FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (Fri May 08) Aston Villa | Manchester City 5-1-1-2-1 A | 5-2-3 C Emlyn Brennan | Nick Lovell | A_McGregor GK | GK Ederson N_Semedo DF | DF M_Thiaw K_Mbabu DF | DF R_Ait_Nouri N_Vidic DF | DF A_Khusanov J_Tah DF | DF J_Hato L_Digne DF | DF Marquinhos Rodri DM | MF Am_Onana K_Lukoki MF | MF B_Silva L_Goretzka AM | FW A_Gordon J_Duffus AM | FW D_Vlahovic S_Gnabry FW | FW H_Kane | F_Bredlow SUB | SUB Moya I_Cisse SUB | SUB L_Aigner M_Caqueret SUB | SUB E_Robson D_Deger SUB | SUB Ruben_Dias Y_Wissa SUB | SUB N_Goodman Min. 1 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to H_Kane ... Rodri wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... J_Hato floats it forward ... M_Thiaw latches onto the end of it ... But he loses control of it ... L_Digne takes possession Min. 4 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic breaks free from his marker ... L_Goretzka fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 5 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Thiaw ... From long range S_Gnabry bends the ball towards goal! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 5 :(mnc) J_Hato is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to H_Kane ... H_Kane curls the ball in on goal! ... A_McGregor heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 7 :(ast) Ederson with a terrible kick! ... J_Duffus takes control of the ball! ... What a fantastic interception by A_Khusanov Min. 8 :(ast) N_Semedo cuts inside J_Hato ... He worked that well ... He puts in J_Tah! ... J_Tah flings a shot at goal! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 10 :(ast) J_Duffus with the heel pass to L_Goretzka ... R_Ait_Nouri is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 13 :(ast) L_Goretzka beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... H_Kane goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L Min. 16 :(ast) K_Lukoki holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to S_Gnabry ... A_Khusanov slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 17 :(ast) S_Gnabry beats R_Ait_Nouri ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... S_Gnabry leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... Ederson takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 17 :(mnc) A_Gordon pushes it past the defender ... A_Gordon sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Silva swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... L_Goretzka clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 18 :(ast) The defender underhits the back pass! ... J_Duffus is through! ... What a mistake by M_Thiaw! ... J_Hato gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 25 :(ast) Rodri with a one-touch layoff to J_Duffus ... J_Duffus with a thundering shot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 32 :(mnc) Am_Onana sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Marquinhos ... K_Lukoki cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 40 :(ast) J_Duffus plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... Excellent sliding challenge by Marquinhos ... He timed it well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) K_Lukoki sprints past M_Thiaw ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... R_Ait_Nouri fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 44 :(ast) J_Tah with the header on ... He finds N_Semedo in space ... N_Semedo with a thundering drive! ... Ederson with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 44 :(ast) N_Vidic spits at R_Ait_Nouri ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 46 :(ast) J_Duffus takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... J_Duffus tries one from the edge of the box! ... Ederson with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 46 :(mnc) A_Khusanov chips the ball forward to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_McGregor ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_McGregor looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 47 :(mnc) Am_Onana finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... J_Duffus with a nasty foul ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 47 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a bad back pass ... N_Semedo forces him off the ball Min. 48 :(ast) L_Goretzka knocks it past M_Thiaw and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Khusanov slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 49 :(mnc) B_Silva brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass ... N_Semedo with an ugly foul ... The Referee lectures him Min. 49 :(mnc) J_Hato takes advantage of a mistake by K_Mbabu ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Hato hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 49 :(ast) N_Semedo dribbles past J_Hato ... H_Kane with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City Min. 46 :(ast) K_Lukoki hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Gnabry latches onto it! ... Driven towards goal by S_Gnabry! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Hato flicks the ball through ... A_Khusanov runs onto it! ... A_Khusanov fires a shot at goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 50 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: D_Deger ... COMING OFF: J_Duffus Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 50 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a AM Min. 50 :(ast) L_Digne flicks it over Am_Onana's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... L_Digne flicks the header toward the far post! ... It's way wide ... The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 50 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past K_Mbabu! ... He has some space now! ... L_Digne with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 51 :(mnc) Marquinhos drives the ball across field ... It comes to H_Kane ... H_Kane sends it flying towards goal! ... What agility from A_McGregor Min. 55 :(mnc) Marquinhos runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_Mbabu back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Driven towards goal by Marquinhos! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... A_McGregor never had a chance! ... That's given Manchester City the lead! ... Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 56 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic beats J_Tah ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Vlahovic unleashes a pile driver! ... A_McGregor has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_McGregor is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 58 :(mnc) Am_Onana lobs the ball over the defence ... H_Kane latches on to it ... K_Lukoki fouls badly ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Gordon holds the ball up ... He sees Marquinhos in space! ... Marquinhos beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat A_McGregor ... He dinks it over A_McGregor ... It goes wide!! Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: Am_Onana Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a MF Min. 66 :(mnc) N_Goodman with the dribble ... L_Digne is easily beaten ... N_Goodman shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 69 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a measured pass to N_Goodman ... N_Goodman tries the lob from 30 yards! ... A_McGregor is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 71 :(ast) L_Digne squares it to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... Ederson palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... L_Goretzka floats the ball in! ... N_Semedo loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Ederson tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... L_Goretzka with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Ait_Nouri wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 71 :(ast) S_Gnabry has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Ait_Nouri! ... He has some space now! ... Marquinhos with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... K_Lukoki will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 77 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... D_Vlahovic with the attempt at goal! ... A_McGregor with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 79 :(ast) L_Digne plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But he loses control of it ... B_Silva belts it clear Min. 83 :(mnc) Marquinhos has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Semedo ... He puts in M_Thiaw! ... J_Tah dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 83 :(ast) S_Gnabry takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... R_Ait_Nouri with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(ast) Rodri brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Tah gets on the end of the pass ... J_Tah from 20 yards! ... Ederson makes a fine save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Gnabry Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Rodri (1), L_Goretzka (4), N_Vidic (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Marquinhos (Man of the Match) Scorers : Marquinhos (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Marquinhos (71), R_Ait_Nouri (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 12 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 0 - 1 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_McGregor GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 25 18 15 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 18 34 K_Mbabu DF 1 24 21 7 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Vidic DF 1 20 15 9 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_Tah DF 1 24 15 13 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 21 38 L_Digne DF 1 25 20 12 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 16 18 Rodri DM 1 19 25 6 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20 -2 K_Lukoki AM 1 16 22 7 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 28 0 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 24 20 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 -2 -2 J_Duffus AM 1 10 19 22 24 | 54 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 21 26 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 F_Bredlow GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Cisse DF 1 15 12 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Caqueret MF 1 15 22 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Deger FW 1 8 12 15 20 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 29 1 1 1 22 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 24 21 18 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 25 20 16 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2 A_Khusanov DF 1 23 21 14 26 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 15 16 J_Hato DF 1 23 20 11 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 32 19 Marquinhos DF 1 25 20 17 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 13 30 49 Am_Onana MF 1 21 24 13 29 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 B_Silva MF 1 4 26 20 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 0 A_Gordon MF 1 5 23 23 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 7 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 19 27 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 H_Kane FW 1 8 21 26 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 12 Moya GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Aigner DF 1 17 9 4 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 18 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias MF 1 24 20 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 4 14 19 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1778275564 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40