FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Leeds United (Wed May 14) Aston Villa | Leeds United 4-2-2-1-1 A | 4-1-0-1-4 A - | Tim Davey | A_Lafont GK | GK M_Taylor L_Geertruida DF | DF M_Kayode A_Robertson DF | DF J_Cuadrado N_Semedo DF | DF M_Pellegrino N_Mazraoui DF | DM A_Scott S_Amrabat DM | DF M_Caicedo S_Reguilon DM | AM R_Cherki E_Alvarez MF | FW J_Baptista N_Rovella MF | FW Savio J_Brandt AM | FW Y_Moukoko L_Openda FW | FW P_Osvaldo | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB D_Klein G_Cahill SUB | SUB D_Jones D_Johnson SUB | SUB Parejo M_Adopo SUB | SUB R_Nel Y_Wissa SUB | SUB J_Taylor Min. 1 :(ast) L_Geertruida has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past M_Kayode ... He knocks it to J_Brandt! ... J_Brandt hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Aston Villa fans sing his praises! ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United ... Min. 2 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(ast) A_Robertson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Openda ... Well intercepted by J_Cuadrado Min. 6 :(ast) A_Robertson boots it towards S_Amrabat ... S_Amrabat belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But M_Taylor comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 11 :(lee) M_Caicedo plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... M_Caicedo with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Lafont watches it sail safely wide! Min. 14 :(ast) A_Robertson plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Alvarez decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Scott slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 15 :(ast) A_Robertson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_Alvarez ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Cuadrado ... He had to get that one right! Min. 19 :(ast) E_Alvarez knocks it forward ... R_Cherki slips ... L_Openda gets to it! ... L_Openda has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But M_Taylor punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 22 :(ast) L_Openda with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... L_Openda tries to place it in the corner! ... The shot slips through M_Taylor's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 23 :(lee) R_Cherki finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... R_Cherki looks to see where A_Lafont is! ... He shoots! ... A_Lafont blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 24 :(ast) N_Mazraoui takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Brandt ... J_Cuadrado hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Caicedo heads it away Min. 26 :(lee) J_Baptista turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... But S_Amrabat will cut out the threat Min. 29 :(ast) L_Openda beats A_Scott ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Scott recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 32 :(ast) J_Brandt has plenty of time and space ... But M_Caicedo comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 33 :(ast) A_Robertson cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Amrabat ... S_Amrabat fires a shot at goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Taylor never had a chance! Min. 36 :(lee) Savio steps over the ball ... He nutmegs A_Robertson ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... N_Mazraoui wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 37 :(ast) S_Amrabat retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Openda gets on the end of it ... L_Openda fires off a right-footed shot! ... But M_Taylor parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 37 :(lee) A_Scott is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... P_Osvaldo latches onto the ball ... N_Semedo beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 37 :(ast) L_Openda jumps over M_Caicedo's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Savio with a nasty foul Min. 38 :(ast) N_Rovella with a precise ball to S_Amrabat ... S_Amrabat with a terrific drive! ... M_Taylor with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Robertson ... M_Taylor comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Brandt with the header ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 40 :(ast) L_Openda looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... M_Kayode reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(ast) E_Alvarez with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Caicedo ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Scott Min. 47 :(ast) A_Robertson feeds the ball through the middle ... L_Openda runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... L_Openda with the header! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Taylor never had a chance! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United Min. 48 :(ast) N_Rovella beats his marker ... M_Kayode steals the ball of off him Min. 49 :(ast) E_Alvarez kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Brandt gets on the end of the pass ... J_Baptista with an ugly, ugly foul ... The Aston Villa fans want him to be sent off! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 51 :(lee) Y_Moukoko takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Y_Moukoko bears down on goal! ... A_Lafont parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 52 :(lee) M_Pellegrino skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Savio ... L_Geertruida slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: M_Adopo ... COMING OFF: S_Amrabat Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: Y_Wissa ... COMING OFF: J_Brandt Min. 56 :(lee) Savio reads the run of J_Baptista ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Adopo ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 57 :(lee) R_Cherki curls the ball out wide to Savio ... Savio attempts a low drive! ... A_Lafont is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 58 :(lee) M_Kayode sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Savio ... Savio must beat A_Lafont! ... A_Lafont falls over ... But A_Lafont is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 59 :(lee) R_Cherki sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... L_Geertruida takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee lectures him Min. 60 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: R_Nel ... COMING OFF: P_Osvaldo Min. 61 :(lee) M_Caicedo whips the ball across to Y_Moukoko ... Y_Moukoko has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... R_Nel swings it in! ... A_Lafont catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 64 :(ast) M_Adopo brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... N_Mazraoui gets on the end of the pass ... N_Mazraoui rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 65 :(ast) L_Openda beats M_Pellegrino ... He showed great skill there ... M_Kayode wins the ball Min. 65 :(lee) R_Nel looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Y_Moukoko ... Y_Moukoko hits a crisp volley! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Lafont got a touch Min. 67 :(ast) L_Geertruida with a byline cross to L_Openda ... L_Openda sends it flying towards goal! ... The shot slips through M_Taylor's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 69 :(lee) J_Baptista turns past S_Reguilon ... He has some space now! ... J_Baptista with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Lafont pulls out a save of the game Min. 72 :(ast) M_Adopo takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... J_Cuadrado with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 73 :(ast) M_Taylor miskicks! ... M_Adopo is through! ... M_Adopo could have let it bounce! ... M_Taylor makes a good save Min. 75 :(ast) L_Openda finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... M_Kayode wins the ball Min. 75 :(lee) J_Cuadrado spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Savio! ... Savio tries to chip the ball over A_Lafont! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 78 :(ast) The ball goes loose! ... Y_Wissa seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Y_Wissa sends it flying towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Taylor moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 78 :(lee) R_Nel flicks it over A_Robertson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A cheeky lob from R_Nel! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado plays it towards the near post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: L_Geertruida Min. 80 :(ast) N_Rovella is too quick for M_Kayode ... N_Rovella keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_Taylor with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 80 :(lee) R_Cherki beats N_Mazraoui with absolute ease! ... R_Cherki hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Lafont palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... R_Cherki hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Lafont Min. 81 :(ast) A defence splitting pass from N_Mazraoui to L_Openda ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Kayode ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... N_Mazraoui plays it into the danger area! ... The ball comes to S_Reguilon ... He knocks it goalward ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 81 :(lee) J_Cuadrado spots his team mate making a run ... He finds R_Cherki with a lovely pass! ... R_Cherki shapes up for a shot! ... A_Lafont makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 84 :(ast) N_Mazraoui plays the early ball across the box to find L_Openda in space ... J_Cuadrado with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ast) N_Semedo holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to N_Mazraoui ... N_Mazraoui with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 89 :(lee) M_Pellegrino with the first time flick to R_Cherki ... A heafty challenge by N_Rovella ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It comes to M_Kayode ... He fires it towards to goal ... But A_Lafont reaches the ball. Good save Min. 93 :(ast) E_Alvarez beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds L_Openda ... L_Openda has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... M_Taylor parries it ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Geertruida (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Brandt (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kayode Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cuadrado (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Leeds United Attempts on Goal : 17 | 13 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 8 | 9 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 14 Key Passes : 18 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Leeds United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 14 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 18 8 27 | 83 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 40 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 19 10 29 | 98 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 13 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 22 17 9 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 36 S_Amrabat DM 1 17 22 10 29 | 58 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 8 53 S_Reguilon DM 1 22 20 2 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 E_Alvarez MF 1 19 22 12 33 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 N_Rovella MF 1 18 22 8 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 8 20 J_Brandt AM 1 6 22 20 26 | 58 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cahill DF 1 17 13 6 21 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Johnson MF 1 1 15 11 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Adopo DM 1 13 17 9 21 | 40 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 13 19 Y_Wissa AM 1 3 14 15 29 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Taylor GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 M_Kayode DF 1 21 18 14 28 | 98 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 12 14 J_Cuadrado DF 1 20 17 14 23 | 98 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 64 22 -4 M_Pellegrino DF 1 21 18 4 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Scott DM 1 18 20 4 23 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 10 0 M_Caicedo DF 1 20 21 13 30 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 9 14 R_Cherki AM 1 6 22 21 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 J_Baptista FW 1 9 12 19 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Savio FW 1 3 18 22 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 17 Y_Moukoko FW 1 6 17 22 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 P_Osvaldo FW 1 2 14 17 30 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Klein GK 19 1 1 1 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jones DF 1 11 7 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parejo MF 1 11 18 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Nel FW 1 8 15 18 26 | 35 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 J_Taylor FW 1 4 10 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747241406 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40