Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| John Davies | John Davies | manager | John Wooldridge | John Wooldridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Tavares | D. Tavares |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Sven Busse | S. Busse | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Warren Adams | W. Adams | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Del Deane | D. Deane | |||||||||
| Nigel Greening | N. Greening | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Sol Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
| Danny Delorge | D. Delorge |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Darren McManaman | D. McManaman | |||||||||
| Alec Niven | A. Niven |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Don Liddell | D. Liddell | |||||||||
| Emile Evans | E. Evans | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | John Brooking | J. Brooking | |||||||||
| Edward Boggs | E. Boggs |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Rene Dassen | R. Dassen | |||||||||
| Robert Owen | R. Owen | | 56 | A | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Brian Royce | B. Royce | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Hugo Kiko | H. Kiko | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Ashley Summerbell | A. Summerbell | |||||||||
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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 Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 7,718 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
2.46
0-0Edward Boggs flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen goes all the way! Robert Owen takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
3.10
0-0Del Deane kicks a strong pass forward to John Brooking. John Brooking passes the ball forward to Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Greening.
6.41
0-0Oleg Mills threads the ball through to Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs makes a simple pass to Robert Owen. Robert Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Niven but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.41
John Brooking makes a beautiful solo run. John Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.14
Alec Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Niven. Colin Niven plays a perfect one-two with Robert Owen and rushes in on goal... Colin Niven shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
18.12
0-0Don Liddell barges into Edward Boggs. The referee calls over Don Liddell and shows him a yellow card! Edward Boggs runs off the knock.
36.28
John Brooking knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.25
0-0Colin Niven catches Del Deane on the ankles. Colin Niven is given a warning by the referee! Del Deane runs off the knock.
39.12
0-0Don Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko knocks in a cross ball towards Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
40.23
Danny Delorge decides to run forward with the ball. Danny Delorge sees a break and surges forward. Danny Delorge shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.05
Robert Owen catches Warren Adams on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Warren Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.56
1-0Edward Boggs chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen whips in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Colin Todd!
55.05
Oleg Mills makes a probing pass to Alec Niven. Alec Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Niven. Colin Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
57.19
Sol Davies hacks Colin Niven from behind! Sol Davies is shown the yellow card! Colin Niven runs off the knock.
59.55
1-0Bristol Rovers are easily keeping Aston Villa at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
60.13
Warren Adams makes a probing pass to Rene Dassen. Rene Dassen knocks the ball forward to Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.48
Rene Dassen makes a probing pass to Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Diogo Tavares manages to gather it comfortably.
65.15
Dietmar Jahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Boggs. Edward Boggs makes a simple pass to Robert Owen. Robert Owen shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.54
Edward Boggs makes a simple pass to Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.55
Alec Niven threads the ball through to Robert Owen. Robert Owen shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
85.41
John Brooking deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Kiko. Hugo Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.05
Del Deane knocks the ball forward to Rene Dassen. Rene Dassen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Summerbell. Ashley Summerbell plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Kiko and rushes in on goal... Ashley Summerbell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Colin Todd 49 |