FFO Prem, Leicester City vs. Aston Villa (Fri Mar 07) Leicester City | Aston Villa 4-1-3-2 L | 5-3-1-1 A Darren Lear | - | A_Areola GK | GK A_Lafont N_Semedo DF | DF L_Geertruida Y_Berchiche DF | DF J_Sutalo F_Kessie DM | DF J_Todibo Z_Diamond DF | DF N_Schlotrbeck L_Dunk DF | DF J_Branthwaite M_Almiron MF | MF R_Sanches N_Kante MF | MF F_Valverde A_Elanga FW | MF Mar_Antonio K_Dolberg FW | AM T_Kubo C_Eriksen MF | FW L_Openda | M_Muller SUB | SUB F_Dahmen A_Marusic SUB | SUB K_Narey C_Sanchez SUB | SUB G_Cahill L_Henderson SUB | SUB D_Kwakman C_Woodrow SUB | SUB D_Deger Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(lei) A_Elanga swings at R_Sanches ... Right in front of The Referee! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 3 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(lei) A_Elanga barges J_Sutalo off the ball ... But J_Todibo slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 6 :(ast) Mar_Antonio finds T_Kubo on the edge of the box ... L_Dunk with the tackle Min. 7 :(ast) R_Sanches crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Openda in the box ... L_Openda hits the ball on the bounce! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 9 :(lei) N_Kante controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Y_Berchiche gets onto the end of the pass! ... Y_Berchiche leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Lafont makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 10 :(ast) Mar_Antonio with the dribble ... N_Semedo is easily beaten ... Mar_Antonio with a low drive through the rain! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 13 :(ast) L_Geertruida bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Sanches ... R_Sanches attempts a lob! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Right in the postage stamp! ... That's given Aston Villa the lead! ... Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 17 :(lei) N_Kante plays in A_Elanga with a beautiful ball ... A_Elanga with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Lafont takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 17 :(ast) T_Kubo with a measured pass to J_Sutalo ... J_Sutalo fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Areola tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... J_Branthwaite with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Areola easily catches it! Min. 24 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a precise ball to N_Semedo ... Mar_Antonio bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 28 :(ast) T_Kubo lobs it over Z_Diamond ... N_Semedo with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 30 :(ast) N_Schlotrbeck gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Sutalo ... Superbly timed tackle by N_Semedo ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... J_Sutalo lofts the ball in! ... A_Areola jumps well to claim it! Min. 34 :(ast) T_Kubo plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Sanches ... R_Sanches with the attempt at goal! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save Min. 36 :(ast) J_Todibo back heels to find R_Sanches in space ... A_Elanga makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(lei) Y_Berchiche sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Y_Berchiche aims for the top right corner! ... Looks like it should be A_Lafont's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga hits it towards the far post! ... A_Lafont thumps the ball away! Min. 44 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes advantage of a mistake by J_Todibo ... Can he make them pay? ... R_Sanches with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 48 :(lei) Y_Berchiche is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... L_Dunk latches onto the ball ... L_Dunk tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Lafont was lucky there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(lei) N_Semedo flicks it over J_Branthwaite's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But J_Sutalo wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 49 :(ast) L_Geertruida sidesteps N_Semedo ... He showed great skill there ... L_Geertruida with the punt towards goal! ... A_Areola catches the ball Min. 50 :(ast) T_Kubo is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I don't think he's going to continue Min. 50 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: T_Kubo Min. 52 :(lei) A_Elanga sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to K_Dolberg ... Launched towards the top corner by K_Dolberg! ... Looks like it should be A_Lafont's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Kessie! ... It is cleared by J_Sutalo Min. 54 :(lei) M_Almiron with the cross-field pass to Y_Berchiche ... L_Geertruida forces him off the ball Min. 56 :(lei) The ball goes loose! ... A_Elanga gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Elanga tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Lafont manages to turn it behind Min. 57 :(ast) D_Kwakman with a deep cross to R_Sanches ... R_Sanches sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... A_Areola blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 58 :(ast) F_Valverde is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Sanches ... R_Sanches fires the shot in! ... A_Areola beats the ball away Min. 59 :(ast) D_Kwakman stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... D_Kwakman sees A_Areola off his line! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Areola catches it with style! Min. 60 :(lei) N_Kante kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Elanga gets on the end of the pass ... J_Branthwaite hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Lafont catches it with ease Min. 64 :(lei) Z_Diamond is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 64 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: A_Marusic ... COMING OFF: Z_Diamond Min. 64 :(ast) L_Openda with the majestic dribble ... F_Kessie tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... Mar_Antonio plays it towards the near post! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Sanches with the header ... A_Areola guesses right Min. 65 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... M_Almiron will now play as a AM Min. 68 :(lei) N_Semedo slides it through the middle to M_Almiron ... L_Geertruida tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Marusic ... A_Lafont catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 69 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the header on ... He finds A_Elanga in space ... A_Elanga with the punt towards goal! ... But A_Lafont makes a fine save Min. 70 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Woodrow ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: J_Branthwaite Min. 72 :(lei) C_Eriksen takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk tries the shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 72 :(ast) L_Openda sidesteps L_Dunk ... He was too quick for his marker ... L_Openda throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Areola saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 73 :(lei) A_Elanga flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Elanga lobs A_Lafont! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 75 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Deger ... COMING OFF: L_Openda Min. 77 :(ast) D_Deger runs with pace at the defence ... D_Deger with the shot! ... A_Areola just watches it float over the bar! Min. 81 :(lei) C_Woodrow watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... C_Woodrow tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 84 :(ast) J_Todibo slips past his marker ... J_Todibo with the shot on net! ... A_Areola gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... R_Sanches will now play as a DM Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(lei) N_Semedo spots K_Dolberg who is in acres of space ... K_Dolberg tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Elanga Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Elanga (1) Injured : Z_Diamond (64) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Geertruida (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Sanches (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Sanches (44) Injured : T_Kubo (50) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 7 | 11 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 3 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 0 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 26 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 15 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 33 M_Almiron AM 1 6 18 16 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 N_Kante MF 1 14 21 13 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 A_Elanga FW 1 7 21 19 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 26 5 32 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 21 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 12 C_Eriksen AM 1 7 20 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Muller GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 11 17 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Henderson MF 1 11 16 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 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 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 22 17 8 27 | 96 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 30 20 J_Sutalo DF 1 22 18 8 29 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 J_Todibo DF 1 22 17 5 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 13 23 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 21 17 6 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Sanches DM 1 20 21 16 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -4 5 74 F_Valverde MF 1 17 22 15 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Mar_Antonio MF 1 15 21 13 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 9 14 T_Kubo AM 1 6 21 19 22 | 53 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 L_Openda FW 1 5 15 23 23 | 78 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 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 G_Cahill MF 1 17 13 6 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman AM 1 14 18 10 22 | 43 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 D_Deger FW 1 8 12 15 20 | 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1741372026 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40