FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Aston Villa (Fri Aug 16)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Aston Villa
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                            Tony Ayre  |  Keith Drummond
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK A_Lafont
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF H_Hateboer
                          N_Aguerd DF  |  DF M_Hermoso
                          D_Carlos DF  |  DF J_Sutalo
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF J_Todibo
                          L_Ayling DM  |  DM S_Lobotka
                           Pedraza DM  |  MF W_Ndidi
                        J_Grealish AM  |  MF A_Correa
                            L_Sane AM  |  AM Raphinha
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                           H_M_Son FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB J_Heekeren
                        F_Coquelin SUB |  SUB J_Lascelles
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB D_Kwakman
                          J_M_Mata SUB |  SUB N_Hofler
                         M_Harness SUB |  SUB H_Hope




Min. 2  :(bla) C_Starfelt is spitting at M_Hermoso 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 2  :(ast) L_Martinez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Ayling 
          ...  He puts in J_Sutalo! 
          ...  J_Sutalo throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Aston Villa have the advantage! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 3  :(bla) L_Sane with the first time pass to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him! 
Min. 4  :(ast) A_Correa with a one-touch layoff to L_Martinez 
          ...  What a shot from L_Martinez! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Ndidi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Correa with the header 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  T_Courtois acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Lobotka crosses it in! 
          ...  N_Aguerd wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(ast) W_Ndidi finds L_Martinez on the edge of the box 
          ...  A well-placed shot from L_Martinez! 
          ...  T_Courtois was lucky there 
Min. 8  :(bla) L_Sane pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  L_Ayling is clean through! 
          ...  J_Sutalo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 13 :(ast) H_Hateboer comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  H_Hateboer hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 16 :(ast) G_Jesus sidesteps Pedraza 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  N_Aguerd anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 17 :(bla) M_Salah moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane hits a great shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 22 :(ast) L_Martinez brushes N_Aguerd aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_Starfelt with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  G_Jesus with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 29 :(bla) D_Carlos with a probing pass to J_Grealish 
          ...  S_Lobotka gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 30 :(bla) H_M_Son beats J_Todibo 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Sutalo pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 32 :(ast) Raphinha boots it towards H_Hateboer 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by H_Hateboer! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 33 :(bla) N_Aguerd takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Aguerd shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lafont narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 36 :(bla) J_Grealish kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Salah gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  W_Ndidi reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 38 :(ast) Raphinha beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Dumfries 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ast) A_Correa is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Keith Drummond spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 44 :(ast) Raphinha controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  A_Correa gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  N_Aguerd with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 48 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a short pass to find L_Ayling 
          ...  L_Ayling with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Tony Ayre spits his dummy out yet again. 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(ast) S_Lobotka with the diagonal pass to Raphinha 
          ...  Raphinha with the header! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 47 :(ast) W_Ndidi with a one-touch layoff to G_Jesus 
          ...  Blocked by D_Dumfries 
Min. 48 :(ast) L_Martinez barges L_Ayling off the ball 
          ...  Pedraza beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 49 :(bla) L_Sane turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to N_Aguerd 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Aguerd! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 49 :(bla) C_Starfelt pushes it past H_Hateboer 
          ...  J_Todibo with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 50 :(bla) L_Ayling brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Grealish gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Grealish with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 52 :(ast) L_Martinez sprints past H_M_Son 
          ...  D_Carlos with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 53 :(ast) A_Correa runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with a stunning strike! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(ast) Raphinha jumps over L_Ayling's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Carlos with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 56 :(bla) D_Carlos looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Aguerd 
          ...  G_Jesus wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 57 :(bla) L_Sane feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  H_M_Son runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_M_Son has slipped behind the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Lafont 
          ...  He rounds A_Lafont 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  He's missed the target!! 
Min. 58 :(bla) L_Ayling moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Carlos hits it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Lafont, who catches the ball 
Min. 58 :(ast) L_Martinez beats L_Ayling 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  L_Martinez hits a great drive! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 60 :(ast) H_Hateboer runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Sutalo 
          ...  J_Sutalo with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois smothers the ball 
Min. 62 :(bla) D_Dumfries holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 64 :(bla) N_Aguerd get's past W_Ndidi 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  N_Aguerd with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont was lucky there 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Johanns 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pedraza 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_M_Mata 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Lascelles 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Todibo 
Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kwakman 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 66 :(bla) J_Grealish heads the ball back to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But A_Lafont punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 68 :(ast) Raphinha barges D_Dumfries off the ball 
          ...  D_Dumfries reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 73 :(bla) H_M_Son with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past L_Martinez 
          ...  But J_Lascelles sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 74 :(ast) D_Kwakman plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Jesus 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by D_Dumfries 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 77 :(bla) A_Lafont with a terrible kick! 
          ...  N_Aguerd is through! 
          ...  H_Hateboer wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 80 :(ast) J_Lascelles looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Raphinha 
          ...  L_Johanns with an over the top challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(bla) H_M_Son is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Starfelt 
          ...  What a shot from C_Starfelt! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 82 :(ast) H_Hateboer with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 85 :(bla) J_M_Mata looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_M_Son 
          ...  But J_Lascelles reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(ast) J_Sutalo back heels to find L_Martinez in space 
          ...  L_Martinez with the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  S_Lobotka will now play as a DF 
Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a MF 
Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  W_Ndidi will now play as a DM 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bla) M_Salah sidesteps S_Lobotka 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Salah swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Lafont has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Lafont reacts well to save!! 
Min. 91 :(bla) C_Starfelt plays in M_Salah with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Kwakman with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : L_Sane
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Carlos (52), L_Johanns (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Sutalo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Sutalo (2), L_Martinez (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       14
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       14
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Aston Villa
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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  25   1   1   1  15 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  15
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  13  12  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  28   0  44
D_Carlos       DF   1  22  17   4  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  20  -4
D_Dumfries     DF   1  21  16   6  22 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  13   0
L_Ayling       DM   1  20  15  10  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  16
Pedraza        DM   1  19  15  10  26 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
J_Grealish     AM   1   8  22  18  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  25
L_Sane         AM   1   4  21  20  23 |  69   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   6
M_Salah        FW   1   1  16  23  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Coquelin     DF   1  13  19   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      DM   1  13  17  13  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
J_M_Mata       AM   1   3  20  19  31 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
M_Harness      FW   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
H_Hateboer     DF   1  21  18   4  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  22  45
M_Hermoso      DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sutalo       DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  96   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  15  26  63
J_Todibo       DF   1  21  17   4  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lobotka      DF   1  18  23   5  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   6   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  16  21   4  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  16   0
A_Correa       MF   1   5  21  20  26 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   7
Raphinha       MF   1   9  21  21  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
G_Jesus        FW   1   5  15  24  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Martinez     FW   1   7  18  23  26 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  26  24
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 |  27   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  13   0
D_Kwakman      MF   1  14  17  10  22 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   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
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