FFO Prem, Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa (Fri Apr 25) Crystal Palace | Aston Villa 5-3-2 C | 4-2-2-1-1 A Rob Brunton | - | D_Livakovic GK | GK A_Lafont R_Gosens DF | DF L_Geertruida W_Anton DF | DF A_Robertson K_Tsimikas DF | DF N_Semedo J_Branthwaite DF | DF N_Mazraoui Tuta DF | DM S_Amrabat R_De_Paul MF | DM N_Rovella P_Pogba MF | MF E_Alvarez G_Rutter MF | MF K_Demirbay L_Martinez FW | AM J_Brandt Adama_Traore FW | FW L_Openda | Y_Clementia SUB | SUB F_Dahmen K_Vogt SUB | SUB N_Williams A_Djalo SUB | SUB S_Reguilon L_Bierschenk SUB | SUB D_Kwakman A_Gilbey SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 2 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(cry) P_Pogba knocks the ball past N_Semedo ... Now he crosses to L_Martinez! ... A powerful shot by L_Martinez! ... A_Lafont is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 9 :(cry) K_Tsimikas runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore with his head down lets it go! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort Min. 13 :(cry) K_Tsimikas with an amazing show of skill to get past L_Geertruida ... He crosses to Tuta ... A_Robertson wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 16 :(cry) G_Rutter runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A vicious shot by G_Rutter! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 17 :(cry) G_Rutter runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to R_De_Paul ... R_De_Paul with the shot on net! ... A_Lafont tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 17 :(ast) N_Mazraoui takes advantage of a mistake by Tuta ... He knocks the ball to J_Brandt! ... J_Branthwaite with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 17 :(cry) R_Gosens beats E_Alvarez ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Amrabat with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 19 :(cry) J_Branthwaite picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... J_Branthwaite curls the ball in on goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Lafont grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 25 :(ast) L_Openda gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... L_Openda must beat D_Livakovic! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 30 :(ast) J_Brandt is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Openda ... L_Openda has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted - ... That's given Aston Villa the lead! ... Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 31 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 35 :(cry) L_Martinez knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Amrabat ... L_Martinez drives it low! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 35 :(ast) E_Alvarez steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Branthwaite ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But W_Anton spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 38 :(cry) J_Branthwaite puts in R_De_Paul ... S_Amrabat steals the ball of off him Min. 41 :(cry) P_Pogba drives it forward to Adama_Traore ... N_Mazraoui slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 42 :(cry) J_Branthwaite hoists the ball across to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez tries to beat A_Lafont! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) S_Amrabat volleys it forward. He finds L_Openda ... Adama_Traore with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Robertson drives it under the wall ... D_Livakovic catches the ball Min. 45 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: A_Djalo ... COMING OFF: Tuta Min. 45 :(cry) Adama_Traore controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Adama_Traore with the overhead! ... A_Lafont is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Lafont looks very relieved! Min. 45 :(cry) R_De_Paul spots a team mate in space ... He finds Adama_Traore with a lovely pass! ... E_Alvarez with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... Adama_Traore with the thundering drive ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... It's his 20th for the campaign!! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 46 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to C Min. 46 :(ast) N_Rovella controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... L_Openda gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Openda belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... D_Livakovic gathers it comfortably ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(ast) E_Alvarez with a slick pass to L_Openda ... But L_Martinez wins the tackle cleanly Min. 47 :(cry) P_Pogba with a 50-yard pass to Adama_Traore ... N_Rovella with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 48 :(ast) S_Amrabat looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Geertruida ... R_Gosens pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(ast) S_Amrabat sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Amrabat with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But D_Livakovic palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 51 :(ast) A_Robertson with a probing pass to L_Openda ... L_Openda beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has D_Livakovic to beat! ... D_Livakovic charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... G_Rutter rushes back to get to it Min. 52 :(ast) J_Brandt runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... L_Openda latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... L_Openda beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has D_Livakovic to beat! ... He tries to slide it past D_Livakovic ... D_Livakovic pulls off a save!! Min. 53 :(cry) R_De_Paul with a long pass to G_Rutter ... But N_Mazraoui will cut out the threat Min. 59 :(ast) L_Geertruida is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... K_Demirbay latches onto the end of it ... K_Demirbay with the drive! ... D_Livakovic with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 60 :(ast) N_Semedo spots a team mate in space ... He finds K_Demirbay with a lovely pass! ... K_Demirbay attempts to drive it home! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for D_Livakovic ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... D_Livakovic looks embarrassed! ... That's given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 61 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A Min. 66 :(ast) N_Semedo picks out L_Openda with the cross ... Intercepted by W_Anton Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Williams ... COMING OFF: L_Geertruida Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: Y_Wissa ... COMING OFF: J_Brandt Min. 70 :(cry) J_Branthwaite looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to G_Rutter ... N_Semedo wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 71 :(ast) N_Rovella smashes the ball upfield ... Y_Wissa latches onto the ball ... Y_Wissa hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 74 :(ast) N_Williams sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... W_Anton reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: S_Amrabat Min. 75 :(ast) K_Demirbay skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Kwakman ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Gosens ... He made it look easy Min. 76 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: L_Bierschenk ... COMING OFF: G_Rutter Min. 77 :(ast) Y_Wissa with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Branthwaite a clean set of heals ... A_Djalo reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 78 :(ast) E_Alvarez holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to L_Openda ... But R_Gosens with the fine tackle Min. 82 :(ast) Y_Wissa plays the early ball across the box to find L_Openda in space ... L_Openda hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... D_Livakovic makes a fine save Min. 84 :(cry) Adama_Traore plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Adama_Traore hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 84 :(ast) N_Rovella hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... N_Mazraoui latches onto it! ... N_Mazraoui with the strike! ... D_Livakovic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 87 :(ast) D_Kwakman gains possession ... Adama_Traore with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 87 :(ast) A_Robertson with the header on ... He finds K_Demirbay in space ... K_Tsimikas cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(cry) P_Pogba turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_De_Paul ... R_De_Paul is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has A_Lafont to beat ... He dinks it over A_Lafont ... It's heading in! ... K_Demirbay somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! ... He's saved his team-mate's bacon there! Min. 88 :(ast) L_Openda runs at the defence ... He nutmegs W_Anton ... He showed his class there ... L_Openda looks to see where D_Livakovic is! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Crystal Palace 1-3 Aston Villa ... Min. 89 :(cry) K_Tsimikas runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Adama_Traore ... E_Alvarez slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 91 :(ast) D_Livakovic with a terrible kick! ... N_Semedo is through! ... N_Semedo with a scorcher of a shot! ... D_Livakovic gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 92 :(ast) A_Robertson with the towering header to Y_Wissa ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... K_Tsimikas picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 93 :(ast) Y_Wissa retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Williams latches onto the end of it ... W_Anton with the foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 93 :(ast) L_Openda runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Y_Wissa ... Y_Wissa hits a crisp volley! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adama_Traore Scorers : Adama_Traore (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Gosens (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Openda (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Openda (30,88), K_Demirbay (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Alvarez (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 11 | 15 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 4 | 11 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 15 | 8 Key Tackles : 10 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 1 - 3 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Livakovic GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 24 16 11 25 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 -4 -4 W_Anton DF 1 23 16 10 27 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 K_Tsimikas DF 1 22 16 11 31 | 99 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 17 4 28 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 39 23 Tuta DF 1 19 14 5 30 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Paul MF 1 4 23 18 24 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 P_Pogba MF 1 13 23 14 29 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 G_Rutter MF 1 6 20 18 22 | 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 L_Martinez FW 1 8 18 24 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 29 0 9 Adama_Traore FW 1 6 12 23 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Y_Clementia GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Vogt DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Djalo MF 1 3 19 16 30 | 54 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 L_Bierschenk AM 1 3 18 14 24 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gilbey MF 1 12 16 7 26 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 26 1 1 1 14 | 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 18 8 27 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 19 10 29 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 33 18 N_Semedo DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 99 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 43 14 N_Mazraoui DF 1 22 17 9 27 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 13 19 S_Amrabat DM 1 17 22 10 29 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 8 18 N_Rovella DM 1 18 22 8 25 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 E_Alvarez MF 1 19 21 12 33 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 14 -4 K_Demirbay MF 1 8 22 18 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 36 J_Brandt AM 1 6 22 20 26 | 73 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 23 | 99 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 15 56 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Williams DF 1 19 14 10 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 22 20 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman DM 1 14 18 11 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa AM 1 3 14 15 29 | 26 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 24 1745615093 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40