FFO DPT, Aston Villa vs. Rangers (Wed Mar 11) Aston Villa | Rangers 4-1-1-3-1 L | 5-2-0-1-2 P Emlyn Brennan | John Read Caretaker | E_Martinez GK | GK M_Svilar A_Robertson DF | DF P_Torres N_Semedo DF | FW A_Hlozek L_Digne DF | DF B_Pavard K_Mbabu DF | DM O_Skipp Casemiro DM | AM M_Merino L_Goretzka MF | DF J_Tah O_Dembele AM | DF W_Gallas L_Pellegrini AM | DF S_Bueno K_Coman AM | DM Mar_Antonio S_Gnabry FW | FW L_Openda | D_Bentley SUB | SUB A_Bizzarri K_Trippier SUB | SUB J_Cuenca L_Blas SUB | SUB J_Morcillo Y_Wissa SUB | SUB G_Delvecchio A_Licata SUB | SUB M_Zarate Min. 1 :(ast) A_Robertson takes on S_Bueno ... He runs past him ... S_Bueno redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 6 :(ran) J_Tah with a probing through ball M_Merino ... M_Merino aims for the top right corner! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... John Read Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 8 :(ast) Casemiro runs at the defence ... He nutmegs W_Gallas ... He showed his class there ... P_Torres forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by L_Pellegrini! ... M_Svilar comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... O_Dembele swings a leg at it! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... K_Coman floats the ball in! ... L_Goretzka gets to it! ... M_Svilar was lucky there Min. 8 :(ran) A_Hlozek flicks it over N_Semedo's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Hlozek looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... B_Pavard swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... E_Martinez makes the catch! Min. 9 :(ast) L_Digne with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Gnabry gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Gnabry hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Svilar never had a chance! Min. 9 :(ran) P_Torres runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Robertson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... N_Semedo reads the play well Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to N Min. 16 :(ran) A_Hlozek with a smart pass to M_Merino ... M_Merino rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The ball moves through the air! ... E_Martinez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... E_Martinez catches it with style! Min. 17 :(ran) A_Hlozek with a precise pass to M_Merino ... Casemiro is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 19 :(ast) S_Gnabry bursts forward ... S_Gnabry chases it through, he must score! ... GOAL!! ... M_Svilar had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... That's given Aston Villa the advantage! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Rangers ... Min. 20 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to A Min. 23 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to O_Dembele ... O_Skipp tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Svilar reads it well, and claims it! Min. 23 :(ran) W_Gallas kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... L_Goretzka with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Rangers players ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_Hlozek hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 27 :(ast) L_Digne pass splits open the defence and finds O_Dembele ... But J_Tah barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 31 :(ast) L_Pellegrini reads the run of O_Dembele ... P_Torres wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 35 :(ast) S_Gnabry flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A delicate chip from S_Gnabry! ... But M_Svilar parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 37 :(ran) B_Pavard with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... L_Pellegrini with a terrible tackle ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 38 :(ast) Casemiro drives it across the face of the goal L_Goretzka ... J_Tah read the danger and stops the pass Min. 40 :(ran) L_Openda cuts the ball back to O_Skipp ... O_Skipp flicks the header toward the far post! ... But E_Martinez parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 40 :(ast) S_Gnabry feeds the ball to L_Pellegrini ... L_Openda with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) O_Dembele with the header on ... He finds L_Pellegrini in space ... The ball hits J_Tah in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 45 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: J_Cuenca ... COMING OFF: W_Gallas Min. 45 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: J_Morcillo ... COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Rangers Min. 46 :(ast) Casemiro with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... S_Bueno with a poor challenge ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... S_Gnabry with the outside of his boot ... M_Svilar with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 47 :(ast) N_Semedo controls the ball with ease ... N_Semedo fires a shot at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Svilar dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And M_Svilar tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... Casemiro hits it into the box! ... S_Gnabry loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Aston Villa 2-0 Rangers ... Min. 48 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to E Min. 48 :(ran) M_Merino controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... J_Tah gets onto the end of the pass! ... But K_Coman clears the ball to safety Min. 48 :(ast) O_Dembele cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Goretzka ... B_Pavard rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(ran) A_Hlozek gets lucky and beats L_Digne ... Now with the centre to S_Bueno ... S_Bueno keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for E_Martinez ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... E_Martinez looks embarrassed! ... Aston Villa 2-1 Rangers ... Min. 51 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to A Min. 52 :(ast) S_Gnabry plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A great volley from S_Gnabry! ... M_Svilar gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 53 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Tah ... S_Gnabry has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Svilar parries it ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... L_Goretzka gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Gnabry swings it in! ... A_Robertson gets on the end of it ... M_Svilar makes a good save Min. 56 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Cuenca with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... L_Goretzka knocks it forward ... L_Digne gets on the end of it ... L_Digne keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Mbabu lofts the ball in! ... M_Svilar comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... S_Gnabry with the header ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 57 :(ran) A_Hlozek with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Robertson a clean set of heals ... A_Hlozek keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But E_Martinez just gets his fingers to that one Min. 59 :(ast) Casemiro works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka tries to chip the ball over M_Svilar! ... M_Svilar parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 59 :(ast) Casemiro backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Goretzka latches onto the end of it ... L_Openda with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 61 :(ast) L_Digne sidesteps B_Pavard ... He showed great skill there ... J_Morcillo hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Casemiro drives it into the box! ... L_Pellegrini rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 64 :(ast) The defender underhits the back pass! ... L_Goretzka is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... Fine tackle by J_Cuenca ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 67 :(ran) M_Merino takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Openda ... L_Openda looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 69 :(ran) J_Tah chips the ball forward to M_Merino ... L_Goretzka goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 72 :(ran) J_Tah looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Openda ... K_Mbabu with an ugly foul Min. 73 :(ran) B_Pavard with an inch perfect pass to L_Openda ... L_Openda tries to beat E_Martinez from outside the area! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for E_Martinez ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... E_Martinez looks embarrassed! ... Now it's all square! ... Aston Villa 2-2 Rangers ... Min. 74 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 74 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a MF Min. 74 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a FW Min. 74 :(ran) S_Bueno chips the ball forward to M_Merino ... N_Semedo with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers ... COMING ON: M_Zarate ... COMING OFF: L_Openda Min. 78 :(ast) L_Goretzka finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... L_Goretzka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... What a massive goal that is! ... Aston Villa have taken the lead with not long to go!! ... Aston Villa 3-2 Rangers ... Min. 78 :(ast) N_Semedo with the dribble ... M_Merino with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 79 :(ran) M_Zarate hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Cuenca latches onto it! ... J_Cuenca hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... E_Martinez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... E_Martinez reacts well to save!! Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Casemiro will now play as a DM Min. 81 :(ast) S_Gnabry takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Gnabry lobs M_Svilar! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged M_Svilar ... That completes his hat-trick!! ... Aston Villa 4-2 Rangers ... Min. 82 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Trippier ... COMING OFF: K_Mbabu Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Pellegrini will now play as a MF Min. 82 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to E Min. 83 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: L_Blas ... COMING OFF: L_Pellegrini Min. 83 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: A_Licata ... COMING OFF: L_Blas Min. 83 :(ast) N_Semedo finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... J_Morcillo with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a DM Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(ast) O_Dembele with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from P_Torres ... O_Dembele drives it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 10 goals for this season! ... Aston Villa 5-2 Rangers ... Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(ran) Tactical Change by Rangers ... Rangers have changed their playing style to C Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(ast) Casemiro knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Casemiro hits the ball on the bounce! ... Over the bar! Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(ast) Casemiro is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to L_Digne ... L_Digne with the crafty shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 94 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 94 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 95 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 95 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM Min. 96 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 96 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a AM ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Gnabry (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Gnabry (19,47,81), L_Goretzka (78), O_Dembele (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Hlozek Scorers : , S_Bueno (50)L_Openda (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , L_Openda (40), J_Cuenca (56)M_Merino (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Rangers Attempts on Goal : 21 | 10 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 12 | 6 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 8 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 16 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 5 - 2 Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 24 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 24 20 11 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 N_Semedo DF 1 25 18 14 25 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 18 L_Digne DF 1 25 19 12 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 36 K_Mbabu DF 1 24 20 7 27 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casemiro DM 1 18 24 16 28 | 98 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 14 L_Goretzka DM 1 17 24 19 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 23 12 71 O_Dembele AM 1 7 24 23 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24 33 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 24 22 26 | 85 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 K_Coman AM 1 8 23 23 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 21 26 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 15 90 D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 21 15 11 25 | 14 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 Y_Wissa AM 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Licata AM 1 5 14 21 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Svilar GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 P_Torres DF 1 24 15 13 29 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 A_Hlozek FW 1 9 18 24 27 | 98 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 58 20 B_Pavard DF 1 23 19 9 26 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 O_Skipp DM 1 19 22 12 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 20 M_Merino AM 1 9 23 20 29 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 24 20 J_Tah DF 1 24 15 13 26 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 42 0 W_Gallas DF 1 19 16 9 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Bueno DF 1 23 19 5 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 17 17 62 Mar_Antonio DM 1 16 22 15 21 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Openda FW 1 5 16 24 23 | 77 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 18 28 A_Bizzarri GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cuenca DF 1 14 11 7 30 | 53 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24 -2 23 J_Morcillo DM 1 11 14 4 26 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 G_Delvecchio MF 1 4 19 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zarate FW 1 4 13 19 26 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 1773259288 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40