FMFA Manager, Preston North End vs. Aston Villa (Sat Feb 27) Preston North End | Aston Villa 4-3-1-2 E | 4-2-1-1-2 N Caretaker Lee Clark | Alex Nock | R_Burki GK | GK H_Lloris T_Castagne DF | DF Y_Ribeiro Cedric_Kipre DF | DF N_Semedo M_Keane DF | DF Emerson G_Cahill DF | DF J_Garcia S_Berge MF | DM C_Leemans J_Ward-Prowse MF | DM L_Goretzka S_Bergwijn MF | MF E_McCawl J_Rodriguez AM | AM A_Golovin E_Ponce FW | FW N_Pepe C_Slack FW | FW M_Batshuayi | M_Neuer SUB | SUB K_Casilla J_Schlupp SUB | SUB M_Hermoso O_Gamble SUB | SUB D_Sidibe D_van_de_Beek SUB | SUB J_Mahon A_Nelson SUB | SUB L_de_Jong Min. 8 :(ast) A_Golovin looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Pepe ... J_Ward-Prowse with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 9 :(ast) C_Leemans with the first time flick to Emerson ... S_Berge with a terrible tackle ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(ast) C_Leemans fires over a low cross to M_Batshuayi ... G_Cahill wins the ball Min. 16 :(pne) S_Bergwijn looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Cahill ... But J_Garcia sweeps up the threat Min. 16 :(ast) L_Goretzka plays in N_Pepe with a beautiful ball ... M_Keane with the block Min. 17 :(ast) L_Goretzka with the through ball to A_Golovin ... Fine tackle by M_Keane ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 20 :(ast) N_Pepe gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside G_Cahill! ... He has some space now! ... But T_Castagne with the fine tackle Min. 26 :(ast) E_McCawl knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... E_McCawl has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... R_Burki can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... R_Burki makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 28 :(ast) L_Goretzka takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Emerson ... Emerson has a dig at goal! ... R_Burki parries it ... CORNER! ... A_Golovin curls it into the box! ... N_Pepe swings a leg at it! ... R_Burki makes a fine save Min. 30 :(ast) C_Leemans with a measured ball to Emerson ... Emerson tries to place it in the corner ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 33 :(pne) J_Rodriguez pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... G_Cahill is clean through! ... J_Garcia hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to C_Slack ... He knocks it goalward ... But H_Lloris makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 37 :(ast) M_Batshuayi nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... G_Cahill robs him of the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) M_Batshuayi knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Castagne ... A skillful effort from M_Batshuayi ! ... R_Burki gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 47 :(ast) C_Leemans looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But R_Burki dives to his left ... I think R_Burki just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End 0-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(ast) J_Garcia flicks the ball through ... N_Pepe runs onto it! ... N_Pepe hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... R_Burki parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Burki recovers to save!! Min. 53 :(ast) Emerson retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Batshuayi latches onto the end of it ... G_Cahill with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 63 :(pne) S_Bergwijn beats Emerson ... He showed great skill there ... L_Goretzka stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! Min. 65 :(ast) J_Mahon is ready to come on to replace L_Goretzka ... Looks like he will play as a DM Min. 68 :(ast) M_Hermoso comes on for N_Semedo and takes up a DF role Min. 68 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro steps over the ball ... He nutmegs G_Cahill ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But T_Castagne comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 70 :(ast) L_de_Jong is coming on for N_Pepe and playing FW Min. 76 :(ast) C_Leemans threads the through ball to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... R_Burki beats the ball away Min. 84 :(ast) A_Golovin with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Cedric_Kipre ... A_Golovin aims for the top right corner ! ... R_Burki can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... R_Burki makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 85 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... E_Ponce gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Ponce runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(pne) S_Berge plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Slack decides to go for goal instead! ... C_Slack has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... H_Lloris is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... H_Lloris looks very relieved! Min. 91 :(ast) A_Golovin runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off Cedric_Kipre back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Golovin leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... R_Burki narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Deepdale Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Burki (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Ward-Prowse (8), S_Berge (9), G_Cahill (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Garcia Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 3 | 10 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 1 | 7 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 2 Key Passes : 4 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston North End 0 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Preston North End Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 31 2 4 1 28 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 29 14 9 21 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 28 12 2 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 28 11 2 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 S_Berge MF 1 6 29 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 28 3 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 28 13 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Rodriguez AM 2 3 29 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_Ponce FW 1 3 10 29 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Slack FW 1 2 5 26 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 M_Neuer GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gamble MF 2 11 25 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 7 26 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 25 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 32 3 3 1 26 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 27 12 3 24 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 26 14 7 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 J_Garcia DF 5 26 14 6 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 C_Leemans DM 1 13 29 13 32 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 L_Goretzka DM 1 12 27 12 24 | 67 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 26 13 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Golovin AM 1 8 27 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Batshuayi FW 1 2 11 28 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 27 10 6 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 26 12 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mahon DM 2 12 26 11 29 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 28 23 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1614456316 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35