FMFA Premier League, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Sat Apr 18) Watford | Aston Villa 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 C William Doherty | Alex Nock | Pacheco GK | GK A_Lopes A_Smith DF | DF M_Hermoso A_Robertson DF | DF J_Garcia Joshua_Laws DF | DF Emerson M_Ledger+ DF | DF A_Masuaka J_Lingard MF | MF Kenedy M_Sylla MF | MF L_Goretzka G_McEachran MF | MF A_Golovin J_Sherman MF | MF R_Firmino K_Balde FW | FW N_Pepe L_Martinez FW | FW L_de_Jong | M_Perin SUB | SUB K_Casilla J_Mukena SUB | SUB D_Rose C_Soyuncu SUB | SUB E_Can D_Quina SUB | SUB E_McCawl A_Morelos SUB | SUB L_Vietto Min. 2 :(ast) J_Garcia 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 ... Joshua_Laws slices it ... Pacheco moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Firmino drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to M_Hermoso ... He knocks it goalward ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Kenedy crosses it in! ... Emerson gets his head on it ... But Pacheco smothers the ball. Min. 5 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a simple pass to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong with a bomb of a shot ! ... Pacheco won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 8 :(ast) Kenedy with a precise ball to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with the punt towards goal! ... It's way wide ... The Watford fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 9 :(wat) The ball is passed in from J_Sherman, he finds L_Martinez ... L_Martinez gets his head to the ball ! ... It floats over A_Lopes ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 9 :(ast) M_Hermoso with a pinpoint pass to N_Pepe ... Cleaned up by M_Ledger+ Min. 11 :(wat) L_Martinez is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to K_Balde ... K_Balde rifles it at the goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 11 :(ast) L_Goretzka turns on a sixpence ... L_Goretzka tries to beat Pacheco! ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... That’s put Aston Villa in front! ... Watford 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 12 :(wat) J_Lingard moves to AM Min. 12 :(wat) G_McEachran moves in a AM position Min. 16 :(ast) Kenedy flicks the ball through ... A_Masuaka runs onto it! ... A_Masuaka fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But Pacheco makes an easy save Min. 17 :(ast) J_Garcia looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_de_Jong ... G_McEachran steals the ball of off him Min. 20 :(wat) J_Lingard cuts inside A_Masuaka ... He worked that well ... J_Garcia forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Sylla floats the ball in! ... L_Martinez loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Lopes is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ledger+ lofts the ball in! ... A_Lopes makes the catch! Min. 21 :(ast) L_de_Jong gets possession in his own half ... The ball hits Joshua_Laws in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 22 :(wat) M_Sylla takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into K_Balde ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Garcia ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Ledger+ chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Lopes catches it! Min. 24 :(ast) R_Firmino runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Masuaka ... A_Masuaka with the shot on net ! ... Pacheco with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 30 :(wat) J_Sherman knocks the ball past the defender ... J_Sherman controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 30 :(ast) M_Hermoso runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Golovin latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_Golovin uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Pacheco with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 31 :(ast) R_Firmino runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Hermoso ... Driven towards goal by M_Hermoso ! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... Watford 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 32 :(ast) A_Golovin takes advantage of a mistake by A_Smith ... It's a lucky break ... J_Lingard with a bad challenge ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... J_Garcia passes to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka with the header ! ... Pacheco with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 35 :(ast) A_Golovin wins possession ... He plays the ball across to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe tries to beat Pacheco! ... Pacheco falls over ... But Pacheco is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 36 :(wat) A_Robertson takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Golovin ... He's through on goal ... L_Goretzka slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 37 :(wat) L_Martinez finds himself in a good position ... Emerson tackles cleanly Min. 40 :(wat) Watford switch to playing C Min. 42 :(wat) J_Sherman is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Balde latches onto the ball ... A scorcher of a shot from K_Balde ! ... A_Lopes gets up well to catch that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) J_Garcia with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe with a terrific drive ! ... Pacheco manages to turn it behind Min. 46 :(ast) R_Firmino cuts the ball back to L_Goretzka ... A_Smith fouls badly ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 0-2 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ast) Kenedy plays the early ball across the box to find A_Golovin in space ... A_Golovin beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... Pacheco comes towards him ... He tries to slide it past Pacheco ... He has put it wide!! Min. 48 :(wat) G_McEachran hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Balde collects the loose ball! ... K_Balde drives it towards goal ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 55 :(wat) D_Quina is being prepared to come on ... M_Sylla is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 56 :(ast) L_Goretzka pushes it past the defender ... Joshua_Laws with the tackle Min. 58 :(wat) L_Martinez skips the challenge from L_Goretzka ... Intercepted by A_Masuaka Min. 60 :(wat) J_Mukena is being prepared to come on ... A_Robertson is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 60 :(wat) It seems Watford are making a tactical change to E Min. 65 :(wat) A_Morelos is coming on for K_Balde and will play FW Min. 65 :(ast) D_Rose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Emerson ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 66 :(ast) The defender under hits the back pass! ... A_Golovin is through! ... A_Golovin shoots towards goal ! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 68 :(ast) E_McCawl is coming on for Kenedy and playing MF Min. 68 :(wat) A_Morelos had to stretch to reach the pass ... But L_Goretzka barges him off the ball Min. 68 :(ast) The ball is passed in from E_McCawl, he finds N_Pepe ... A_Smith wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Garcia swings it in! ... Pacheco fists it away! Min. 69 :(ast) D_Rose swings at D_Quina ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 70 :(wat) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Watford will now be playing A Min. 70 :(ast) L_Vietto is being prepared to come on ... N_Pepe is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 70 :(wat) D_Quina gets to the by line and finds L_Martinez with a beautiful cross ... But he loses control of it ... M_Hermoso hits it out for a throw Min. 72 :(wat) Joshua_Laws cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Morelos ... A_Morelos looks to see where A_Lopes is! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 76 :(wat) J_Mukena knocks it forward ... M_Hermoso slips ... Joshua_Laws gets to it! ... Joshua_Laws beats the offside trap! ... He runs at A_Lopes ... He dinks it over A_Lopes ... A_Lopes reacts well to save !! Min. 81 :(ast) The ball goes loose! ... L_de_Jong gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... L_de_Jong tries the shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Pacheco dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Pacheco beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Golovin ... A_Smith reads it well and clears the danger Min. 83 :(wat) L_Martinez jumps over A_Masuaka's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But R_Firmino clears the ball to safety Min. 84 :(wat) J_Sherman looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to D_Quina ... M_Hermoso slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 86 :(ast) L_Vietto slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... L_Vietto with the attempt at goal! ... Pacheco just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wat) G_McEachran controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Garcia ... He puts in A_Morelos! ... A_Morelos fires the shot in! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 90 :(wat) G_McEachran with an intelligent ball to A_Morelos ... E_McCawl intercepts the pass Min. 91 :(ast) J_Garcia has a go! ... It hits the defender ... L_Goretzka collects the loose ball! ... But J_Mukena reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road Attendance : 41,562 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Sherman Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Hermoso (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Goretzka (11), M_Hermoso (31) Sent Off : D_Rose (69) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 9 | 16 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 3 | 9 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 3 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 12 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 0 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 31 1 1 1 22 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Smith DF 1 23 11 3 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 26 10 2 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 98 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 10 3 M_Ledger+ DF 2 24 9 2 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Lingard AM 2 3 24 10 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sylla MF 1 3 26 11 23 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_McEachran AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 K_Balde FW 1 3 12 26 24 | 69 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 L_Martinez FW 1 7 11 24 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mukena DF 1 24 13 2 18 | 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Quina MF 1 2 25 12 21 | 39 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 27 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 26 10 6 26 | 98 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 33 30 24 J_Garcia DF 5 25 14 6 30 | 98 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 Emerson DF 1 25 14 7 24 | 69 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 A_Masuaka DF 2 25 11 3 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 8 14 Kenedy MF 2 10 25 11 24 | 72 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 8 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 25 12 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 26 0 26 A_Golovin MF 1 8 26 12 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 R_Firmino MF 3 4 25 12 24 | 98 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 48 0 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 25 22 | 74 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 K_Casilla GK 28 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rose DF 2 25 12 3 22 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 E_Can MF 1 11 26 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 25 13 27 | 26 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 L_Vietto FW 1 4 13 24 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1587237346 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35