FMFA Premier Division, Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace (Fri Jan 31) Aston Villa | Crystal Palace 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 T Alex Nock | Hamza Siddiqui | A_Lopes GK | GK U_Simon J_Garcia DF | DF J_Schlupp M_Hermoso DF | DF E_Pieters Emerson DF | DF C_Mepham D_Rose DF | DF J_Lascelles E_Can MF | MF A_Townsend E_McCawl MF | MF M_Elneny L_Goretzka MF | MF W_Zaha R_Firmino AM | MF M_Brozovic D_Agyei FW | FW P_Cutrone N_Pepe FW | FW L_Lumeka | M_Bunn SUB | SUB S_Mandanda D_Luiz SUB | SUB J_Tomkins Kenedy SUB | SUB S_Dann J_McCourt SUB | SUB Y_Tielemans L_Vietto SUB | SUB D_Cal-Lewin Min. 1 :(ast) Curled in dangerously from D_Rose to L_Goretzka ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Schlupp looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 2 :(cry) A_Townsend with a slide rule pass to P_Cutrone ... J_Garcia bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 4 :(cry) L_Lumeka knocks the ball past D_Rose ... E_Can muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 5 :(cry) L_Lumeka beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Goretzka fouls ... That was disgusting ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 6 :(ast) D_Agyei slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... D_Agyei with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... That’s put Aston Villa in front! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 7 :(ast) D_Rose brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... L_Goretzka gets on the end of the pass ... L_Goretzka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... U_Simon saves, but he fumbles ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Hermoso chips the ball in towards the back post! ... U_Simon catches it! Min. 9 :(ast) L_Goretzka looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Agyei ... D_Agyei chases it through, he must score ! ... What agility from U_Simon Min. 12 :(ast) R_Firmino plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_McCawl decides to go for goal instead! ... E_Pieters makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe chips the ball in towards the far post! ... U_Simon fists it away! Min. 16 :(cry) A_Townsend drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to W_Zaha ... W_Zaha hits a great drive! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... He runs off to the Crystal Palace fans to celebrate! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 21 :(cry) W_Zaha looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to L_Lumeka ... But he loses control of it ... M_Hermoso hits it out for a throw Min. 22 :(ast) E_Can back heels to find N_Pepe in space ... P_Cutrone with an over the top challenge ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... E_McCawl swings it in ... N_Pepe takes control of it! ... N_Pepe drives it low ! ... U_Simon blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 23 :(ast) L_Goretzka finds D_Agyei in acres of space ... D_Agyei runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But U_Simon makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 26 :(ast) J_Garcia finds L_Goretzka with a perfectly weighted pass ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Lascelles Min. 27 :(ast) D_Agyei finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... D_Agyei with his head down lets it go ! ... But it goes just over Min. 28 :(cry) L_Lumeka beats M_Hermoso ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Emerson takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 29 :(cry) M_Elneny puts in L_Lumeka ... L_Lumeka with the shot ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Lopes reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... W_Zaha chips the ball into the area! ... D_Rose gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 32 :(ast) D_Agyei flicks it over E_Pieters and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Agyei heads the ball towards goal ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 36 :(cry) P_Cutrone flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... E_Can with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 38 :(ast) N_Pepe takes possession ... A cracking drive from N_Pepe ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... U_Simon pushes it behind ! ... CORNER! ... D_Rose curls it into the box! ... U_Simon fists it away! Min. 40 :(ast) E_McCawl takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Cutrone ... E_McCawl fires off a right-footed shot ! ... U_Simon narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 41 :(ast) L_Goretzka has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Lascelles! ... He has some space now! ... L_Goretzka with a bomb of a shot ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Crystal Palace fans laugh at him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(cry) L_Lumeka is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Brozovic latches onto the ball ... E_Can bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 45 :(cry) a big roar from the crowd as D_Cal-Lewin comes on for L_Lumeka to play FW Min. 45 :(cry) Y_Tielemans is being brought on ... M_Brozovic is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 45 :(ast) L_Goretzka barges J_Schlupp off the ball ... E_Pieters with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 48 :(ast) E_Can changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Hermoso ... But E_Pieters wins the tackle Min. 48 :(cry) W_Zaha finds D_Cal-Lewin in the box ... The cross hits D_Cal-Lewin on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... A_Lopes tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... W_Zaha drives it into the box! ... D_Cal-Lewin with the shot! ... A_Lopes gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Crystal Palace Min. 47 :(ast) N_Pepe nutmegs the defender ... N_Pepe curls it towards the top corner ! ... U_Simon saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 50 :(ast) R_Firmino turns past J_Schlupp ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Schlupp reacts well to win the ball back Min. 54 :(ast) E_McCawl has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Schlupp ... He puts in D_Rose! ... J_Schlupp reacts well to win the ball back Min. 56 :(ast) E_McCawl takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lascelles ... It's a lucky break ... But he loses control of it ... D_Cal-Lewin hits it out for a throw Min. 58 :(ast) R_Firmino drives it across the face of the goal D_Agyei ... W_Zaha with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 62 :(ast) D_Luiz will replace the useless D_Rose and will play DF Min. 62 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... J_McCourt will come on for R_Firmino and play MF Min. 62 :(ast) E_McCawl with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... E_Pieters rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 64 :(ast) L_Goretzka with the towering header to E_McCawl ... E_McCawl with a stunning strike ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Can drives it into the box! ... It comes to D_Luiz ... He fires it towards to goal ... But U_Simon punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 66 :(ast) E_Can with a probing through ball E_McCawl ... E_McCawl with the cheeky shot! ... Looks like it should be U_Simon's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... U_Simon looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 68 :(ast) L_Vietto is being prepared to come on ... D_Agyei is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(ast) L_Goretzka sidesteps E_Pieters ... He was too quick for his marker ... E_Pieters reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 72 :(ast) L_Vietto takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Lascelles ... He's through on goal ... L_Vietto with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... U_Simon blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 73 :(ast) E_McCawl bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Vietto ... J_Schlupp slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Emerson curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of U_Simon Min. 74 :(ast) L_Vietto with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... L_Vietto lobs U_Simon! ... U_Simon with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 76 :(ast) Emerson threads the through ball to N_Pepe ... But P_Cutrone wins the tackle cleanly Min. 80 :(ast) L_Vietto has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Y_Tielemans ... He puts in L_Goretzka! ... L_Goretzka looks to see where U_Simon is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... U_Simon is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Can plays it into the danger area! ... It comes to E_McCawl ... He gets the shot away ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 82 :(ast) N_Pepe knocks it past J_Lascelles and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... N_Pepe has a dig at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... U_Simon dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And U_Simon tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Vietto ... U_Simon catches it! Min. 83 :(ast) L_Goretzka gets to the by line and finds E_Can with a beautiful cross ... E_Can controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 84 :(ast) J_Garcia with a 40-yard pass to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But it goes just over Min. 85 :(ast) D_Luiz unselfishly lays the ball back to E_McCawl ... But E_Pieters sweeps up the threat Min. 87 :(ast) L_Vietto sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... L_Vietto chases it through, he must score ! ... Looks like it should be U_Simon's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... U_Simon looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) D_Luiz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... L_Vietto gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Vietto runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... U_Simon narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 88 :(cry) M_Elneny brings it under control ... He takes on L_Goretzka ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Cal-Lewin! ... But he loses control of it ... D_Luiz hits it out for a throw Min. 90 :(ast) N_Pepe knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Lascelles ... N_Pepe hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 91 :(ast) E_Can can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... A powerful header from E_Can ! ... It looks good ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into U_Simon's arms ... Unlucky Min. 93 :(ast) N_Pepe takes possession ... Knocks it past C_Mepham ... He's through on goal ... Driven towards goal by N_Pepe ! ... But it goes just over ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 37,273 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Agyei (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Agyei (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Can (4) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : U_Simon Scorers : W_Zaha (16) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 26 | 4 Off target : 13 | 1 On target : 13 | 3 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 7 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 13 Key Passes : 18 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 2 2 1 26 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 25 14 6 30 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 26 10 6 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Emerson DF 1 24 14 7 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Rose DF 2 25 12 3 22 | 65 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 E_Can MF 1 11 25 9 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 27 -1 E_McCawl MF 2 11 25 13 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 25 12 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 R_Firmino AM 3 4 25 12 24 | 65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Agyei FW 1 3 11 25 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 25 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Bunn GK 25 3 2 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Luiz DF 2 24 13 4 26 | 32 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 Kenedy MF 2 10 24 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McCourt MF 2 12 24 11 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Vietto FW 1 4 13 24 21 | 26 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon GK 29 7 2 1 23 | 97 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 26 11 2 23 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 25 5 3 22 | 97 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 C_Mepham DF 1 24 7 2 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 2 24 6 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 26 11 21 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 M_Elneny MF 2 12 25 2 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 W_Zaha MF 2 3 25 10 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 M_Brozovic MF 2 5 24 3 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Lumeka FW 2 2 3 24 18 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 S_Mandanda GK 27 3 2 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tomkins DF 1 23 4 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dann DF 1 23 5 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 24 3 23 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cal-Lewin FW 2 2 4 24 21 | 52 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 1580457243 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35