FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United (Mon Mar 10) Aston Villa | Sheffield United 4-2-2-1-1 A | 4-1-2-1-2 A - | - | A_Lafont GK | GK P_Gulacsi L_Geertruida DF | DF R_Gosens J_Sutalo DF | DF F_Guilbert Reinildo DF | DF Mario_Rui J_Branthwaite DF | DF J_Foyth O_Zinchenko DM | DM M_Verratti S_Reguilon DM | MF M_Asensio P_Pogba MF | MF A_Danjuma Mar_Antonio MF | AM L_Benes M_Pasalic AM | FW M_Philipp L_Openda FW | FW R_Palladino | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB T_Ernst F_Dabo SUB | SUB P_Okon K_Narey SUB | SUB D_Saric D_Kwakman SUB | SUB G_Lovre S_Opsahl SUB | SUB T_Lemperle Min. 3 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(shu) L_Benes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Foyth ... J_Foyth pounds a rocket on goal! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 10 :(ast) P_Pogba spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to S_Reguilon! ... S_Reguilon with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... P_Gulacsi makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 17 :(ast) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Mar_Antonio is through! ... What a mistake by R_Gosens! ... Mar_Antonio rises above the defence to head the ball! ... P_Gulacsi gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 18 :(shu) R_Gosens flicks it over P_Pogba's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Reguilon reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 19 :(shu) M_Philipp beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... M_Philipp aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Lafont makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 26 :(ast) Reinildo finds M_Pasalic with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Pasalic attempts the shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... P_Gulacsi acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Pogba flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... J_Foyth clears the danger Min. 29 :(ast) L_Openda drives the ball across field ... It comes to P_Pogba ... P_Pogba with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 31 :(shu) M_Asensio spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Philipp with a lovely pass! ... M_Pasalic with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 32 :(shu) M_Philipp sprints past L_Geertruida ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Mar_Antonio tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 34 :(ast) P_Pogba holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... F_Guilbert is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 35 :(ast) J_Branthwaite spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to P_Pogba! ... F_Guilbert slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 39 :(shu) A_Danjuma with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Reinildo rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 39 :(shu) R_Gosens finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... R_Gosens with a terrific drive! ... A_Lafont blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 39 :(ast) M_Pasalic with a measured pass to S_Reguilon ... L_Benes with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 41 :(shu) M_Asensio sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... P_Pogba with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sheffield United players ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 42 :(ast) P_Pogba takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Zinchenko ... O_Zinchenko with the shot on net! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Gulacsi beaten! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(ast) P_Pogba gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Foyth! ... He has some space now! ... P_Pogba rises above the defence to head the ball! ... GOAL!! ... P_Gulacsi had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 44 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to N ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-0 Sheffield United Min. 48 :(ast) Reinildo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Openda gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But he loses control of it ... F_Guilbert hits it out for a throw Min. 50 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: O_Zinchenko Min. 50 :(ast) P_Pogba smashes the ball upfield ... M_Pasalic latches onto the ball ... An audacious effort from M_Pasalic! ... P_Gulacsi with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: S_Opsahl ... COMING OFF: L_Openda Min. 55 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio Min. 55 :(ast) P_Pogba with a probing pass to M_Pasalic ... M_Pasalic with a graceful, looping effort! ... P_Gulacsi takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 56 :(ast) M_Pasalic sidesteps F_Guilbert ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Verratti looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 62 :(ast) S_Opsahl sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... F_Guilbert gets to the ball first Min. 63 :(ast) J_Sutalo with a measured pass to P_Pogba ... M_Verratti brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 63 :(shu) M_Philipp cuts in on S_Opsahl's blind side ... M_Philipp with the overhead! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Philipp drives it into the box! ... A_Lafont catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 65 :(ast) J_Sutalo brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... P_Pogba gets on the end of the pass ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Gosens hits it out for a throw Min. 67 :(shu) J_Foyth with a pinpoint pass to R_Palladino ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Palladino! ... A_Lafont saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 69 :(ast) D_Kwakman knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Kwakman has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into P_Gulacsi's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 74 :(ast) L_Geertruida makes the tackle ... L_Geertruida has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... P_Gulacsi plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 78 :(ast) P_Pogba looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Narey ... A glorious effort by K_Narey! ... P_Gulacsi just watches it drift out of play! Min. 79 :(ast) K_Narey crosses in from the wing, he finds Reinildo in the box ... Reinildo looks to see where P_Gulacsi is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 79 :(shu) L_Benes squares up to his marker ... He spits at S_Reguilon ... Right in his face! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 80 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Lemperle ... COMING OFF: R_Palladino Min. 80 :(ast) M_Pasalic rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to Reinildo ... J_Foyth with the tackle Min. 85 :(shu) F_Guilbert retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... T_Lemperle latches onto the end of it ... T_Lemperle with a little chip! ... But it goes just over Min. 86 :(ast) P_Pogba with a glorious long pass to D_Kwakman ... D_Kwakman tries to beat P_Gulacsi from outside the area! ... P_Gulacsi parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 87 :(shu) R_Gosens takes advantage of a mistake by L_Geertruida ... That mistake could prove costly ... Reinildo with the block Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(ast) J_Branthwaite looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Opsahl ... S_Opsahl attempts a low drive! ... But P_Gulacsi makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 97 :(shu) R_Gosens brings it under control ... He takes on Reinildo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in F_Guilbert! ... F_Guilbert with a thundering volley! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pogba (Man of the Match) Scorers : Mar_Antonio (17), P_Pogba (29,43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Pogba (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Verratti Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Guilbert (34), L_Benes (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 7 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 10 | 3 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Sheffield 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 17 8 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_Sutalo DF 1 22 18 8 29 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 Reinildo DF 1 22 18 11 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 24 17 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 O_Zinchenko DM 1 20 18 7 28 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 S_Reguilon DM 1 21 19 2 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 26 P_Pogba MF 1 13 23 14 29 | 98 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 0 0 -4 38 64 Mar_Antonio MF 1 15 21 13 21 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 M_Pasalic AM 1 7 20 17 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 10 33 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 23 | 56 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dabo DF 1 13 11 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Narey MF 1 13 9 1 25 | 47 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 26 D_Kwakman AM 1 14 18 10 22 | 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 S_Opsahl FW 1 13 14 3 22 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 24 16 11 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 14 17 F_Guilbert DF 1 22 15 11 33 | 98 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 41 11 12 Mario_Rui DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 19 12 10 23 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 18 17 M_Verratti DM 1 14 21 10 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 M_Asensio MF 1 5 20 19 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Benes AM 1 6 19 13 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 7 -4 M_Philipp FW 1 2 16 20 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 R_Palladino FW 1 9 13 18 26 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Okon DF 1 15 18 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Saric MF 1 13 16 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lovre MF 1 7 17 15 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemperle FW 1 5 12 15 26 | 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1741631661 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40