FMFA, Arsenal vs. Aston Villa (Wed Oct 19) Arsenal | Aston Villa 5-1-2-2 L | 4-2-2-2 C Lee Clark | Alex Nock | T_Courtois GK | GK O_Christensen S_Kolasinac DF | DF E_Militao Albin_Thaqi DF | DF K_Trippier F_Musonda DF | DF Y_Ribeiro Alec_Georgen DF | DF Zinchenko Y_Bisseck DF | MF D_Kinsombi J_Willock+ DM | MF C_Leemans I_Gundogan MF | AM C_Roberts Guus_Til MF | AM P-E_Hojbjerg A_Perez FW | FW Sam_Lammers M_Chouiar FW | FW C_Ronaldo | J_Pickford SUB | SUB R_Sanchez E_Bailly SUB | SUB T_Matthews F_Geraldes SUB | SUB C_Seaman L_Pellegrini SUB | SUB S_Bergwijn Galeno SUB | SUB P_Schick Referee: Michael_Salisbury (Lancashire) Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a P strategy Min. 6 :(ast) C_Leemans curls the ball out wide to C_Ronaldo ... Alec_Georgen takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 12 :(ars) S_Kolasinac has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Albin_Thaqi collects the loose ball! ... Albin_Thaqi sees O_Christensen off his line ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 16 :(ars) Guus_Til with a burst of pace ... Y_Ribeiro with an ugly foul ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 18 :(ast) C_Roberts is through on goal ... But J_Willock+ barges him off the ball Min. 22 :(ars) M_Chouiar makes the tackle ... M_Chouiar hits a crisp volley! ... O_Christensen makes a good save Min. 23 :(ars) A_Perez knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Kinsombi ... E_Militao forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Alec_Georgen! ... O_Christensen fists it away! Min. 24 :(ars) I_Gundogan off the woodwork. ... Alec_Georgen picks up the deflection ... Alec_Georgen tries to beat O_Christensen from outside the area! ... But O_Christensen punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 25 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to C_Leemans ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Musonda Min. 26 :(ars) Guus_Til takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Guus_Til tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... O_Christensen is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... O_Christensen looks very relieved! Min. 28 :(ast) E_Militao takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... E_Militao hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 34 :(ars) A_Perez sprints forward with the ball ... C_Ronaldo goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Lee Clark looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 35 :(ast) K_Trippier can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to C_Roberts ... C_Roberts tries one from the edge of the box ! ... But it goes wide Min. 36 :(ast) Sam_Lammers plays in C_Roberts with a beautiful ball ... C_Roberts attempts a chip! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Courtois moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 39 :(ars) F_Musonda back heels to find A_Perez in space ... A_Perez fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort Min. 40 :(ars) Guus_Til gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Perez ... K_Trippier with the block Min. 40 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... A_Perez with an awful challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) C_Roberts retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... C_Ronaldo gets on the end of it ... C_Ronaldo hits the ball on the bounce ! ... T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 45 :(ast) C_Roberts jumps over F_Musonda's challenge ... C_Roberts has a dig at goal! ... But it goes wide of the post ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(ast) Sam_Lammers knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Sam_Lammers goes for the top corner ! ... T_Courtois tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... C_Leemans lofts the ball in! ... Y_Bisseck clears the corner Min. 47 :(ars) Guus_Til with the diagonal pass A_Perez ... A_Perez with a little chip! ... GOAL !! ... The crowd goes wild ! ... That’s given Arsenal the advantage! ... Arsenal 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 48 :(ars) Arsenal switch to playing C Min. 48 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play E Min. 53 :(ars) A_Perez takes advantage of a mistake by Zinchenko ... It's a lucky break ... Zinchenko recovers to win the ball back Min. 55 :(ast) C_Leemans has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Willock+ ... He knocks it to P-E_Hojbjerg! ... Y_Bisseck slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 57 :(ars) Y_Bisseck with the through ball to A_Perez ... A_Perez gets his head to the ball ! ... The shot slips through O_Christensen's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 58 :(ars) A_Perez beats Zinchenko ... A powerful shot by A_Perez ! ... It hits the post ... But it hits off O_Christensen's back!! ... GOAL !! ... Very unlucky for ! ... Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 59 :(ast) Aston Villa's manager orders his side to play A Min. 59 :(ast) Sam_Lammers is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_Ronaldo latches onto the ball ... C_Ronaldo with the shot ! ... T_Courtois is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 60 :(ars) J_Willock+ with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Guus_Til gets on the end of the pass ... C_Roberts with the tackle Min. 60 :(ast) C_Leemans has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Alec_Georgen ... He puts in C_Ronaldo! ... Y_Bisseck brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 62 :(ars) Y_Bisseck brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... S_Kolasinac gets on the end of the pass ... S_Kolasinac swings in the shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 65 :(ars) a big roar from the crowd as E_Bailly comes on for Albin_Thaqi to play DF Min. 67 :(ars) Galeno will replace M_Chouiar and play FW Min. 69 :(ars) a big roar from the crowd as L_Pellegrini comes on for I_Gundogan to play MF Min. 70 :(ast) T_Matthews replaces E_Militao to play as a DF Min. 70 :(ast) P_Schick is coming on and Sam_Lammers is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 70 :(ast) S_Bergwijn is being brought on ... C_Leemans is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(ast) C_Seaman is going to be brought on ... Zinchenko is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 75 :(ars) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a L strategy Min. 75 :(ars) Galeno breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on O_Christensen! ... S_Bergwijn brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... Michael_Salisbury calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 82 :(ars) L_Pellegrini with the diagonal pass F_Musonda ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Matthews ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Pellegrini swings it in! ... C_Seaman gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 85 :(ast) The ball is passed in from C_Ronaldo, he finds T_Matthews ... Alec_Georgen tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... Michael_Salisbury calls him for a talk Min. 87 :(ars) Guus_Til with the cross-field pass to J_Willock+ ... Y_Ribeiro reads the play well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Emirates Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Perez (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Perez (47,58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Sam_Lammers Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Ribeiro (16), S_Bergwijn (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 4 Fouls : 4 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 0 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 32 3 3 2 23 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 S_Kolasinac DF 1 28 10 4 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Albin_Thaqi DF 1 28 14 3 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 F_Musonda DF 1 28 10 3 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 29 13 5 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 Y_Bisseck DF 1 29 15 2 23 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 J_Willock+ DM 1 17 29 3 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 31 8 24 | 70 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 Guus_Til MF 1 3 30 13 22 | 93 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 30 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 30 20 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bailly DF 2 28 3 2 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 F_Geraldes DM 1 14 29 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 30 12 24 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Galeno FW 1 3 10 28 21 | 25 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 Zinchenko DF 1 28 14 5 30 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 30 13 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Leemans MF 1 13 31 13 32 | 71 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Roberts AM 2 13 28 13 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 P-E_Hojbjerg AM 2 11 28 14 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 30 23 | 71 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 11 32 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Matthews DF 1 28 14 13 22 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 29 14 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1666202588 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35