FMFA Premier League, Aston Villa vs. Manchester United (Sat Apr 11) Aston Villa | Manchester United 4-3-1-2 P | 3-1-2-2-2 E Alex Nock | Tom Wright | A_Lopes GK | GK D_de_Gea J_Garcia DF | DF B_Kamara D_Rose DF | DF A_Tameze A_Masuaka DF | DF S_Heathcote Emerson DF | DM J_Lyden Kenedy MF | MF P_Pogba J_McCourt MF | MF A_Januzaj L_Goretzka MF | AM D_Poyet R_Firmino AM | AM E_Lamela D_Agyei FW | FW P_Pellegri N_Pepe FW | FW L_Stindl | K_Casilla SUB | SUB B_Austin M_Hermoso SUB | SUB G_Arana E_Can SUB | SUB A_Candreva A_Golovin SUB | SUB T_Alcantara L_de_Jong SUB | SUB A_Yarmolenko Min. 2 :(ast) N_Pepe with a real burst of pace ... He shows B_Kamara a clean set of heals ... N_Pepe tries to lob the keeper ! ... D_de_Gea manages to turn it behind Min. 8 :(mnu) J_Lyden backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... E_Lamela latches onto the end of it ... E_Lamela has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort Min. 9 :(ast) N_Pepe is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 11 :(mnu) P_Pogba with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... P_Pellegri gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Pellegri drives it towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Tom Wright ... And Manchester United are leading in the game now ... Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United ... Min. 13 :(ast) D_Rose is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to D_Agyei ... D_Agyei has a go! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 13 :(mnu) L_Stindl beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Stindl with the shot ! ... A_Lopes catches the ball Min. 14 :(ast) Kenedy takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Kenedy with the chance ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_de_Gea dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_de_Gea beaten! Min. 15 :(ast) D_Agyei is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Pepe ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Tameze ... He timed it well Min. 15 :(mnu) P_Pellegri with a 50-yard pass to E_Lamela ... E_Lamela tries to beat A_Lopes! ... But it goes wide Min. 17 :(mnu) P_Pellegri finds himself with plenty of time ... Intercepted by J_Garcia Min. 18 :(ast) R_Firmino has space to run with the ball ... R_Firmino with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_de_Gea's arms ... Unlucky Min. 19 :(ast) D_Agyei with the diagonal pass J_Garcia ... J_Garcia hits a curling shot! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 26 :(mnu) A_Januzaj chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Stindl ... A_Masuaka gathers up the loose ball Min. 28 :(ast) A_Masuaka with a simple pass to N_Pepe ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Tameze ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 28 :(mnu) A_Januzaj drives the ball across field ... It comes to D_Poyet ... D_Poyet is clean through! ... He tries to take it round A_Lopes ... He rounds A_Lopes ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... A_Lopes somehow manages to get to it !! Min. 29 :(ast) L_Goretzka feeds the ball through the middle ... R_Firmino runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... S_Heathcote takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 30 :(ast) D_Agyei has time and space on the edge of the box ... D_Agyei curls it towards the top corner ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_de_Gea tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... Kenedy plays it into the danger area! ... L_Goretzka gets his head on it ... D_de_Gea makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 31 :(ast) R_Firmino with a smart turn ... R_Firmino throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_de_Gea's arms ... Unlucky Min. 33 :(ast) N_Pepe sprints past S_Heathcote ... N_Pepe goes for goal ! ... D_de_Gea catches the ball Min. 34 :(ast) L_Goretzka sidesteps B_Kamara ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Goretzka with a graceful, looping effort ! ... D_de_Gea falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 36 :(mnu) E_Lamela crosses to P_Pellegri ... P_Pellegri hits the ball on the bounce ! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 37 :(ast) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Aston Villa will now play A Min. 38 :(ast) J_McCourt looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... D_Agyei receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_Agyei chases it through, he must score ! ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 40 :(ast) L_Goretzka turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Agyei ... B_Kamara wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 41 :(mnu) D_Poyet moves forward ... D_Poyet blasts it at the goal ! ... But A_Lopes with the difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Candreva comes on for E_Lamela and takes up a DM role ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United Min. 49 :(ast) Kenedy plays it forward to N_Pepe ... B_Kamara plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe swings it in! ... D_de_Gea fists it away! Min. 49 :(mnu) A_Januzaj with the cross-field pass to P_Pellegri ... A_Masuaka forces him off the ball Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Pogba chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Stindl ... L_Stindl from 20 yards ! ... A_Lopes with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 52 :(ast) J_McCourt with the header on ... He finds D_Agyei in space ... Cleaned up by B_Kamara Min. 54 :(mnu) P_Pellegri finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... Emerson takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 55 :(mnu) G_Arana is coming on for B_Kamara and playing DF Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko is being brought on ... P_Pellegri is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 57 :(mnu) D_Poyet runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_Stindl ... L_Stindl fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 59 :(ast) J_McCourt looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Pepe ... D_Poyet plays the back pass ... D_de_Gea can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Emerson crosses it in! ... D_de_Gea catches it! Min. 60 :(ast) R_Firmino with the dribble ... A_Tameze is easily beaten ... R_Firmino pounds a rocket on goal ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 61 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Garcia a clean set of heals ... A glorious effort by A_Yarmolenko ! ... But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one Min. 61 :(ast) N_Pepe beats L_Stindl ... J_Lyden with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Hermoso will come on for J_Garcia and play DF Min. 62 :(ast) A_Golovin replaces J_McCourt to play as a MF Min. 63 :(ast) A_Masuaka brings it under control ... He takes on G_Arana ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Kenedy! ... A powerful header from Kenedy ! ... It looks good ... But D_de_Gea punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that D_de_Gea got a touch Min. 64 :(mnu) D_Poyet looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Stindl ... A_Golovin with an ugly foul Min. 64 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko steps over the ball ... He nutmegs A_Golovin ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Rose takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 65 :(mnu) A_Tameze puts in A_Yarmolenko ... A_Golovin with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 68 :(ast) L_de_Jong is being brought on ... D_Agyei is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 68 :(ast) N_Pepe gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at A_Tameze ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(mnu) J_Lyden is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Yarmolenko ... A_Yarmolenko attempts a low drive! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Lopes moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 71 :(ast) A_Golovin with a 50-yard pass to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe rifles it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... D_de_Gea got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United ... Min. 73 :(mnu) D_Poyet runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Yarmolenko ... A_Yarmolenko with the cheeky shot! ... A_Lopes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 75 :(mnu) The Manchester United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C Min. 76 :(mnu) A_Januzaj looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Yarmolenko ... A_Yarmolenko has a go! ... The shot slips through A_Lopes's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United ... Min. 79 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko sidesteps D_Rose ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Hermoso with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee warns him Min. 79 :(mnu) P_Pogba controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Masuaka ... He puts in A_Candreva! ... A left-footer by A_Candreva ! ... A_Lopes can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester United ... Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Yarmolenko runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Yarmolenko pounds a rocket on goal ! ... A_Lopes makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 83 :(ast) R_Firmino with the towering header to M_Hermoso ... M_Hermoso with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... D_de_Gea has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_de_Gea is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 84 :(mnu) A_Candreva 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 S_Heathcote ... D_Rose clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 86 :(mnu) A_Tameze with a precise pass to G_Arana ... G_Arana with the header ! ... But A_Lopes tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(mnu) D_Poyet is too quick for the defence ... D_Poyet drives it low ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 90 :(ast) N_Pepe has it on the edge of the box ... A_Tameze reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 91 :(mnu) A_Candreva brings the ball into the opposing area ... L_Stindl makes himself available ... L_Stindl hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he got that all wrong Min. 92 :(ast) A_Golovin 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 L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka with the crafty shot! ... D_de_Gea saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 94 :(mnu) P_Pogba looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Candreva ... A_Candreva with a graceful, looping effort ! ... A_Lopes can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Lopes makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 47,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Pepe Scorers : N_Pepe (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Pepe (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Pogba (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Pellegri (11,36), A_Yarmolenko (76), A_Candreva (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Lyden (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 16 | 19 Off target : 8 | 7 On target : 8 | 12 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 4 Manchester United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 2 2 1 26 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 25 14 6 30 | 64 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 D_Rose DF 2 25 12 3 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 A_Masuaka DF 2 25 11 3 23 | 96 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 Emerson DF 1 25 14 7 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Kenedy MF 2 10 25 11 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 J_McCourt MF 2 12 24 11 24 | 64 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 25 12 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 R_Firmino AM 3 4 25 12 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 D_Agyei FW 1 3 11 26 25 | 70 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 7 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 25 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 26 K_Casilla GK 28 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 26 10 6 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Can MF 1 11 26 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Golovin MF 1 8 26 12 25 | 32 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 33 2 2 2 24 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 29 13 2 24 | 57 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 26 6 2 30 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 S_Heathcote DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Lyden DM 1 10 26 3 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 P_Pogba MF 2 2 29 5 21 | 96 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 28 14 27 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 D_Poyet AM 2 5 25 11 21 | 96 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 20 7 E_Lamela AM 2 4 26 12 26 | 45 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 2 P_Pellegri FW 1 3 13 28 23 | 57 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 8 18 54 L_Stindl FW 1 6 16 27 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 8 16 B_Austin GK 20 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 27 13 2 23 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Candreva DM 2 10 25 11 22 | 51 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 T_Alcantara AM 1 2 27 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Yarmolenko FW 1 4 14 26 20 | 39 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 1586631627 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35