FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Mon Aug 04) Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur 5-1-2-1-1 C | 5-1-0-1-3 L Emlyn Brennan | Tim Brown | E_Martinez GK | GK G_Vicario N_Semedo DF | DF K_Mbabu R_Gosens DF | DF Z_Debast A_Robertson DF | DF D_Udogie L_Digne DF | DF C_Romero D_Munoz DF | DF K_Danso S_Amrabat DM | DM R_Bentancur L_Goretzka MF | FW B_Johnson N_Fekir MF | AM J_Maddison L_Pellegrini AM | FW V_Boniface L_Martinez FW | FW L_Bailey | F_Dahmen SUB | SUB S_Dieng L_Binks SUB | SUB C_Azpiliceuta L_Blas SUB | SUB A_Dorrington S_Opsahl SUB | SUB D_Kulusevski D_Deger SUB | SUB W_Lankshear Min. 2 :(ast) L_Martinez with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... C_Romero takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 2 :(tot) E_Martinez with a terrible kick! ... L_Bailey is through! ... N_Fekir with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Emlyn Brennan looks relieved ... Tim Brown is far from happy with that decision Min. 3 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a 30-yard pass to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson hits a great drive! ... G_Vicario makes a difficult save Min. 4 :(ast) R_Gosens brings it under control ... He takes on Z_Debast ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Semedo! ... A delicate header from N_Semedo! ... But G_Vicario with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... R_Gosens curls it into the box! ... G_Vicario comes out and claims it! Min. 4 :(tot) K_Danso chests it down ... A delicate chip from K_Danso! ... But E_Martinez with the difficult save Min. 7 :(tot) L_Bailey with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from R_Gosens ... R_Gosens goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 7 :(ast) N_Semedo controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... K_Mbabu with a reckless challenge ... RED CARD!! ... The referee ushers him away!! ... He is taking no shit from these players and it's good to see! Min. 7 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... R_Bentancur will now play as a DF Min. 10 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 10 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... D_Munoz will now play as a DM Min. 10 :(ast) N_Semedo with a penetrating pass to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez attempts to nutmeg G_Vicario! ... But G_Vicario reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on G_Vicario anyway Min. 11 :(ast) A_Robertson storms past his marker ... D_Udogie fouls badly ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 12 :(ast) L_Pellegrini plays it forward to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez goes for the top corner! ... G_Vicario gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 15 :(ast) N_Fekir runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Martinez ... K_Danso hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for G_Vicario, who catches the ball Min. 17 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a 30-yard pass to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson with a bomb of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Gosens flights it in! ... G_Vicario reads it well, and claims it! Min. 18 :(tot) L_Bailey gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_Gosens! ... He has some space now! ... L_Bailey tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That's given Tottenham Hotspur the advantage! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 19 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... L_Bailey will now play as a AM Min. 19 :(ast) L_Goretzka moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Pellegrini ... L_Pellegrini fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... The game's up for grabs now! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 20 :(ast) R_Gosens runs at D_Udogie ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Gosens plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But G_Vicario punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that G_Vicario got a touch Min. 20 :(tot) J_Maddison picks up a loose ball ... J_Maddison hits the ball on the bounce! ... E_Martinez gets up well to catch that one Min. 22 :(ast) A_Robertson slides the ball across to D_Munoz ... D_Munoz hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... G_Vicario makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 24 :(ast) N_Fekir picks up a loose ball ... N_Fekir fires off a right-footed shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 29 :(tot) B_Johnson takes advantage of a mistake by L_Digne ... Can he make them pay? ... D_Munoz with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 30 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to A Min. 33 :(ast) L_Pellegrini with a pinpoint pass to A_Robertson ... C_Romero seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 35 :(ast) A_Robertson is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Fekir ... B_Johnson fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 39 :(ast) L_Martinez eases past C_Romero ... D_Udogie tackles from behind ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. Min. 42 :(ast) S_Amrabat 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 A_Robertson ... A vicious shot by A_Robertson! ... G_Vicario parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(ast) S_Amrabat looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez shoots towards goal! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 44 :(ast) L_Goretzka brings the ball into the opposing area ... L_Goretzka curls it towards the top corner! ... G_Vicario with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 48 :(ast) L_Digne finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... L_Digne with the strike! ... G_Vicario with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 49 :(ast) A_Robertson plays a long ball to D_Munoz ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... K_Danso hits it out for a throw Min. 50 :(ast) L_Martinez with an inch perfect pass to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir with the shot on net! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 50 :(tot) D_Udogie swings at L_Pellegrini ... Right in front of The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 51 :(ast) N_Semedo with a flicked pass to S_Amrabat ... But he loses control of it ... Z_Debast takes possession Min. 55 :(ast) A_Robertson cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But G_Vicario punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 55 :(tot) K_Danso runs at goal ... He spots the run of V_Boniface ... He's played him in ... L_Digne reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 56 :(ast) The ball goes loose! ... N_Semedo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_Semedo chases it through, he must score! ... G_Vicario parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 58 :(tot) V_Boniface beats his marker ... L_Goretzka reads the play well Min. 60 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: W_Lankshear ... COMING OFF: B_Johnson Min. 60 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: A_Dorrington ... COMING OFF: K_Danso Min. 61 :(tot) L_Bailey knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Robertson ... N_Semedo bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(ast) N_Fekir is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... S_Amrabat latches onto the end of it ... Z_Debast with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 62 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: C_Azpiliceuta ... COMING OFF: Z_Debast Min. 62 :(ast) L_Goretzka cuts in on C_Romero's blind side ... C_Romero reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson dinks the ball into the area! ... L_Martinez gets something on it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Gosens! ... C_Romero clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 64 :(ast) R_Gosens wins possession ... He plays the ball across to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka tries to catch the keeper out! ... G_Vicario parries it Min. 66 :(tot) J_Maddison takes possession ... L_Digne with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 67 :(tot) W_Lankshear volleys it forward. He finds C_Romero ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Digne ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 68 :(ast) S_Amrabat threads the through ball to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez cracks a laser towards goal! ... But G_Vicario makes an easy save Min. 72 :(ast) L_Pellegrini runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir fires the shot in! ... G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Bentancur gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... N_Fekir will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... S_Amrabat will now play as a MF Min. 75 :(ast) N_Fekir hits a hard pass to L_Goretzka ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Goretzka! ... G_Vicario with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 76 :(ast) A_Robertson with a short pass to find L_Martinez ... A delicate header from L_Martinez! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 76 :(ast) L_Pellegrini plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Gosens keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Maddison scythes the player down! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Emlyn Brennan looks annoyed that there was no card there ... FREE KICK ... L_Goretzka swings it in ... L_Pellegrini takes control of it! ... L_Pellegrini hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... G_Vicario tips it over ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir crosses it in! ... N_Semedo with the shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 79 :(ast) L_Martinez pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... But C_Azpiliceuta slides in Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(ast) S_Amrabat retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... N_Semedo gets on the end of it ... N_Semedo with a low drive through the rain! ... G_Vicario saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 85 :(tot) V_Boniface runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off L_Digne back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Great challenge by R_Gosens ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Bentancur curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... S_Amrabat clears the danger Min. 86 :(ast) N_Fekir backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_Martinez gets on the end of it ... What a shot from L_Martinez! ... It could go anywhere ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(tot) L_Bailey cuts the ball back to V_Boniface ... The defender is caught ball watching ... V_Boniface takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just E_Martinez is between him and the goal ... E_Martinez makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... Inches wide!! Min. 90 :(ast) N_Fekir with a 40-yard pass to N_Semedo ... A wicked drive by N_Semedo! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Vicario dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Vicario beaten! ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir with an inswinging corner into the box ... L_Pellegrini makes a firm connection with his head ... G_Vicario tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez lofts the ball in! ... It comes to R_Gosens ... He fires it towards to goal ... The shot slips through G_Vicario's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 90 :(ast) D_Munoz with an incisive pass to L_Martinez ... L_Bailey with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! ... FREE KICK ... R_Gosens plays it short to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir cracks a laser towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini plays it towards the near post! ... A_Dorrington gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 91 :(tot) C_Romero nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... C_Romero hits a crisp volley! ... E_Martinez claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... That surely hands Tottenham Hotspur victory!! ... Aston Villa 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 92 :(ast) L_Martinez flights the ball to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir tries one from the edge of the box! ... It's beaten G_Vicario ... It goes wide!! Min. 95 :(ast) L_Martinez finds S_Amrabat in acres of space ... S_Amrabat hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But G_Vicario palms it away ... He could have caught that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Goretzka (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Pellegrini (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Semedo (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Vicario Scorers : L_Bailey (18), C_Romero (91) Sent Off : K_Mbabu (7), D_Udogie (50) Booked : Z_Debast (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 32 | 5 Off target : 13 | 1 On target : 19 | 4 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 10 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 2 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 29 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 24 17 13 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 30 79 R_Gosens DF 1 24 16 11 25 | 96 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 34 36 A_Robertson DF 1 24 19 10 29 | 96 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 70 58 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 18 D_Munoz DM 1 23 20 11 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 13 19 S_Amrabat MF 1 18 23 11 29 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 40 19 L_Goretzka MF 1 17 23 18 25 | 96 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 21 45 36 N_Fekir AM 1 5 23 20 29 | 96 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 50 42 L_Pellegrini FW 1 9 23 21 26 | 96 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 40 44 L_Martinez FW 1 8 19 25 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 42 30 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Binks DF 1 16 9 8 35 | 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 MF 1 13 14 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Deger FW 1 8 12 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 26 1 1 1 31 | 96 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 Z_Debast DF 1 21 18 11 28 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -2 -2 D_Udogie DF 1 23 19 13 28 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 C_Romero DF 1 24 16 9 19 | 96 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 56 0 50 K_Danso DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 61 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 17 17 R_Bentancur DF 1 21 22 10 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 B_Johnson FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Maddison AM 1 5 22 21 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 V_Boniface FW 1 7 18 24 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 L_Bailey AM 1 4 23 22 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 24 S_Dieng GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 21 14 11 27 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 A_Dorrington DF 1 18 11 6 27 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 D_Kulusevski MF 1 5 21 21 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Lankshear FW 1 8 15 18 20 | 35 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 1754321652 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40