FFO Prem, Southampton vs. Aston Villa (Fri Aug 01) Southampton | Aston Villa 5-1-0-3-1 N | 5-1-2-1-1 C Jamie Smith | Emlyn Brennan | M_Hermansen GK | GK E_Martinez T_Nianzou DF | DF N_Semedo W_Fofana DF | DF R_Gosens J_Kounde DF | DF A_Robertson N_Molina DF | DF L_Digne H_Cartwright DF | DF D_Munoz S_Vos DM | DM S_Amrabat M_Kudus AM | MF L_Goretzka G_Martinelli AM | MF N_Fekir P_Foden AM | AM L_Pellegrini M_Thuram FW | FW L_Martinez | Jose_Sa SUB | SUB F_Dahmen A_Coda SUB | SUB L_Binks T_Becker SUB | SUB L_Blas R_Christie SUB | SUB S_Opsahl N_Maupay SUB | SUB D_Deger Min. 6 :(ast) L_Pellegrini with a Cruyff turn ... N_Molina with a poor challenge Min. 7 :(ast) L_Martinez is too quick for W_Fofana ... P_Foden with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! 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 :(sou) M_Kudus beats N_Semedo ... M_Kudus with a stunning strike! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 12 :(sou) G_Martinelli finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... The ball hits R_Gosens in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 14 :(sou) T_Nianzou with the header on ... He finds N_Molina in space ... N_Molina rises above the defence to head the ball! ... E_Martinez makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 14 :(ast) R_Gosens runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... L_Martinez latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... H_Cartwright takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 16 :(sou) T_Nianzou finds G_Martinelli on the edge of the box ... But he loses control of it ... R_Gosens hits it out for a throw Min. 17 :(sou) S_Vos controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Thuram gets onto the end of the pass! ... A heafty challenge by A_Robertson ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Thuram ... E_Martinez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 18 :(sou) S_Vos elbows L_Digne off the ball ... Right in front of The Referee! ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 21 :(ast) D_Munoz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... L_Martinez gets onto the end of the pass! ... A glorious effort by L_Martinez! ... M_Hermansen gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 24 :(sou) P_Foden finds the space intelligently ... Superbly timed tackle by L_Goretzka ... He made it look easy Min. 25 :(ast) L_Martinez elbows G_Martinelli off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... 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! Min. 28 :(ast) S_Amrabat kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Martinez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Martinelli tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini curls it into the box! ... It comes to A_Robertson ... He gets the shot away ... But it puts it well wide Min. 31 :(ast) L_Pellegrini beats J_Kounde ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Pellegrini keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 32 :(sou) P_Foden spits at N_Fekir ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 37 :(sou) P_Foden beats R_Gosens with absolute ease! ... But L_Goretzka spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 39 :(sou) P_Foden boots it towards S_Vos ... L_Digne anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 39 :(sou) M_Thuram has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on E_Martinez! ... L_Pellegrini hacks him down! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 40 :(sou) M_Thuram cuts in on R_Gosens's blind side ... M_Thuram flicks the header toward the far post! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 40 :(ast) L_Martinez pushes it past G_Martinelli ... L_Martinez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... M_Hermansen blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 40 :(sou) M_Thuram cuts inside L_Digne ... He worked that well ... He puts in M_Kudus! ... N_Fekir with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 41 :(ast) L_Digne has broken clear! Just M_Hermansen to beat! ... M_Kudus brings him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez fires the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... That puts Aston Villa ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 45 :(sou) J_Kounde feeds the ball to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli with the goal bound shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Martinelli! ... N_Semedo reads it well and clears the danger Min. 46 :(sou) P_Foden with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Thuram ... A vicious shot by M_Thuram! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... H_Cartwright dinks the ball into the area! ... E_Martinez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... S_Vos swings a leg at it! ... E_Martinez fists it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(ast) S_Amrabat hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Pellegrini latches onto it! ... L_Pellegrini with a low drive through the rain! ... M_Hermansen with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 49 :(sou) P_Foden cuts through the defence ... L_Digne with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... M_Kudus swings it in ... P_Foden takes control of it! ... P_Foden attempts a lob! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 53 :(sou) G_Martinelli holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Kounde ... But S_Amrabat puts the ball out of play Min. 54 :(sou) M_Thuram skips the challenge from S_Amrabat ... M_Thuram with a stunning strike! ... But E_Martinez punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 54 :(ast) S_Amrabat finds L_Martinez in the box ... L_Martinez has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Southampton 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 55 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to A Min. 55 :(sou) M_Thuram with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Robertson ... M_Thuram with the side footed shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Southampton 1-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 56 :(ast) D_Munoz slips past his marker J_Kounde ... The ball is whipped into L_Digne ... L_Digne tries to place it in the corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... S_Amrabat flights it in! ... M_Hermansen comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... N_Fekir with the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 58 :(ast) L_Martinez has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Kounde ... He puts in N_Fekir! ... N_Fekir goes for the top corner! ... M_Hermansen with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 61 :(ast) N_Fekir plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But J_Kounde puts it in row Z! Min. 62 :(sou) P_Foden is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It floats over E_Martinez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 64 :(sou) J_Kounde holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Foden ... P_Foden has a dig at goal! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 66 :(sou) S_Vos leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to P_Foden ... P_Foden has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... E_Martinez gets up well to catch that one Min. 67 :(sou) G_Martinelli pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Kudus is clean through! ... R_Gosens with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: L_Binks ... COMING OFF: L_Digne Min. 72 :(ast) L_Martinez with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... A left-footer by L_Martinez! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... M_Hermansen palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez drives it into the box! ... N_Molina wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 73 :(sou) J_Kounde brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Kudus gets on the end of the pass ... M_Kudus attempts a chip! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged E_Martinez ... That's got Southampton back level! ... Southampton 2-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 73 :(ast) L_Martinez flicks it past W_Fofana ... He runs forward ... L_Martinez tries one from the edge of the box! ... M_Hermansen saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there 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. 76 :(sou) G_Martinelli is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to J_Kounde ... But L_Binks puts the ball out of play Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(sou) J_Kounde with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Thuram gets on the end of the pass ... Another tackle close to the line by N_Semedo ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Foden flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for E_Martinez, who catches the ball Min. 84 :(ast) N_Fekir with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Well intercepted by T_Nianzou Min. 85 :(sou) S_Vos unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Kounde ... J_Kounde tries to lob the keeper! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(sou) H_Cartwright with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... W_Fofana gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Binks with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Marys Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Thuram Scorers : M_Thuram (55), M_Kudus (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Foden (7), M_Kudus (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martinez (44,54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Martinez (25), L_Binks (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 6 | 8 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hermansen GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 23 19 8 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 28 0 W_Fofana DF 1 23 17 11 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 24 17 13 27 | 96 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 85 15 N_Molina DF 1 23 18 7 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 23 H_Cartwright DF 1 16 19 12 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 0 S_Vos DM 1 20 21 5 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 25 M_Kudus AM 1 6 22 22 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 34 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 21 21 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 24 7 P_Foden AM 1 6 22 21 28 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 31 21 M_Thuram FW 1 8 17 24 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 34 Jose_Sa GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Coda DF 1 19 16 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Becker DM 1 11 16 6 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Christie AM 1 7 16 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Maupay FW 1 5 11 16 22 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 24 16 11 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 17 0 A_Robertson DF 1 24 19 10 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 18 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 16 D_Munoz DM 1 23 20 11 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 S_Amrabat MF 1 18 23 11 29 | 96 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 45 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 17 23 18 25 | 96 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 25 0 N_Fekir AM 1 5 23 20 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 L_Pellegrini FW 1 9 23 21 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 L_Martinez FW 1 8 19 25 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 -2 12 54 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 | 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 -2 -2 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 1754068903 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40