hoists it forward ... G_Jesus gets on the end of it ... A wicked drive by G_Jesus! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 51 :(ast) M_Hermoso with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Martinez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Renan_Lodi rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... L_Martinez with the outside of his boot ... D_Livakovic with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 52 :(cry) Adama_Traore with a well-controlled run ... Adama_Traore attempts a lob! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Renan_Lodi flights it in! ... A_Lafont catches it! Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: M_Nastasic ... COMING OFF: M_Alonso Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Lascelles ... COMING OFF: M_Hermoso Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: Raphinha Min. 65 :(cry) W_Anton is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to D_Dike ... J_Sutalo scythes the player down! ... The Referee warns him Min. 66 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Fabinho will now play as a MF Min. 67 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: L_Bierschenk ... COMING OFF: R_De_Paul Min. 68 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: T_Asano ... COMING OFF: D_Dike Min. 70 :(cry) T_Asano takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Sutalo body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 71 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A Min. 73 :(cry) Fabinho kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Adama_Traore gets on the end of the pass ... Adama_Traore with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Lafont tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Eze chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Adama_Traore loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... A_Lafont pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... L_Bierschenk flights it in! ... The danger is dealt with by S_Lobotka Min. 78 :(cry) M_Nastasic gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past W_Ndidi! ... He has some space now! ... M_Nastasic attempts the shot! ... A_Lafont blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 80 :(cry) L_Bierschenk finds his way through ... J_Todibo takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 82 :(cry) W_Anton squares up to his marker ... He spits at S_Lobotka ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 85 :(ast) G_Jesus nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But K_Tsimikas wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 86 :(ast) J_Todibo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... A_Correa gets onto the end of the pass! ... Good sliding challenge from M_Nastasic and it had to be Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Lobotka (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Lobotka (1), A_Correa (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adama_Traore Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Tsimikas (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 7 | 7 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 14 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 18 5 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 11 21 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 21 18 8 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Todibo DF 1 21 17 4 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0 S_Lobotka DF 1 18 23 5 32 | 97 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 6 71 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 21 4 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Correa DM 1 5 21 20 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 20 Raphinha MF 1 9 21 21 27 | 68 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 24 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 L_Martinez FW 1 7 18 23 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 4 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 20 16 4 25 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 14 17 10 22 | 29 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 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Livakovic GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 K_Vogt DF 1 19 14 9 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Tsimikas DF 1 20 15 10 31 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 60 10 -4 W_Anton DF 1 21 15 9 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 21 16 11 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 16 M_Alonso DF 1 20 15 4 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabinho MF 1 16 21 7 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 0 R_De_Paul AM 1 3 21 17 24 | 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 E_Eze AM 1 8 19 17 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Dike FW 1 5 15 20 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Adama_Traore FW 1 5 11 21 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Y_Clementia GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nastasic DF 1 17 11 7 26 | 34 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 20 A_Diawara MF 1 14 20 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bierschenk AM 1 2 17 14 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Asano FW 1 3 13 19 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724425528 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40