Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gillman | Paul Gillman | manager | Ranald Mitchell | Ranald Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Schmid | A. Schmid |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 80 |  | Ringo Nakata | R. Nakata | |||||||||
| Alex Gyan | A. Gyan |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Paul Seaman | P. Seaman | |||||||||
| Ian Nocera | I. Nocera |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Ebi Kozminski | E. Kozminski | |||||||||
| Rigobert Job | R. Job |  | 79 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Javier Becerra | J. Becerra | |||||||||
| Fabio Alves Dunga | F. Dunga | | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 79 |  | Alen Vukoja | A. Vukoja | |||||||||
| Hugo Afolabi | H. Afolabi |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Tobias Schäfer | T. Schäfer | |||||||||
| Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 |  | Marcus Joyce | M. Joyce | |||||||||
| Felipe Serrano | F. Serrano |  | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 79 |  | Pedro Histilloles | P. Histilloles | |||||||||
| Saliou Bakayoko | S. Bakayoko |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Adam Venus | A. Venus | |||||||||
| Jan Vennegoor Van Vliet | J. Van Vliet |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | John Jones | J. Jones | |||||||||
| Martín Rodríguez | M. Rodríguez |  | 26 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 | | Joseph Mettomo | J. Mettomo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,535 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tottenham Hotspur appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off the first half!
16.49
0-0Pedro Histilloles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Jones. John Jones whips in a cross ball towards Joseph Mettomo. Joseph Mettomo powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.13
0-0Javier Becerra advances with the ball. Javier Becerra makes a probing pass to John Jones. John Jones shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
21.13
0-0Tobias Schäfer kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Venus. Adam Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Schmid who gathers it comfortably.
26.46
Rigobert Job chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Alves Dunga. Fabio Alves Dunga kicks a strong pass forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Martín Rodríguez. Martín Rodríguez flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.02
0-0Hugo Afolabi flicks the ball to his team mate, Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko knocks the ball forward to Martín Rodríguez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.23
Tobias Schäfer makes a simple pass to John Jones. John Jones finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alexander Schmid!
33.51
Javier Becerra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Histilloles. Pedro Histilloles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Venus. Adam Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Schmid who gathers it comfortably.
36.30
Ian Nocera chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Afolabi. Hugo Afolabi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martín Rodríguez. Martín Rodríguez shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.43
Marcus Joyce sees a break and surges forward. Marcus Joyce knocks in a cross ball towards John Jones. John Jones is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
0-0Saliou Bakayoko catches Alen Vukoja in the face with his elbow. The referee motions to Saliou Bakayoko to come over. It's a red card!! Alen Vukoja is a little dazed but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off the second half!
49.30
Pedro Histilloles knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Venus. Adam Venus knocks in a cross ball towards John Jones. John Jones connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Alexander Schmid.
54.11
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
55.27
Ian Nocera knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Afolabi. Hugo Afolabi knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Van Vliet. Jan Vennegoor Van Vliet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.16
Hugo Afolabi flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Van Vliet. Jan Vennegoor Van Vliet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martín Rodríguez but he's offside!
67.01
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.03
0-0Marcus Joyce clumsily knocks into Hugo Afolabi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Afolabi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.18
Marcus Joyce kicks a strong pass forward to John Jones. John Jones knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Nocera.
87.52
Tobias Schäfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Venus. Adam Venus shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
0-0Javier Becerra comes in with a late challenge on Fabio Alves Dunga. The referee calls over Javier Becerra and warns him to calm down! Fabio Alves Dunga grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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