Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Greening | S. Greening |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | John Rankin | J. Rankin | |||||||||
| Seth Tiler | S. Tiler | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 | | Brian Keane | B. Keane | |||||||||
| Simon Lindner | S. Lindner |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Glynn Southgate | G. Southgate | |||||||||
| Bill Ripley | B. Ripley | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Craig Simonsen | C. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Msaddeck Piquionne | M. Piquionne |  | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Richard Serrant | R. Serrant | |||||||||
| Peter Clarke | P. Clarke | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Fredrik Potts | F. Potts | |||||||||
| Scott Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Ross Izzet | R. Izzet | |||||||||
| Anthony Robinson | A. Robinson | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Anton Backes | A. Backes | |||||||||
| Eoin Salmon | E. Salmon | | 80 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Craig Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Wayne Wright | W. Wright | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Greg Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Nikolas Nahrstedt | N. Nahrstedt | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 |  | Billy McGrory | B. McGrory | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 18,897 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
2.33
0-0Peter Clarke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. John Rankin easily smothers it.
3.10
0-0Brian Keane comes in with a late challenge on Wayne Wright. The referee calls over Brian Keane and shows him a yellow card! Wayne Wright gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.32
0-0Fredrik Potts passes the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.23
0-0Ross Izzet makes a beautiful solo run. Ross Izzet passes the ball forward but Greg Carter is offside!
21.15
0-1Craig Simonsen flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Potts. Fredrik Potts knocks the ball forward to Greg Carter. Greg Carter knocks the ball forward to Billy McGrory. Billy McGrory shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.03
Bill Ripley knocks the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Piquionne. Msaddeck Piquionne knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt plays a perfect one-two with Wayne Wright and rushes in on goal... Nikolas Nahrstedt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! John Rankin had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
39.31
1-1Glynn Southgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fredrik Potts. Fredrik Potts decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, Greg Carter. Greg Carter rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.55
Scott Wright-Phillips makes a probing pass to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt makes a probing pass to Wayne Wright but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
51.15
Anthony Robinson knocks the ball forward to Eoin Salmon. Eoin Salmon goes all the way! Eoin Salmon tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but John Rankin manages to gather it comfortably.
54.53
Msaddeck Piquionne makes a simple pass to Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright plays a perfect one-two with Eoin Salmon and rushes in on goal... Wayne Wright shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but John Rankin manages to gather it comfortably.
63.40
Brian Keane makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Keane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.49
Fredrik Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Carter. Greg Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Billy McGrory. Billy McGrory powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.40
Anton Backes decides to run forward with the ball. Anton Backes tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.54
Peter Clarke makes a simple pass to Nikolas Nahrstedt. Nikolas Nahrstedt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Wright. Wayne Wright rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.36
Eoin Salmon barges into Glynn Southgate. The referee calls over Eoin Salmon and shows him a yellow card! Glynn Southgate grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.01
Scott Wright-Phillips sees space and advances. Scott Wright-Phillips plays a perfect one-two with Wayne Wright and rushes in on goal... Scott Wright-Phillips takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Fredrik Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower plays a perfect one-two with Billy McGrory and rushes in on goal... Craig Gower cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Steve Greening had no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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