FMFA Premier, Aston Villa vs. Watford (Sun Jun 27) Aston Villa | Watford 4-3-1-2 E | 4-1-2-1-2 C Alex Nock | William Doherty | R_Sanchez GK | GK Pacheco Ruben_Dias DF | DF Filippo_Berra C_Seaman DF | DF A_W-Bissaka Zinchenko DF | DF Joshua_Laws Y_Ribeiro DF | DF B_White C_Fabregas MF | DM J_Hendrix C_Leemans MF | MF J_McGinn E_McCawl MF | MF D_Quina S_Bergwijn AM | AM M_Sylla Sam_Lammers FW | FW M_Antonio M_Batshuayi FW | FW A_Morelos | K_Casilla SUB | SUB M_Perin K_Trippier SUB | SUB A_Robertson Emerson SUB | SUB R_Suckling N_Matic SUB | SUB H_Mkhitaryan N_Pepe SUB | SUB G_Higuain Min. 2 :(wat) D_Quina with a 40-yard pass to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio fires a shot at goal ! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... But it's been disallowed. ... The linesman flags for offside Min. 3 :(ast) C_Fabregas crosses in from the wing, he finds Sam_Lammers in the box ... Sam_Lammers with a blistering shot ! ... Looks like it should be Pacheco's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... GOAL !! ... Pacheco looks embarrassed! ... Aston Villa have snatched the lead! ... Aston Villa 1-0 Watford ... Min. 3 :(wat) It appears D_Quina is playing as a AM Min. 3 :(ast) M_Batshuayi punches A_Morelos off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 4 :(wat) J_McGinn runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... That’s got Watford back level! ... Aston Villa 1-1 Watford ... Min. 5 :(wat) D_Quina moves in a MF position Min. 13 :(ast) E_McCawl with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Filippo_Berra ... Joshua_Laws clears with a diving header Min. 15 :(ast) C_Seaman has it now ... He takes on Filippo_Berra ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Sam_Lammers! ... Sam_Lammers tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... Pacheco watches it sail wide! Min. 16 :(ast) Zinchenko sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... E_McCawl runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Joshua_Laws Min. 22 :(wat) J_Hendrix is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Sylla ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Seaman ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 24 :(wat) M_Sylla with a penetrating pass to M_Antonio ... C_Seaman reads the play well Min. 26 :(wat) M_Antonio with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... M_Antonio controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 28 :(wat) M_Sylla beats Y_Ribeiro ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Superbly timed tackle by C_Fabregas ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... M_Antonio floats the ball in! ... R_Sanchez catches it! Min. 32 :(wat) M_Sylla with a real burst of pace ... Y_Ribeiro with the tackle Min. 36 :(wat) J_Hendrix is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Antonio ... M_Antonio with the attempt at goal! ... R_Sanchez makes a fine save Min. 37 :(ast) S_Bergwijn with a slide rule pass to Zinchenko ... Zinchenko carves a shot towards goal ! ... Pacheco makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 37 :(wat) D_Quina holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Hendrix ... But Ruben_Dias sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 39 :(ast) C_Leemans beats B_White ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Sylla with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 41 :(ast) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a P strategy Min. 42 :(ast) Sam_Lammers finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_W-Bissaka looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 42 :(wat) A_Morelos has it on the edge of the box ... But Ruben_Dias wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(ast) Sam_Lammers with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... M_Antonio with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 47 :(ast) Y_Ribeiro drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_Fabregas ... C_Fabregas launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... Pacheco blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-1 Watford Min. 50 :(wat) A_Robertson is going to be brought on ... Filippo_Berra is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 50 :(wat) It looks as though Watford is now playing P Min. 55 :(ast) K_Trippier takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Ribeiro as DF Min. 55 :(wat) H_Mkhitaryan comes on for J_McGinn and takes up a MF role Min. 60 :(wat) G_Higuain replaces A_Morelos and will play FW Min. 62 :(wat) M_Antonio pushes it past Ruben_Dias ... C_Leemans gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 63 :(wat) M_Antonio runs at K_Trippier ... He takes it past him ... C_Fabregas with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 65 :(ast) N_Matic is being prepared to come on ... C_Leemans is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(wat) M_Sylla off the woodwork. ... H_Mkhitaryan picks up the deflection ... C_Seaman gets to the ball first Min. 66 :(wat) J_Hendrix plays the early ball across the box to find G_Higuain in space ... C_Seaman forces him off the ball Min. 68 :(ast) E_McCawl drives it across the face of the goal Sam_Lammers ... Sam_Lammers has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through Pacheco's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 69 :(wat) M_Sylla brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Antonio gets on the end of the pass ... M_Antonio tries to place it in the corner ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 70 :(wat) It looks as though Watford is now playing N Min. 71 :(wat) G_Higuain latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... K_Trippier takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 75 :(ast) Pacheco miss-kicks! ... N_Matic is through! ... Good sliding challenge from A_Robertson Min. 78 :(wat) G_Higuain with a real burst of pace ... He shows Zinchenko a clean set of heals ... C_Seaman clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 81 :(wat) G_Higuain picks out D_Quina with the cross ... Sam_Lammers with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 82 :(ast) The ball rolls free! ... N_Matic takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... N_Matic carves a shot towards goal ! ... Pacheco watches it sail wide! Min. 84 :(ast) Ruben_Dias with an inch perfect pass to S_Bergwijn ... But B_White slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(ast) C_Fabregas runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Seaman latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A well-placed shot from C_Seaman ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 91 :(ast) Sam_Lammers jumps over B_White's challenge ... A_W-Bissaka fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park Attendance : 47,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Fabregas (Man of the Match) Scorers : Sam_Lammers (3) Sent Off : M_Batshuayi (3) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Antonio Scorers : M_Antonio (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Watford Attempts on Goal : 7 | 5 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 11 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 1 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 30 11 7 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 C_Seaman DF 1 27 15 2 23 | 95 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 65 10 1 Zinchenko DF 1 27 13 5 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 28 10 25 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 3 C_Leemans MF 1 13 29 13 32 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_McCawl MF 2 11 27 13 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Bergwijn AM 1 10 28 13 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Sam_Lammers FW 1 1 13 29 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 M_Batshuayi FW 1 2 11 29 23 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 K_Casilla GK 27 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Emerson DF 1 26 14 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Matic MF 1 13 27 12 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 28 10 3 31 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 27 12 7 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 27 10 3 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 B_White DF 1 27 10 8 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Hendrix DM 1 11 27 4 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 28 8 25 | 59 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 D_Quina MF 1 2 27 13 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Sylla AM 1 4 27 12 23 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 29 23 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 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 27 11 2 24 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 25 13 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 2 3 27 10 23 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Higuain FW 1 2 9 27 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1624789578 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35