League Cup, Aston Villa vs. Stoke City (Wed Oct 26) Aston Villa | Stoke City 4-3-1-2 E | 5-1-2-1-1 P Alex Nock | Ray Wallace | O_Christensen GK | GK Justin_Bijlow Y_Ribeiro DF | DF K_Knoyle K_Guessoum DF | DF J_Walker K_Trippier DF | DF T_Tomiyasu T_Matthews DF | DF C_Chambers D_Nascimento MF | DF T_Chalobah D_Kinsombi MF | AM E_Dennis C_Leemans MF | MF A_S-Maximin P-E_Hojbjerg AM | FW G_Martinelli Sam_Lammers FW | MF J_Sancho C_Ronaldo FW | DM E_Ampadu | R_Sanchez SUB | SUB J_Butland E_Militao SUB | SUB Jan_Gyamerah C_Seaman SUB | SUB A_Edmundsson S_Bergwijn SUB | SUB A_Christense P_Schick SUB | SUB A_Correa Referee: Paul_Tierney (Lancashire) Min. 3 :(sto) J_Sancho has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... T_Tomiyasu gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A great volley from T_Tomiyasu ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 4 :(ast) K_Guessoum races into the box ... He sees T_Matthews lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... T_Tomiyasu takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 4 :(sto) E_Ampadu plays the early ball across the box to find E_Dennis in space ... From long range E_Dennis bends the ball towards goal! ... But O_Christensen just gets his fingers to that one Min. 5 :(ast) The ball is passed in from P-E_Hojbjerg, he finds D_Kinsombi ... But G_Martinelli clears the ball to safety Min. 7 :(ast) D_Kinsombi with a precise ball to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo bears down on goal! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 13 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg with a pinpoint pass to Sam_Lammers ... An audacious effort from Sam_Lammers ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 16 :(ast) C_Leemans slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... E_Ampadu with the tackle Min. 16 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with electric pace ... He eases past K_Knoyle ... T_Chalobah with an ugly foul ... Paul_Tierney will want to speak to him ... Paul_Tierney calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 17 :(sto) G_Martinelli sprints past K_Trippier ... G_Martinelli tries the shot ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 22 :(ast) D_Kinsombi hoists the ball across to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo hits a great drive! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... That’s put Aston Villa in front! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 30 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Matthews ... T_Matthews tries to place it in the corner ! ... Justin_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 31 :(sto) E_Dennis with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past K_Trippier ... K_Trippier slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Ampadu lofts the ball in! ... T_Matthews gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 38 :(ast) K_Guessoum takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Matthews ... C_Chambers tackles cleanly Min. 39 :(ast) C_Leemans with a 50-yard pass to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 41 :(sto) G_Martinelli flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Sam_Lammers with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 42 :(sto) G_Martinelli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Dennis gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Ronaldo is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ast) Sam_Lammers nutmegs the defender ... Sam_Lammers fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 45 :(sto) Stoke City made the switch to a C strategy Min. 47 :(ast) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a mistake by C_Chambers ... It's a lucky break ... E_Ampadu with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 48 :(sto) E_Dennis with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Sam_Lammers tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Ray Wallace looks bemused that it wasn't more! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-0 Stoke City Min. 47 :(ast) C_Leemans hoists the ball across to Sam_Lammers ... A wicked drive by Sam_Lammers ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Nascimento plays it towards the near post! ... K_Trippier gets a shot in ... Saved by Justin_Bijlow Min. 50 :(sto) J_Sancho runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to E_Dennis ... E_Dennis sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 51 :(sto) G_Martinelli beats Y_Ribeiro ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Paul_Tierney ... Good sliding challenge from K_Trippier Min. 57 :(sto) J_Sancho takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli with the header ! ... O_Christensen goes down well to save Min. 60 :(sto) J_Walker moves into a DM role on the manager's orders Min. 60 :(sto) J_Sancho moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 60 :(sto) interesting tactic change... ... E_Ampadu will now play as MF Min. 61 :(ast) D_Nascimento holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Matthews ... E_Ampadu leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 62 :(ast) K_Guessoum finds C_Ronaldo on the edge of the box ... C_Ronaldo is clean through! ... Justin_Bijlow tries to make himself big ... He rounds Justin_Bijlow ... He taps it towards the goal! ... Justin_Bijlow manages to get to it !! Min. 65 :(ast) S_Bergwijn replaces D_Kinsombi to play as a MF Min. 65 :(ast) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Aston Villa will now be playing D Min. 65 :(ast) P-E_Hojbjerg changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 65 :(sto) E_Dennis with a real burst of pace ... He leaves K_Guessoum behind ... A cheeky lob from E_Dennis ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 68 :(sto) A_S-Maximin loses K_Guessoum ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Y_Ribeiro Min. 69 :(sto) C_Chambers with the towering header to A_S-Maximin ... K_Guessoum slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Ampadu chips the ball in towards the far post! ... G_Martinelli gets something on it! ... O_Christensen parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 70 :(ast) E_Militao replaces K_Guessoum and will play DF Min. 70 :(ast) P_Schick is being brought on ... Sam_Lammers is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(ast) Up goes the substitution board - C_Seaman on for T_Matthews as a DF Min. 70 :(sto) Jan_Gyamerah comes on for K_Knoyle and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 70 :(sto) A_Christense is coming on for T_Chalobah and will play DF Min. 70 :(sto) A_Edmundsson replaces J_Sancho to play as a MF Min. 70 :(sto) A_Correa comes on for E_Dennis and takes up a FW role Min. 70 :(sto) Jan_Gyamerah moves in a DM position Min. 70 :(sto) A_Edmundsson is now playing as a AM Min. 75 :(ast) C_Ronaldo beats C_Chambers ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Walker wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 77 :(ast) C_Ronaldo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Nascimento gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Chambers tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Paul_Tierney has stopped play ... Well spotted by Paul_Tierney! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... C_Ronaldo hits it hard ... Justin_Bijlow can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... Justin_Bijlow has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 80 :(sto) G_Martinelli runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Intercepted by Y_Ribeiro Min. 83 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro with the diagonal pass S_Bergwijn ... But C_Chambers wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Ronaldo (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Ronaldo (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Sam_Lammers (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Martinelli Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Chalobah (16), E_Ampadu (61), C_Chambers (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 10 | 7 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 4 | 4 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 30 14 2 31 | 74 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 T_Matthews DF 1 28 14 13 22 | 74 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 D_Nascimento MF 1 13 28 13 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 30 13 25 | 69 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 C_Leemans MF 1 13 31 13 32 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 P-E_Hojbjerg MF 2 11 28 14 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 30 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 11 32 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 18 37 R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 29 14 25 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin_Bijlow GK 34 1 1 1 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Knoyle DF 1 29 12 2 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Walker DM 1 28 15 2 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 28 9 2 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 C_Chambers DF 1 28 10 4 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 T_Chalobah DF 1 29 11 4 27 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 E_Dennis AM 1 2 12 28 22 | 74 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 28 12 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 29 32 | 97 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 0 7 J_Sancho AM 1 3 30 12 25 | 74 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 E_Ampadu MF 1 13 28 2 23 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 J_Butland GK 29 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan_Gyamerah DM 1 28 11 3 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson AM 1 2 27 14 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 28 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1666812146 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35