FMFA Manager, Aston Villa vs. Watford (Wed Oct 28) Aston Villa | Watford 4-1-1-2-2 E | 4-1-2-2-1 E Alex Nock | William Doherty | H_Lloris GK | GK Pacheco N_Semedo DF | DF C_Soyuncu M_Hermoso DF | DF Filippo_Berra J_Garcia DF | DF A_Robertson Y_Ribeiro DF | DF J_Mukena J_Mahon DM | AM H_Mkhitaryan C_Leemans MF | MF D_Quina L_Goretzka AM | DM D_Zakaria E_McCawl AM | AM D_Poyet+ N_Pepe FW | MF A_Gomes L_de_Jong FW | FW A_Morelos | K_Casilla SUB | SUB M_Perin Emerson SUB | SUB Joshua_Laws D_Sidibe SUB | SUB A_Smith A_Golovin SUB | SUB M_Sylla R_Lukaku SUB | SUB G_Higuain Min. 1 :(wat) D_Quina plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Garcia is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 1 :(wat) D_Quina pass splits open the defence and finds D_Poyet+ ... D_Poyet+ is clean through! ... H_Lloris tries to make himself big ... He rounds H_Lloris ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... Its hit the side netting!! Min. 3 :(wat) D_Poyet+ looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Morelos ... N_Semedo scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 9 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan takes advantage of a mistake by M_Hermoso ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Hermoso reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 14 :(ast) M_Hermoso chips the ball over the defence and finds L_de_Jong ... Filippo_Berra rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 15 :(ast) C_Leemans sprints past C_Soyuncu ... What a shot from C_Leemans ! ... It could go anywhere ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And Pacheco reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... N_Pepe chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Pacheco easily claims the ball! Min. 16 :(ast) L_de_Jong turns nicely onto the ball ... L_de_Jong with his head down lets it go ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 16 :(wat) D_Poyet+ steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Garcia ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Poyet+ from 20 yards ! ... The shot slips through H_Lloris's hands ... But H_Lloris recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 17 :(ast) M_Hermoso races into the box ... He sees C_Leemans lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Mukena cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 17 :(wat) A_Morelos breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Lloris! ... N_Semedo brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 17 :(ast) L_de_Jong runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_Soyuncu ... He showed his class there ... D_Poyet+ fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... PENALTY !! ... It looked like a penalty from here!! ... L_de_Jong places the ball on the spot! ... Pacheco guesses correctly ... And he saves it! Min. 20 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Morelos ... Good sliding challenge from N_Semedo Min. 21 :(wat) A_Morelos kicks Y_Ribeiro! ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 22 :(ast) N_Pepe with the dribble ... What a shot from N_Pepe ! ... It could go anywhere ... Pacheco gets up well to catch that one Min. 24 :(ast) N_Semedo with a short pass to find M_Hermoso ... M_Hermoso with the attempt at goal! ... But Pacheco just gets his fingers to that one Min. 25 :(ast) L_Goretzka runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe drives it towards goal ! ... Pacheco dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop ! ... CORNER! ... E_McCawl curls it into the box! ... J_Mukena clears the corner Min. 29 :(ast) N_Pepe latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... N_Pepe hits a crisp volley! ... Pacheco goes down well to save Min. 32 :(ast) J_Mahon jumps over Filippo_Berra's challenge ... J_Mahon has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But Pacheco palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 35 :(ast) C_Leemans with the nod to L_de_Jong ... Superbly timed tackle by A_Robertson ... He made it look easy Min. 35 :(wat) A_Robertson jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Poyet+ ... D_Poyet+ curls the ball in on goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... H_Lloris moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 42 :(ast) L_de_Jong with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Zakaria behind ... A powerful header from L_de_Jong ! ... It looks good ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) N_Pepe knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Robertson ... N_Pepe attempts to drive it home! ... Pacheco makes a difficult save Min. 45 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan finds D_Poyet+ on the edge of the box ... A cracking drive from D_Poyet+ ! ... H_Lloris makes a good save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-0 Watford Min. 50 :(wat) Watford altered their play to a N strategy Min. 54 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan brings the ball into the opposing area ... L_de_Jong with a pull on the shirt ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Garcia ... He knocks it to D_Quina! ... D_Quina with a scorcher of a shot ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 60 :(wat) Joshua_Laws is being brought on ... C_Soyuncu is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 61 :(wat) A_Gomes with a neat pass into D_Poyet+ ... But he loses control of it ... N_Semedo belts it clear Min. 62 :(wat) A_Gomes drives it forward to D_Quina ... D_Quina has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him! Min. 65 :(wat) G_Higuain comes on for A_Gomes and takes up a FW role Min. 67 :(ast) M_Hermoso moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_de_Jong ... Joshua_Laws takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 68 :(ast) A_Golovin is being brought on ... C_Leemans is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 69 :(ast) J_Mahon nutmegs D_Zakaria, he continues to run forward ... A thundering drive by J_Mahon ! ... GOAL !! ... He puts his hands to his ears!! ... He is winding the Watford fans up!! ... They greet the gesture with jeers! ... Aston Villa have snatched the lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Watford ... Min. 70 :(ast) Emerson is being prepared to come on ... N_Semedo is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(ast) R_Lukaku is coming on for L_de_Jong and will play FW Min. 70 :(ast) Aston Villa's manager orders his side to play D Min. 70 :(ast) E_McCawl moves into a MF role on the manager's orders Min. 70 :(ast) L_Goretzka will now play as MF Min. 75 :(wat) Watford will now play A Min. 77 :(ast) J_Mahon sidesteps J_Mukena ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But A_Robertson puts the ball out of play Min. 82 :(ast) R_Lukaku knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Zakaria ... But Filippo_Berra wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 83 :(ast) E_McCawl breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Pacheco! ... Filippo_Berra brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(wat) D_Poyet+ with a flashy move ... Emerson with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ast) R_Lukaku loses his marker! ... H_Mkhitaryan is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 90 :(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 R_Lukaku ... Driven towards goal by R_Lukaku ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 92 :(wat) D_Zakaria with a probing through ball G_Higuain ... But A_Golovin slides in two footed. ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 94 :(wat) G_Higuain beats Emerson ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... N_Pepe with an ugly foul ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 47,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Hermoso (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Mahon (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Semedo (17), L_de_Jong (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Poyet+ Scorers : N/A Sent Off : A_Morelos (21) Booked : D_Poyet+ (17), Filippo_Berra (83), H_Mkhitaryan (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Watford Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 3 3 1 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 26 12 3 24 | 71 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 M_Hermoso DF 1 26 10 6 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 J_Garcia DF 5 25 14 6 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 27 13 3 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Mahon DM 2 12 25 11 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 C_Leemans MF 1 13 28 13 32 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 26 12 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 26 13 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L_de_Jong FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 2 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emerson DF 1 25 14 7 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 D_Sidibe DF 1 25 12 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Golovin MF 1 8 27 12 25 | 26 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 8 R_Lukaku FW 3 4 5 26 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 26 8 2 21 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 27 10 3 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 A_Robertson DF 2 26 11 2 24 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Mukena DF 1 25 13 2 18 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan AM 2 3 26 10 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 D_Quina MF 1 2 26 12 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 D_Zakaria DM 1 10 26 3 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Poyet+ AM 2 5 26 11 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 17 5 A_Gomes MF 1 5 26 6 24 | 66 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 28 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Smith DF 1 23 11 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sylla MF 1 3 27 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Higuain FW 1 2 9 27 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1603915977 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35