FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Fri Sep 20) Aston Villa | Manchester City 5-1-0-2-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 P Keith Drummond | Nick Lovell | A_Lafont GK | GK Ederson H_Hateboer DF | DF Marquinhos M_Hermoso DF | DF J_Stones J_Sutalo DF | DF Ruben_Dias J_Todibo DF | DF M_Thiaw J_Lascelles DF | DF D_Rensch S_Lobotka DM | MF B_Silva Raphinha AM | DM J_Bellingham A_Correa AM | AM P_Foden G_Jesus FW | FW H_Kane L_Martinez FW | FW D_Vlahovic | J_Heekeren SUB | SUB S_Soares K_Narey SUB | SUB N_Otamendi W_Ndidi SUB | SUB N_Goodman D_Kwakman SUB | SUB S_Sohm H_Hope SUB | SUB N_Rovella Min. 2 :(ast) J_Todibo looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Martinez ... But J_Stones sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 3 :(mnc) J_Bellingham dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... J_Bellingham attempts to nutmeg A_Lafont! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 9 :(mnc) M_Thiaw wins possession ... He plays the ball across to H_Kane ... J_Lascelles cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 13 :(ast) A_Correa has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Correa sees Ederson off his line! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 20 :(ast) J_Sutalo takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bellingham ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to G_Jesus! ... J_Bellingham with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 22 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to P_Foden ... A delicate chip from P_Foden! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 25 :(mnc) J_Bellingham runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Ruben_Dias ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Todibo ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 31 :(ast) J_Sutalo runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to A_Correa ... Marquinhos is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Ederson misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Raphinha hits it towards the far post! ... M_Thiaw with the clearance Min. 32 :(ast) J_Lascelles slides it through the middle to Raphinha ... But Ruben_Dias spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 35 :(ast) J_Sutalo crosses to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with the strike! ... But Ederson makes a superb stop down low Min. 38 :(ast) Raphinha loses Marquinhos ... A left-footer by Raphinha! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 39 :(ast) L_Martinez with a flashy move ... Excellent sliding challenge from Marquinhos Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... J_Bellingham belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... A_Lafont won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City Min. 46 :(ast) G_Jesus looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez fires off a right-footed shot! ... Ederson makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 46 :(mnc) H_Kane hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... B_Silva latches onto it! ... The defender plays it back to A_Lafont ... B_Silva intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy A_Lafont ... He rounds A_Lafont ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It's hit the side netting!! Min. 48 :(ast) G_Jesus loses his marker! ... G_Jesus throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... P_Foden will now play as a FW Min. 50 :(ast) A_Correa retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Sutalo latches onto the end of it ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Marquinhos ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Rensch bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Kane ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... H_Hateboer hits it out for a throw Min. 53 :(ast) Ederson with a terrible kick! ... G_Jesus is through! ... A cracking drive from G_Jesus! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Let's see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 53 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to D Min. 53 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 53 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Stones will now play as a DM Min. 53 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a FW Min. 53 :(ast) The ball rolls free! ... Raphinha takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... B_Silva with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 55 :(mnc) J_Bellingham jinks past J_Todibo ... M_Hermoso brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 56 :(ast) A_Correa barges the defender off the ball ... A_Correa with the goal bound shot! ... Ederson with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 59 :(ast) Raphinha beats M_Thiaw ... Marquinhos beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 60 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: W_Ndidi ... COMING OFF: S_Lobotka Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... B_Silva will now play as a AM Min. 66 :(ast) J_Lascelles brings it under control ... He takes on Marquinhos ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Sutalo! ... J_Bellingham takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 68 :(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! ... A_Correa gets on the end of the pass ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Thiaw ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 71 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds Ruben_Dias with a perfectly weighted pass ... Ruben_Dias hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Lafont guesses right Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: J_Lascelles Min. 75 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: H_Kane Min. 75 :(ast) A_Correa looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... But Marquinhos wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Correa plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... M_Thiaw clears the danger Min. 77 :(mnc) M_Thiaw saunters past J_Sutalo ... M_Thiaw drives the ball low! ... A_Lafont claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester City have equalised! ... Can they win it now? ... Aston Villa 1-1 Manchester City ... Min. 78 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 78 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a DM Min. 79 :(ast) Raphinha slips past Marquinhos ... Raphinha runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 80 :(ast) Raphinha takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... Marquinhos cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 81 :(ast) D_Kwakman volleys it forward. He finds L_Martinez ... From long range L_Martinez bends the ball towards goal! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it Min. 81 :(mnc) Marquinhos gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Vlahovic is unmarked ... D_Vlahovic with a stunning strike! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 82 :(mnc) N_Goodman with electric pace ... He eases past J_Todibo ... N_Goodman leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 83 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Rensch ... He's played him in ... D_Rensch belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Lafont plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 84 :(ast) H_Hateboer with the header on ... He finds L_Martinez in space ... M_Thiaw gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 84 :(ast) Raphinha with the first time flick to L_Martinez ... B_Silva fouls badly ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... A_Correa swings it in ... G_Jesus takes control of it! ... G_Jesus with a thundering volley! ... He hits the side netting Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with a probing through ball B_Silva ... B_Silva has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Lafont is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Vlahovic 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. 92 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Jesus with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... Marquinhos with the thundering drive ... But A_Lafont comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 94 :(ast) Raphinha searches out D_Kwakman ... Ruben_Dias with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 95 :(ast) Raphinha crosses to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus tries to beat Ederson! ... But Ederson just gets his fingers to that one Min. 95 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds P_Foden in acres of space ... P_Foden with the attempt at goal! ... But A_Lafont makes an easy save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Jesus Scorers : G_Jesus (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Thiaw (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Thiaw (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Bellingham (20), B_Silva (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 13 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 22 18 5 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 21 18 8 29 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 J_Todibo DF 1 21 17 4 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 21 16 4 25 | 77 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 26 0 S_Lobotka DM 1 18 23 5 32 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raphinha AM 1 9 21 21 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 A_Correa AM 1 5 21 21 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 G_Jesus FW 1 5 16 24 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13 19 L_Martinez FW 1 7 18 23 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_Heekeren GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 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 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 21 4 24 | 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 D_Kwakman DF 1 14 17 10 22 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 23 18 16 25 | 97 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 78 11 11 J_Stones DM 1 23 19 15 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 22 18 14 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 11 13 M_Thiaw DF 1 21 17 15 28 | 97 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 60 24 30 D_Rensch DF 1 22 17 14 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 B_Silva AM 1 4 24 18 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 12 J_Bellingham DM 1 17 23 21 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 15 14 6 P_Foden FW 1 6 21 20 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 H_Kane FW 1 7 18 23 27 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 23 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 17 13 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 17 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 S_Sohm MF 1 5 16 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Rovella MF 1 18 22 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726858530 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40