FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa (Mon Feb 16) Manchester City | Aston Villa 4-3-1-2 P | 4-2-1-2-1 L Nick Lovell | Emlyn Brennan | Ederson GK | GK D_Bentley M_Thiaw DF | DF A_Robertson R_Ait_Nouri DF | DF N_Semedo A_Khusanov DF | DF L_Digne J_Stones DF | DF K_Mbabu Am_Onana MF | DM Rodri A_Gordon AM | DM L_Goretzka B_Silva MF | AM O_Dembele J_Bellingham MF | MF L_Pellegrini D_Vlahovic FW | AM K_Coman H_Kane FW | FW S_Gnabry | Moya SUB | SUB F_Dahmen Ruben_Dias SUB | SUB K_Trippier A_Farnerud SUB | SUB L_Blas E_Robson SUB | SUB Y_Wissa N_Goodman SUB | SUB A_Licata Min. 5 :(ast) L_Pellegrini chips the ball over the defence and finds O_Dembele ... O_Dembele goes for goal! ... Ederson takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 6 :(mnc) A_Khusanov is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic blasts it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Manchester City have snatched the lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 7 :(mnc) J_Bellingham gets to the byline and finds J_Stones with a beautiful cross ... J_Stones tries to beat D_Bentley from outside the area! ... But D_Bentley makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 10 :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A glorious effort by H_Kane! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 10 :(ast) Rodri takes possession ... A_Khusanov reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 12 :(mnc) H_Kane with the deft touch ... He takes it past O_Dembele ... He knocks it to D_Vlahovic! ... D_Vlahovic attempts a low drive! ... But D_Bentley punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... M_Thiaw floats the ball in! ... N_Semedo gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Stones spots D_Vlahovic who is in acres of space ... But K_Coman wins the ball Min. 14 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with an intelligent ball to Am_Onana ... O_Dembele pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Emlyn Brennan looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... J_Bellingham shapes to shoot ... He plays it to D_Vlahovic instead ... D_Vlahovic sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... D_Bentley parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(mnc) A_Khusanov finds D_Vlahovic with a ball over the defence ... D_Vlahovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps L_Pellegrini ... He showed great skill there ... An audacious effort from J_Bellingham! ... But D_Bentley punches it away Min. 17 :(ast) L_Goretzka takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... L_Goretzka with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... Ederson won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 18 :(mnc) A_Gordon looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... H_Kane receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... H_Kane fires off a right-footed shot! ... D_Bentley gathers it comfortably Min. 18 :(ast) Rodri takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... M_Thiaw with a reckless challenge ... That's a foul!! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 22 :(mnc) H_Kane nutmegs the defender ... H_Kane with a low drive through the rain! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Silva drives it into the box! ... L_Digne with the clearance Min. 22 :(ast) O_Dembele with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_Bellingham with an over the top challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 23 :(ast) S_Gnabry cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Dembele ... O_Dembele flicks the header toward the far post! ... Ederson tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 25 :(ast) A_Robertson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Stones ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Rodri drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to L_Goretzka ... He knocks it goalward ... Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini dinks the ball into the area! ... K_Coman with the shot! ... Ederson heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic nutmegs A_Robertson, he continues to run forward ... A powerful shot by D_Vlahovic! ... But D_Bentley stops that one easily Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Khusanov lobs it over Rodri ... A_Khusanov controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 29 :(ast) N_Semedo with the towering header to S_Gnabry ... M_Thiaw takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 29 :(ast) L_Pellegrini dribbles it into the box ... L_Pellegrini goes for goal! ... Ederson is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 31 :(mnc) Am_Onana with a precise pass to J_Stones ... Blocked by L_Digne Min. 31 :(ast) K_Coman flicks the ball through ... O_Dembele runs onto it! ... O_Dembele curls it towards the top corner! ... Ederson watches it sail safely wide! Min. 36 :(ast) K_Coman with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_Bellingham takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 37 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a pinpoint pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo fires off a right-footed shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 38 :(ast) N_Semedo looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Pellegrini ... L_Pellegrini flings a shot at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 39 :(ast) L_Pellegrini beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Pellegrini lobs Ederson! ... Ederson fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 41 :(ast) O_Dembele gains control of the loose ball ... O_Dembele controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 42 :(ast) K_Coman finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... B_Silva with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(mnc) J_Stones has a go! ... It hits the defender ... H_Kane collects the loose ball! ... H_Kane with his head down lets it go! ... D_Bentley is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... D_Bentley holds his head in his hands! ... But it's been disallowed! The reason is unclear ... An angry fan runs onto the pitch!! ... And the police get him!! ... Disgraceful!! ... FFO HQ will be fining the club for that! Min. 44 :(ast) K_Coman takes advantage of a mistake by A_Khusanov ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Thiaw stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... K_Coman smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to N Min. 45 :(ast) L_Pellegrini takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Thiaw hits it out for a throw Min. 46 :(ast) N_Semedo reads the run of S_Gnabry ... H_Kane with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... A_Robertson knocks it forward ... S_Gnabry gets on the end of it ... S_Gnabry with a graceful, looping effort! ... But Ederson with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to K_Mbabu ... He knocks it goalward ... It takes a deflection! ... Ederson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Goretzka with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to S_Gnabry ... He knocks it goalward ... Ederson makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... K_Coman swings it in! ... J_Bellingham belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(ast) K_Coman dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... A skilful effort from K_Coman! ... Ederson narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 47 :(mnc) H_Kane skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Am_Onana ... Am_Onana hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Manchester City 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 48 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a DM Min. 48 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a MF Min. 50 :(mnc) H_Kane knocks it past N_Semedo and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... H_Kane with a little chip! ... D_Bentley with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 51 :(mnc) H_Kane spots J_Stones who is in acres of space ... But K_Mbabu spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Khusanov controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... H_Kane gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Mbabu wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 52 :(ast) O_Dembele finds K_Coman with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Coman has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 54 :(mnc) J_Bellingham gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to H_Kane ... The ball hits K_Mbabu in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 59 :(mnc) Am_Onana hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... H_Kane latches onto it! ... H_Kane carves a shot towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Bentley dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Bentley beaten! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Am_Onana! ... A_Gordon with the header ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Bentley dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Bentley beaten! ... CORNER! ... Am_Onana floats the ball in! ... J_Bellingham gets on the end of it ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Rodri will now play as a MF Min. 63 :(mnc) Am_Onana with an inch perfect pass to H_Kane ... H_Kane sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... D_Bentley makes a difficult save Min. 64 :(mnc) B_Silva is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to Am_Onana ... Am_Onana is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has D_Bentley to beat ... He rounds D_Bentley ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Manchester City 3-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 64 :(ast) S_Gnabry sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Gnabry keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Ederson parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: A_Farnerud ... COMING OFF: A_Gordon Min. 65 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: E_Robson ... COMING OFF: Am_Onana Min. 65 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with a precise pass to H_Kane ... H_Kane beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat D_Bentley ... He nutmegs D_Bentley ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... Manchester City 4-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 66 :(mnc) B_Silva finds J_Bellingham with a ball over the defence ... But A_Robertson clears the danger Min. 68 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: H_Kane Min. 68 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri feeds the ball through the middle ... B_Silva runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... B_Silva with a blistering shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... B_Silva flights it in! ... It is cleared by L_Digne Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... K_Coman will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Goodman turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Farnerud ... L_Goretzka forces him off the ball Min. 72 :(mnc) N_Goodman with a precise ball to J_Stones ... J_Stones blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... D_Bentley was beaten there! Min. 73 :(ast) K_Mbabu pass splits open the defence and finds K_Coman ... M_Thiaw is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Ederson misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... Rodri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... K_Coman with the header ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(ast) L_Pellegrini gets lucky and beats M_Thiaw ... Now with the centre to L_Digne ... J_Bellingham with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 79 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri with the diagonal pass to N_Goodman ... N_Goodman fires off a right-footed shot! ... D_Bentley 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. 80 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled K_Mbabu ... J_Bellingham with the 40 yard drive! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Manchester City 5-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 80 :(ast) L_Pellegrini plays the early ball across the box to find S_Gnabry in space ... A_Khusanov brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 81 :(ast) S_Gnabry looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Dembele ... A_Farnerud fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 84 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves L_Digne behind ... A vicious shot by D_Vlahovic! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 85 :(mnc) N_Goodman slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... N_Goodman goes for the top corner! ... D_Bentley beats the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ast) K_Coman plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Dembele decides to go for goal instead! ... O_Dembele attempts a chip! ... It hits off a defender! ... Ederson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Digne hits it into the box! ... Ederson comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... O_Dembele with the header ... But Ederson punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Thiaw drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Ait_Nouri ... R_Ait_Nouri hits a great shot! ... D_Bentley parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Vlahovic (6), Am_Onana (47,64), H_Kane (65), J_Bellingham (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Thiaw (29), H_Kane (46), J_Bellingham (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Coman Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 27 | 21 Off target : 11 | 11 On target : 16 | 10 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 5 | 7 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 19 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 23 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 5 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 22 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 24 20 17 28 | 92 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 50 -2 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 24 20 16 28 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 32 14 A_Khusanov DF 1 22 20 13 26 | 92 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 84 17 J_Stones DF 1 24 21 16 26 | 92 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 30 30 Am_Onana MF 1 21 24 13 29 | 66 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 36 92 A_Gordon MF 1 5 23 22 26 | 66 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 B_Silva MF 1 4 25 20 24 | 92 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 10 J_Bellingham DM 1 19 25 23 28 | 92 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 40 20 40 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 19 26 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 H_Kane FW 1 8 20 25 27 | 69 0 0 3 1 8 1 1 0 0 -2 66 65 Moya GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 20 16 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Farnerud MF 1 3 19 16 29 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 18 7 18 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 4 14 19 23 | 23 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 24 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 92 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 20 11 29 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 92 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 54 16 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 24 20 7 27 | 92 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 16 23 Rodri MF 1 19 24 6 32 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 24 19 25 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 12 24 O_Dembele AM 1 7 24 22 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 54 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 24 22 26 | 92 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 26 K_Coman FW 1 8 23 23 29 | 92 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 32 26 39 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 20 26 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 F_Dahmen GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 21 15 11 25 | 0 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 FW 1 5 14 21 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1771282808 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40