FFO Prem, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Fri Aug 02) Watford | Aston Villa 5-1-2-1-1 P | 5-1-0-4 P Lauris Silins | Keith Drummond | M_Okoye GK | GK A_Lafont A_Rrahmani DF | DF H_Hateboer K_Hause DF | DF J_Lascelles F_Sierralta DF | DF M_Hermoso H_Kamara DF | DF J_Sutalo C_Kabasele DF | DF J_Todibo F_Neuhaus DM | DM S_Lobotka I_Sarr AM | FW Raphinha I_Louza MF | FW A_Correa C_Under MF | FW G_Jesus B_Embolo FW | FW L_Martinez | B_Hamer SUB | SUB J_Heekeren M_Pollock SUB | SUB K_Narey J_Ngakia SUB | SUB W_Ndidi L_Hall SUB | SUB D_Kwakman K_Davis SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 2 :(wat) H_Kamara with a slick pass to F_Neuhaus ... F_Neuhaus bears down on goal! ... A_Lafont with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 10 :(wat) I_Sarr flights the ball to F_Sierralta ... F_Sierralta attempts to drive it home! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 12 :(ast) L_Martinez sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to S_Lobotka ... S_Lobotka from 20 yards! ... But M_Okoye with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo plays it into the danger area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 15 :(wat) H_Kamara comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... G_Jesus with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... F_Sierralta plays it short to B_Embolo ... B_Embolo hits a great shot! ... A_Lafont with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 21 :(ast) G_Jesus beats F_Neuhaus ... But F_Sierralta slides in Min. 24 :(ast) J_Todibo with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus drives the shot in! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Aston Villa go ahead in this match now! ... Watford 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 25 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford ... F_Neuhaus will now play as a MF Min. 25 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(wat) F_Neuhaus plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But he loses control of it ... H_Hateboer takes possession Min. 27 :(wat) F_Sierralta retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Hause latches onto the end of it ... H_Hateboer steals the ball of off him Min. 33 :(wat) I_Louza beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... I_Louza drives it towards goal! ... But A_Lafont pulls out a save of the game Min. 33 :(ast) L_Martinez beats K_Hause ... L_Martinez with the header! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Watford 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 34 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 34 :(wat) B_Embolo could get a shot on goal here ... J_Sutalo hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Sierralta ... A_Lafont fists it away! Min. 37 :(wat) H_Kamara with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... B_Embolo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_Embolo curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Lafont smothers the ball Min. 37 :(ast) S_Lobotka cuts the ball back to Raphinha ... Raphinha has a dig at goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 39 :(ast) M_Hermoso takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Correa ... The defender fails to control it ... A_Correa picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with M_Okoye ... He tries to flick it past M_Okoye ... GOAL!! ... No! It's disallowed! ... The referee spotted a handball Min. 41 :(ast) J_Sutalo with an incisive pass to Raphinha ... Raphinha with a thundering drive! ... M_Okoye can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... M_Okoye was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wat) F_Neuhaus gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past M_Hermoso! ... He has some space now! ... S_Lobotka rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 48 :(ast) A_Correa gains control of the loose ball ... A_Correa with the shot on net! ... M_Okoye dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Okoye comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Raphinha gets to it! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 0-2 Aston Villa Min. 49 :(wat) B_Embolo skips the challenge from the defender ... B_Embolo with the side footed shot! ... A_Lafont parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 52 :(wat) I_Louza beats M_Hermoso ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... I_Louza tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Lafont narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: K_Davis ... COMING OFF: B_Embolo Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: A_Correa Min. 58 :(wat) C_Under with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Kwakman behind ... C_Under strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Lafont guesses right Min. 60 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: M_Pollock ... COMING OFF: C_Kabasele Min. 60 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: W_Ndidi ... COMING OFF: S_Lobotka Min. 61 :(ast) Raphinha pass splits open the defence and finds G_Jesus ... The ball hits M_Pollock in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 63 :(ast) J_Lascelles spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Todibo! ... J_Todibo with a stunning strike! ... GOAL!! ... The Watford fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Watford 0-3 Aston Villa ... Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: L_Hall ... COMING OFF: H_Kamara Min. 66 :(wat) L_Hall loses J_Lascelles ... A great volley from L_Hall! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 70 :(wat) I_Sarr crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Under in the box ... A skilful effort from C_Under! ... Saved by A_Lafont Min. 75 :(ast) G_Jesus runs at A_Rrahmani ... He takes it past him ... G_Jesus with the cheeky shot! ... M_Okoye makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 86 :(wat) L_Hall with a probing through ball I_Sarr ... I_Sarr drives the shot in! ... But A_Lafont just gets his fingers to that one Min. 87 :(ast) M_Hermoso sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Raphinha runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Pollock intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez drives it into the box! ... M_Okoye comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) M_Hermoso looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 89 :(ast) M_Hermoso plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Kwakman keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... F_Sierralta brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 91 :(wat) C_Under finds the space intelligently ... H_Hateboer slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 91 :(ast) L_Martinez looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Kwakman ... D_Kwakman could have let it bounce! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Okoye dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Okoye beaten! ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... K_Hause reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 92 :(ast) D_Kwakman with a real burst of pace ... L_Hall can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Pollock looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Embolo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Todibo (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Jesus (24), L_Martinez (33), J_Todibo (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Jesus (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 2 | 5 On target : 9 | 7 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 4 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 6 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 0 - 3 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 23 1 1 1 29 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 17 4 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Hause DF 1 20 13 6 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 20 13 7 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 16 19 H_Kamara DF 1 20 14 11 29 | 68 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Kabasele DF 1 19 13 13 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Neuhaus MF 1 13 20 10 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 I_Sarr AM 1 3 19 17 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 I_Louza MF 1 7 19 13 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 C_Under MF 1 4 19 14 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 B_Embolo FW 1 4 12 20 24 | 58 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 B_Hamer GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pollock DF 1 16 14 5 26 | 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 J_Ngakia DF 1 14 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Hall DM 1 16 17 8 20 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 K_Davis FW 1 4 11 19 22 | 37 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 24 1 1 1 14 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 J_Sutalo DF 1 21 17 8 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 12 0 J_Todibo DF 1 21 17 4 25 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 52 S_Lobotka DM 1 18 23 5 32 | 63 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 6 22 Raphinha FW 1 9 21 20 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 A_Correa FW 1 5 21 20 26 | 58 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 24 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 13 L_Martinez FW 1 7 18 23 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 14 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 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 14 17 10 22 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722633577 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40