Premier League, Watford vs. Aston Villa (Sat Dec 17) Watford | Aston Villa 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 P Jacob Andersson | Alex Nock | Pacheco GK | GK O_Christensen Filippo_Berra DF | DF C_Seaman K_Walk-Peters DF | DF T_Matthews B_White DF | DF E_Militao A_W-Bissaka DF | DF K_Guessoum M_Zubimendi MF | DM D_Nascimento J_McGinn MF | MF C_Leemans J_Hendrix MF | MF D_Kinsombi D_Quina MF | AM S_Bergwijn M_Antonio FW | FW Sam_Lammers A_Morelos FW | FW C_Ronaldo | M_Perin SUB | SUB R_Sanchez A_Robertson SUB | SUB Y_Ribeiro R_Suckling SUB | SUB Zinchenko O_Tufan SUB | SUB C_Roberts K_Furuhashi SUB | SUB P_Schick Referee: Chris_Kavanagh (Lancashire) Min. 1 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled T_Matthews ... A_W-Bissaka tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... O_Christensen claws it off the line ... Chris_Kavanagh consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Watford the advantage! ... Watford 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 3 :(ast) D_Kinsombi crosses to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo tries to lob the keeper ! ... Pacheco is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Watford 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 5 :(wat) Filippo_Berra looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio with a thundering shot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 5 :(ast) C_Seaman cuts the ball back to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 13 :(wat) M_Antonio finds K_Walk-Peters with a perfectly weighted pass ... A cheeky lob from K_Walk-Peters ! ... But O_Christensen punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 13 :(wat) A_Morelos runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Nascimento with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Chris_Kavanagh warns him Min. 19 :(ast) C_Seaman puts in S_Bergwijn ... A_W-Bissaka hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Bergwijn lofts the ball in! ... D_Nascimento loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... Pacheco parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 21 :(ast) Sam_Lammers finds the space intelligently ... M_Antonio with a nasty foul ... Chris_Kavanagh will want to speak to him ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... S_Bergwijn shapes to shoot ... He plays it to C_Ronaldo instead ... C_Ronaldo shoots towards goal ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 22 :(ast) C_Seaman controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... D_Kinsombi gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Kinsombi could have let it bounce! ... Pacheco gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Sam_Lammers ... Pacheco reads it well, and claims it! Min. 26 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with a short pass to find C_Ronaldo ... From long range C_Ronaldo bends the ball towards goal! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 27 :(ast) D_Kinsombi gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past Filippo_Berra! ... He has some space now! ... D_Kinsombi rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... Pacheco gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 27 :(wat) D_Quina looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Antonio ... Sam_Lammers with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He is warned by Chris_Kavanagh ... It’s just a warning Min. 32 :(wat) M_Antonio picks out A_Morelos with the cross ... A_Morelos with a powerful downward header! ... GOAL !! ... O_Christensen had no chance! ... Lets see if Watford can hang onto that lead! ... Watford 2-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 38 :(wat) B_White brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Morelos gets on the end of the pass ... A_Morelos with the shot on net ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 38 :(ast) K_Guessoum is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to S_Bergwijn ... A powerful shot by S_Bergwijn ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Aston Villa are back on level terms now! ... Watford 2-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 39 :(ast) Sam_Lammers takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Antonio picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 40 :(ast) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a mistake by Filippo_Berra ... It's a lucky break ... A well-placed shot from C_Ronaldo ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... Chris_Kavanagh talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if Aston Villa can hang onto that lead! ... Watford 2-3 Aston Villa ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wat) B_White sidesteps D_Nascimento ... He was too quick for his marker ... A well-placed shot from B_White ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Watford 2-3 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(wat) B_White takes on T_Matthews ... He runs past him ... B_White with the shot ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Zubimendi hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by T_Matthews Min. 51 :(wat) M_Zubimendi with a pinpoint pass to A_Morelos ... Good sliding challenge from C_Seaman and it had to be Min. 51 :(ast) S_Bergwijn flicks the ball through ... D_Kinsombi runs onto it! ... D_Kinsombi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... Pacheco gathers it easily Min. 59 :(wat) M_Antonio with a probing through ball A_Morelos ... But C_Seaman wins the tackle cleanly Min. 60 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace E_Militao as DF Min. 65 :(ast) Aston Villa are switching their playing style to D Min. 65 :(ast) S_Bergwijn is changing his role to a MF Min. 66 :(wat) J_McGinn with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... D_Kinsombi cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 78 :(wat) K_Walk-Peters controls it with ease ... Brilliantly taken away by C_Seaman !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 79 :(ast) C_Leemans is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers tries to catch the keeper out! ... The shot slips through Pacheco's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Watford 2-4 Aston Villa ... Min. 80 :(ast) Aston Villa switch to playing C Min. 81 :(ast) S_Bergwijn backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... D_Nascimento gets on the end of it ... A_W-Bissaka cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 85 :(ast) C_Ronaldo chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Guessoum ... K_Guessoum with the drive! ... Pacheco can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... Pacheco has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 86 :(wat) M_Antonio sidesteps C_Seaman ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Intercepted by K_Guessoum Min. 87 :(wat) A_Morelos sidesteps C_Seaman ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Sam_Lammers with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... Chris_Kavanagh calls him over ... Chris_Kavanagh tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(ast) T_Matthews beats Filippo_Berra ... He showed great skill there ... J_Hendrix wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vicarage Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Antonio Scorers : A_W-Bissaka (1), A_Morelos (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Antonio (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Ronaldo (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Ronaldo (3,40), S_Bergwijn (38), Sam_Lammers (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Sam_Lammers (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 7 | 12 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Watford 2 - 4 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 32 1 1 1 22 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -32 0 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 30 11 3 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Walk-Peters DF 1 30 11 6 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 B_White DF 1 29 10 8 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 28 12 7 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26 0 23 M_Zubimendi MF 1 13 30 4 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 29 8 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hendrix MF 1 11 29 4 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Quina MF 1 2 29 13 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 94 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 45 -2 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 29 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 28 11 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 26 13 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Tufan MF 1 4 28 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Furuhashi FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Christensen GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 C_Seaman DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 94 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 30 0 T_Matthews DF 1 28 14 13 22 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Militao DF 1 29 14 2 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Guessoum DF 1 30 14 2 31 | 94 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 36 9 D_Nascimento DM 1 13 29 13 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Leemans MF 1 13 31 13 32 | 94 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 13 30 13 25 | 94 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 21 36 17 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 30 14 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 30 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 7 20 C_Ronaldo FW 1 2 11 32 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 10 49 R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zinchenko DF 1 28 14 5 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Roberts MF 2 13 28 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1671308113 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35