Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lowe | P. Lowe |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Chris Wright | C. Wright | |||||||||
| Lee Jackson | L. Jackson | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Stanley Deane | S. Deane | |||||||||
| Claudio Scarponi | C. Scarponi |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Kelvin Murphy | K. Murphy | |||||||||
| Leon Mowbray | L. Mowbray | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Linus Prantl | L. Prantl | |||||||||
| Trevor Kitson | T. Kitson | | 72 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Adrian Harrison | A. Harrison | |||||||||
| Nils Arndt | N. Arndt | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Brian Unsworth | B. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Jonas Schramm | J. Schramm | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Valentino Salvetti | V. Salvetti | |||||||||
| Fredrik Charlton | F. Charlton | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Mervin Swift | M. Swift | |||||||||
| Jody Boyd | J. Boyd | | 71 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Nwankwo Shearer | N. Shearer | |||||||||
| Ivan Philips | I. Philips | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Robbie Shearer | R. Shearer | |||||||||
| Adrian Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Marc Köller | M. Köller | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 9,889 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off the first half!
6.37
0-0Valentino Salvetti kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Köller. Marc Köller shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.23
0-0Kelvin Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Swift. Mervin Swift makes a probing pass to Marc Köller. Marc Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.25
Mervin Swift deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.29
Kelvin Murphy hoofs the ball up the pitch. Marc Köller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.58
0-0Leon Mowbray clumsily knocks into Marc Köller. The referee calls over Leon Mowbray and shows him a yellow card! Marc Köller stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.07
0-1Valentino Salvetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Köller. Marc Köller powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Peter Lowe had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
34.44
Claudio Scarponi catches Valentino Salvetti on the ankles. The referee calls over Claudio Scarponi and shows him a yellow card! Valentino Salvetti runs off the knock.
36.20
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.17
Leon Mowbray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Arndt. Nils Arndt threads the ball through to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kelvin Murphy.
40.28
Mervin Swift controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.12
Lee Jackson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Charlton. Fredrik Charlton sees space and advances. Fredrik Charlton shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
47.55
Brian Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Köller. Marc Köller flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.13
Trevor Kitson makes a simple pass to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Harrison.
51.40
Kelvin Murphy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Unsworth. Brian Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Marc Köller. Marc Köller knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lee Jackson.
54.07
0-1Leon Mowbray makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Chris Wright easily picks it out of the air!
57.41
Valentino Salvetti brings the ball forward. Valentino Salvetti kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Köller. Marc Köller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Marc Köller scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
61.04
Nwankwo Shearer chips the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Mowbray.
63.39
Mervin Swift flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Lowe who gathers it comfortably.
65.38
0-2Nwankwo Shearer barges into Trevor Kitson. Nwankwo Shearer is given a warning by the referee! Trevor Kitson runs off the knock.
67.39
Jonas Schramm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.22
Fredrik Charlton makes a probing pass to Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Deane.
73.25
Jonas Schramm chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.36
Adrian Harrison flicks the ball to his team mate, Valentino Salvetti. Valentino Salvetti makes a probing pass to Marc Köller. Marc Köller lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Peter Lowe.
77.39
Jonas Schramm chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Chris Wright easily smothers it!
79.46
Valentino Salvetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Shearer. Robbie Shearer passes the ball forward to Marc Köller. Marc Köller tries a spectacular strike. Peter Lowe easily smothers it.
81.41
Kelvin Murphy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mervin Swift. Mervin Swift knocks the ball forward to Marc Köller. Marc Köller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Lowe who gathers it comfortably.
83.36
Claudio Scarponi passes the ball forward to Trevor Kitson. Trevor Kitson makes a probing pass to Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Wright who gathers it comfortably.
84.51
Jonas Schramm makes a simple pass to Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd goes all the way! Jody Boyd tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.59
Jonas Schramm knocks the ball forward to Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Chris Wright easily smothers it!
90.00
1-2Claudio Scarponi makes a probing pass to Nils Arndt. Nils Arndt passes the ball forward to Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne threads the ball through to Jody Boyd but he's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Jody Boyd 85 | Marc Köller 26, 57 |