FFO Prem, Burnley vs. Aston Villa (Fri Aug 15) Burnley | Aston Villa 4-2-0-2-2 N | 5-1-2-1-1 E Simon Hill | Emlyn Brennan | L_Chevalier GK | GK E_Martinez Cucurella DF | DF N_Semedo A_Balde DF | DF B_Pavard L_Geertruida DF | DF Edgar C_Mbemba DF | DF L_Digne M_Hjulmand DM | DF A_Robertson F_Valverde DM | DM S_Amrabat Pedri AM | MF L_Goretzka Munir AM | MF N_Fekir M_Boadu FW | AM L_Pellegrini H_Ekitike FW | FW L_Martinez | C_Cudicini SUB | SUB F_Dahmen K_Kaladze SUB | SUB L_Binks C_Adam SUB | SUB L_Blas D_Crnigoj SUB | SUB D_Johnson M_Sulejmani SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(bur) H_Ekitike sidesteps his marker ... L_Digne with a clumsy challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Emlyn Brennan looks relieved ... Simon Hill is far from happy with that decision Min. 2 :(bur) M_Hjulmand looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Geertruida ... But N_Semedo wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 4 :(bur) M_Boadu with a smart pass to F_Valverde ... Fine tackle by B_Pavard ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 4 :(ast) N_Fekir with a burst of pace ... N_Fekir plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But L_Chevalier punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 9 :(ast) S_Amrabat sidesteps Cucurella ... S_Amrabat has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... L_Chevalier fists it away Min. 10 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to C 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 ... A_Robertson will now play as a DM Min. 10 :(bur) M_Boadu takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Boadu tries one from the edge of the box! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 12 :(bur) Cucurella sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to H_Ekitike ... H_Ekitike tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... E_Martinez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... E_Martinez reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Cucurella swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Pedri makes a firm connection with his head ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 13 :(ast) L_Pellegrini chips the ball forward to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Let's see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! ... Burnley 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 13 :(bur) F_Valverde has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Boadu gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Martinez with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... The ref gives a PENALTY!! ... H_Ekitike takes it ... GOAL!! ... Smashed into the top corner ... It's all to play for again! ... Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa... Min. 14 :(ast) L_Martinez back heels to find L_Goretzka in space ... L_Goretzka tries the shot! ... L_Chevalier with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 18 :(ast) L_Pellegrini cuts inside A_Balde ... He worked that well ... He puts in L_Martinez! ... L_Martinez with his head down lets it go! ... L_Chevalier won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 20 :(bur) L_Geertruida gets lucky and beats Edgar ... Now with the centre to F_Valverde ... F_Valverde attempts to drive it home! ... E_Martinez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 21 :(bur) M_Hjulmand brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Boadu gets on the end of the pass ... L_Martinez rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 28 :(bur) F_Valverde works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Munir ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Munir! ... It looks good ... 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 Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to E Min. 45 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Boadu will now play as a AM Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C Min. 45 :(ast) L_Digne flicks the ball through ... N_Fekir runs onto it! ... Cleared by Cucurella ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(bur) M_Boadu comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... S_Amrabat with an ugly foul Min. 52 :(bur) Cucurella has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... F_Valverde gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Valverde looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... E_Martinez fists it away Min. 57 :(ast) Edgar rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to L_Goretzka ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Hjulmand hits it out for a throw Min. 59 :(bur) Pedri flicks it over Edgar's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But N_Semedo spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 59 :(ast) B_Pavard knocks the ball past the lunge of Cucurella ... But C_Mbemba wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 60 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: K_Kaladze ... COMING OFF: L_Geertruida Min. 60 :(bur) Pedri looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Kaladze ... K_Kaladze with the punt towards goal! ... E_Martinez with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 60 :(ast) L_Digne sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to N_Fekir ... The ball hits M_Hjulmand in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 62 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: M_Sulejmani ... COMING OFF: Munir Min. 64 :(bur) C_Mbemba with the heel pass to Pedri ... L_Digne brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 65 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... N_Fekir will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... S_Amrabat will now play as a MF Min. 72 :(bur) Pedri beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... Pedri with a screamer of a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 72 :(ast) N_Fekir with a precise ball to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits off a defender! ... L_Chevalier is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir plays it into the danger area! ... It comes to B_Pavard ... He fires it towards to goal ... L_Chevalier with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 74 :(bur) M_Sulejmani gets to the byline and finds M_Boadu with a beautiful cross ... Well intercepted by L_Martinez Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(bur) F_Valverde rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to K_Kaladze ... K_Kaladze hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... E_Martinez makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 77 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: C_Adam ... COMING OFF: Pedri Min. 77 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a FW Min. 77 :(ast) A_Robertson sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Edgar runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Edgar with the cheeky shot! ... But L_Chevalier with the difficult save Min. 78 :(bur) M_Hjulmand slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A_Robertson with the block Min. 80 :(bur) M_Sulejmani is too quick for the defence ... A thundering drive by M_Sulejmani! ... But it goes just over Min. 83 :(bur) Cucurella with an early cross to M_Sulejmani ... M_Sulejmani flings a shot at goal! ... It floats over E_Martinez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 85 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: Y_Wissa ... COMING OFF: L_Pellegrini Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: L_Blas ... COMING OFF: L_Goretzka Min. 90 :(bur) M_Sulejmani picks out H_Ekitike with the cross ... N_Fekir tackles from behind ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Ekitike Scorers : H_Ekitike (13 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martinez (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Martinez (21), N_Fekir (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 12 | 8 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 5 | 6 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 1 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Burnley Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Chevalier GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Cucurella DF 1 23 20 8 23 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 39 0 A_Balde DF 1 22 18 6 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 18 8 27 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 17 10 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 M_Hjulmand DM 1 19 22 16 29 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 22 0 F_Valverde DM 1 17 23 16 29 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 26 Pedri AM 1 12 23 21 25 | 79 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 Munir AM 1 3 17 23 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M_Boadu AM 1 5 18 24 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 H_Ekitike FW 1 7 19 24 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 C_Cudicini GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Kaladze DF 1 19 16 11 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 C_Adam MF 1 7 19 13 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Crnigoj AM 1 12 15 17 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sulejmani AM 1 10 16 19 29 | 29 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 18 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 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 24 17 14 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 B_Pavard DF 1 23 18 8 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 22 Edgar DF 1 22 15 9 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 21 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 0 A_Robertson DM 1 24 20 10 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 S_Amrabat MF 1 18 23 11 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 23 18 25 | 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 N_Fekir AM 1 5 24 20 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 7 8 L_Pellegrini FW 1 9 23 21 26 | 87 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 L_Martinez FW 1 8 19 25 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 28 12 22 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 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Johnson AM 1 0 14 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1755282936 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40