FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Arsenal (Mon Oct 06) Aston Villa | Arsenal 4-2-1-1-2 N | 5-2-0-1-2 C Emlyn Brennan | Darren Humphris | E_Martinez GK | GK K_Tzolakis A_Robertson DF | DF A_Hickey L_Digne DF | DF T_Chalobah N_Semedo DF | DF A_Silva K_Mbabu DF | DF I_Fresneda J_Gomez DM | DF E_Camavinga Rodri DM | DM J_Lepenant Casemiro MF | DM Andre L_Pellegrini AM | FW Samu G_Guedes FW | AM O_Marmoush A_Silva FW | FW K_Konate | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB A_Boruc J_Daland SUB | SUB T_Wiesner L_Blas SUB | SUB L_Guilherme S_Opsahl SUB | SUB I_Houben K_Mitoma SUB | SUB F_Gebert Min. 3 :(ars) I_Fresneda is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 7 :(ast) A_Silva with an inch perfect pass to G_Guedes ... G_Guedes hits a curling shot! ... K_Tzolakis is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 8 :(ars) Samu has broken clear! Just E_Martinez to beat! ... Rodri brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 10 :(ast) A_Robertson squares up to his marker ... He spits at Samu ... Right in his face! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 12 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 13 :(ars) E_Camavinga is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Andre ... N_Semedo wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 14 :(ast) Rodri looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Guedes ... G_Guedes fires the shot in! ... K_Tzolakis with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 17 :(ars) E_Camavinga with the towering header to I_Fresneda ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Mbabu hits it out for a throw Min. 18 :(ars) T_Chalobah has space to run with the ball ... T_Chalobah attempts a chip! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 20 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 22 :(ast) L_Digne with a probing through ball G_Guedes ... G_Guedes with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But K_Tzolakis punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... J_Gomez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Robertson with the header ... K_Tzolakis with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 23 :(ast) G_Guedes takes advantage of a mistake by A_Silva ... Can he make them pay? ... But he loses control of it ... A_Hickey hits it out for a throw Min. 24 :(ars) T_Chalobah plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Marmoush keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... O_Marmoush has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 26 :(ars) J_Lepenant finds O_Marmoush on the edge of the box ... O_Marmoush tries to beat E_Martinez! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... O_Marmoush swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It is cleared by L_Digne Min. 27 :(ast) Rodri cuts in on I_Fresneda's blind side ... T_Chalobah with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 29 :(ars) Andre fires over a low cross to K_Konate ... Rodri with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Arsenal players ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... His game is over! Min. 30 :(ars) K_Konate leaves N_Semedo standing ... K_Konate has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But E_Martinez makes an easy save Min. 31 :(ars) O_Marmoush loses K_Mbabu ... O_Marmoush with the shot on net! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 32 :(ast) L_Digne with a short pass to find L_Pellegrini ... But E_Camavinga wins the ball Min. 35 :(ast) G_Guedes jinks infield ... Samu with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 36 :(ars) T_Chalobah whips the ball across to J_Lepenant ... A well-placed shot from J_Lepenant! ... E_Martinez makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 39 :(ast) N_Semedo sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Digne ... But A_Hickey wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 42 :(ars) K_Konate knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Semedo ... G_Guedes pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... J_Gomez will now play as a MF Min. 46 :(ars) Samu sprints past N_Semedo ... A thundering drive by Samu! ... The shot slips through E_Martinez's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal Min. 51 :(ars) A_Silva looks up ... He swings the ball right towards O_Marmoush ... G_Guedes cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 54 :(ast) L_Pellegrini brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... L_Pellegrini tries to lob the keeper! ... Brilliant save from K_Tzolakis Min. 54 :(ars) I_Fresneda turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Hickey ... A_Hickey with a stunning strike! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... E_Martinez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 56 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to A Min. 58 :(ast) G_Guedes with the majestic dribble ... O_Marmoush fouls badly ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(ars) O_Marmoush with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Gomez ... He knocks it to K_Konate! ... A delicate chip from K_Konate! ... Looks like it should be easy for E_Martinez ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... E_Martinez looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... K_Mbabu will now play as a DM Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: L_Guilherme ... COMING OFF: Andre Min. 60 :(ars) L_Guilherme smashes the ball upfield ... T_Chalobah latches onto the ball ... N_Semedo with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 61 :(ars) Samu finds K_Konate with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Gomez with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 62 :(ars) E_Camavinga with a 50-yard pass to L_Guilherme ... L_Guilherme sees E_Martinez off his line! ... But E_Martinez punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 64 :(ast) Casemiro spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Silva! ... I_Fresneda clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 64 :(ars) Samu with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... L_Pellegrini reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 65 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a AM Min. 66 :(ast) A_Robertson backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Digne gets on the end of it ... A_Hickey brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 68 :(ars) Samu has plenty of time and space ... A_Silva is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... O_Marmoush knocks it forward ... T_Chalobah gets on the end of it ... T_Chalobah has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... E_Martinez just watches it drift out of play! Min. 68 :(ars) J_Lepenant holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Guilherme ... A_Robertson robs him of the ball Min. 71 :(ast) N_Semedo spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Casemiro! ... Launched towards the top corner by Casemiro! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 73 :(ars) J_Lepenant takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A_Robertson hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... J_Lepenant swings it in! ... Samu gets on the end of it ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Arsenal go ahead in this match now! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 74 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: F_Gebert ... COMING OFF: Samu Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(ars) J_Lepenant squares it to K_Konate ... Casemiro with a clumsy challenge ... He got away with just a warning Min. 76 :(ars) T_Chalobah jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Hickey ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Mbabu Min. 77 :(ast) Casemiro runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... J_Lepenant takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 77 :(ars) A_Hickey lobs it over the defender ... A_Hickey drives it low! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 81 :(ast) Casemiro is too quick for I_Fresneda ... Casemiro rifles it to the far post! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Guedes Scorers : N/A Sent Off : Rodri (29) Booked : G_Guedes (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Lepenant (Man of the Match) Scorers : Samu (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , T_Chalobah (27)O_Marmoush (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 7 | 13 Off target : 3 | 9 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 24 20 11 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 13 19 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 0 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 0 K_Mbabu DM 1 23 20 7 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_Gomez MF 1 23 21 10 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodri DM 1 19 24 5 32 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -3 -12 Casemiro AM 1 18 24 16 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 24 L_Pellegrini AM 1 9 23 21 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 9 G_Guedes FW 1 7 17 24 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 29 -2 14 A_Silva FW 1 7 13 24 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Daland DF 1 16 8 5 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl AM 1 13 14 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 23 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Tzolakis GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 A_Hickey DF 1 23 17 14 30 | 97 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 0 28 T_Chalobah DF 1 22 18 15 24 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 14 43 24 A_Silva DF 1 22 19 5 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 I_Fresneda DF 1 22 20 4 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 E_Camavinga DF 1 21 23 7 24 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 30 0 J_Lepenant DM 1 20 21 15 25 | 97 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 53 15 Andre DM 1 20 22 11 28 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Samu FW 1 6 19 23 22 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 O_Marmoush AM 1 6 21 23 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 10 13 K_Konate FW 1 8 20 24 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Boruc GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Wiesner DF 1 15 11 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Guilherme AM 1 6 21 18 26 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 I_Houben MF 1 5 18 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Gebert FW 1 6 12 17 10 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1759767723 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40