FFO Prem, Aston Villa vs. Portsmouth (Mon Apr 20) Aston Villa | Portsmouth 5-2-3 D | 5-3-1-1 P Emlyn Brennan | - | A_Lopes GK | GK Agirrezabala M_Skrtel DF | DF N_Mazraoui N_Semedo DF | DF J_Bernat L_Digne DF | DF J_Victor K_Mbabu DF | DF H_Clark J_Tah DF | DF A_Rudiger Rodri MF | MF F_Dimarco L_Goretzka MF | MF M_Rogers S_Gnabry FW | AM Dani_Olmo N_Jackson FW | MF A_MacAllister A_Licata FW | FW K_Havertz | D_Bentley SUB | SUB C_Kelleher J_Daland SUB | SUB J_Ngakia L_Blas SUB | SUB D_Volata Mar_Antonio SUB | SUB T_Motta M_Kulic SUB | SUB C_Offor Min. 4 :(ast) S_Gnabry dribbles past J_Bernat ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Gnabry hits the ball on the bounce! ... Agirrezabala saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 8 :(por) A_MacAllister with a Cruyff turn ... A_MacAllister attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_MacAllister hits it into the box! ... N_Semedo gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 9 :(ast) Rodri with an amazing show of skill to get past H_Clark ... He crosses to N_Jackson ... J_Victor cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 12 :(ast) N_Jackson jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Gnabry ... A_MacAllister wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 15 :(por) Dani_Olmo flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... K_Mbabu seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 18 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from S_Gnabry to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka could have let it bounce! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Rodri chips the ball in towards the far post! ... L_Goretzka loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... GOAL!! ... The Portsmouth fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... That's put Aston Villa into the lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 19 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to C Min. 19 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... M_Rogers will now play as a AM Min. 21 :(por) Dani_Olmo is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to H_Clark ... H_Clark runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Lopes makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 22 :(por) M_Rogers finds Dani_Olmo with a perfectly weighted pass ... Dani_Olmo chases it through, he must score! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 23 :(ast) S_Gnabry skips the challenge from the defender ... S_Gnabry flicks the header toward the far post! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 24 :(ast) S_Gnabry is unmarked! ... S_Gnabry with the shot on net! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 28 :(por) K_Havertz slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Tah ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Rogers lofts the ball in! ... L_Digne gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 30 :(por) H_Clark plays a long ball to F_Dimarco ... N_Semedo with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 30 :(por) J_Bernat looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Lopes guesses right Min. 35 :(por) H_Clark looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... H_Clark with the crafty shot! ... A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it Min. 38 :(por) N_Mazraoui uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... K_Mbabu wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 39 :(ast) A_Licata takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... A great volley from A_Licata! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 40 :(por) Dani_Olmo finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... N_Semedo takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to E Min. 45 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Dani_Olmo will now play as a FW Min. 45 :(ast) M_Skrtel with a probing through ball L_Goretzka ... A great volley from L_Goretzka! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 46 :(ast) A_Licata finds a hole in the defence ... A_Licata controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Aston Villa 2-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 47 :(ast) N_Jackson turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... Dani_Olmo body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... N_Jackson takes it ... He sends Agirrezabala the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... Aston Villa 3-0 Portsmouth... Min. 49 :(por) F_Dimarco runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Rodri looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-0 Portsmouth Min. 48 :(ast) J_Tah hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Goretzka latches onto it! ... L_Goretzka tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 49 :(por) N_Mazraoui jumps over L_Digne's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Licata with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 50 :(ast) S_Gnabry with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Rudiger a clean set of heals ... S_Gnabry tries to beat Agirrezabala from outside the area! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 51 :(por) A_Rudiger with a probing pass to A_MacAllister ... L_Digne slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 51 :(ast) L_Goretzka with an inswinging cross to N_Jackson ... J_Victor with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 52 :(ast) M_Skrtel headbutts F_Dimarco! ... He's taken leave of his senses! ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... - is rubbing his hands with glee now! Min. 52 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Daland ... COMING OFF: N_Jackson Min. 54 :(ast) L_Goretzka plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Gnabry decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Rudiger is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Agirrezabala misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Gnabry dinks the ball into the area! ... L_Goretzka makes a firm connection with his head ... Agirrezabala makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 56 :(por) J_Victor drives it forward to M_Rogers ... M_Rogers with a terrific drive! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 57 :(por) M_Rogers turns past J_Daland ... He has created space for himself now ... M_Rogers hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But A_Lopes parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 58 :(por) A_Rudiger with a real burst of pace ... Rodri can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... N_Semedo plays the back pass ... A_Lopes can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... M_Rogers dinks the ball into the area! ... H_Clark makes a firm connection with his head ... But A_Lopes pulls out a save of the game Min. 59 :(ast) N_Semedo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Licata gets onto the end of the pass! ... H_Clark takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 60 :(ast) A_Licata sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to S_Gnabry ... But J_Bernat sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 61 :(ast) L_Goretzka finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... K_Havertz had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 65 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(ast) L_Digne lays the ball back to K_Mbabu ... K_Mbabu hits a great shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Agirrezabala moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 68 :(por) A_Rudiger had to stretch to reach the pass ... A_Rudiger with the side footed shot! ... A_Lopes makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 69 :(ast) The ball rolls free! ... A_Licata takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A_Licata attempts to nutmeg Agirrezabala! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: L_Blas ... COMING OFF: Rodri Min. 70 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: M_Kulic ... COMING OFF: L_Blas Min. 70 :(por) H_Clark knocks it past J_Tah and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... L_Digne with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... S_Gnabry will now play as a MF Min. 75 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Motta ... COMING OFF: F_Dimarco Min. 77 :(ast) S_Gnabry plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... M_Rogers with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 78 :(ast) N_Semedo knocks it forward ... J_Victor slips ... J_Tah gets to it! ... J_Tah with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Agirrezabala with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 78 :(ast) M_Kulic turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Tah ... T_Motta with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... S_Gnabry plays it short to A_Licata ... A_Licata goes for the top corner! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Agirrezabala grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 79 :(ast) L_Digne plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Licata decides to go for goal instead! ... A_Licata sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But Agirrezabala is equal to it Min. 79 :(por) J_Victor lays the ball back to Dani_Olmo ... Dani_Olmo looks to see where A_Lopes is! ... He shoots! ... A_Lopes beats the ball away Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... J_Tah will now play as a DM Min. 80 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 81 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 81 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 82 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 82 :(por) J_Victor curls the ball out wide to A_MacAllister ... A_MacAllister throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Lopes gathers it comfortably Min. 83 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 83 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 84 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 84 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 84 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 84 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 84 :(por) A_MacAllister unselfishly heads the ball back to K_Havertz ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Mbabu Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 85 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 85 :(por) A_MacAllister plays a long ball to M_Rogers ... J_Daland cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 86 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 86 :(ast) M_Kulic saunters past N_Mazraoui ... From long range M_Kulic bends the ball towards goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 87 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 87 :(ast) M_Kulic with the Cruyff turn ... M_Kulic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 88 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 89 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 91 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 92 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a MF Min. 93 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 93 :(ast) J_Daland gets lucky and beats T_Motta ... Now with the centre to A_Licata ... J_Bernat with the tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Goretzka (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Goretzka (18), A_Licata (46), N_Jackson (47 pen) Sent Off : M_Skrtel (52) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_MacAllister Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Victor (51), M_Rogers (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 19 | 11 Off target : 12 | 3 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 15 Key Tackles : 12 | 5 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 3 - 0 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_Lopes GK 27 1 1 1 28 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 M_Skrtel DF 1 21 15 7 25 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 9 -12 N_Semedo DF 1 25 18 14 25 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 36 0 L_Digne DF 1 25 20 12 23 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 32 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 24 20 7 27 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 23 J_Tah DM 1 24 15 13 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 21 19 Rodri MF 1 19 25 6 32 | 74 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 26 0 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 24 19 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 24 80 S_Gnabry MF 1 2 21 26 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 N_Jackson FW 1 5 19 23 26 | 56 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 26 A_Licata FW 1 5 14 21 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 22 68 D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Daland DF 1 16 8 5 31 | 41 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 28 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mar_Antonio MF 1 16 22 15 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kulic AM 1 10 14 20 21 | 23 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 20 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 29 1 1 1 22 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 24 19 11 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 20 13 9 29 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 23 0 J_Victor DF 1 22 17 5 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 55 -2 H_Clark DF 1 21 15 9 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 A_Rudiger DF 1 25 19 16 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 17 16 F_Dimarco MF 1 21 23 14 24 | 79 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Rogers AM 1 6 23 21 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 11 18 Dani_Olmo FW 1 6 24 23 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 25 A_MacAllister MF 1 18 23 15 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 26 32 K_Havertz FW 1 7 23 24 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Kelleher GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ngakia DF 1 15 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Volata DF 1 12 10 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Motta MF 1 15 20 9 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Offor FW 1 2 11 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1776708249 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40