Match Report


West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion     Aston VillaAston Villa
Computer Player Computer Player Adrian Roos Adrian Roos
Gilles VieiraG. Vieira75
G
captain1captain
G
76Jakob OlesenJ. Olesen
Oleg AthertonO. Atherton60
D
2
D
63Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa
Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro60
D
3
D
69Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin
Neil ShawN. Shaw59
D
4
D
74Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu
Les MorrisL. Morris66
M
5
M
70Nicolas MolinaN. Molina
Harvey VenusH. Venus64
M
6
M
70Duncan CroftD. Croft
Fadel TresorF. Tresor63
M
7
M
70Robert CookeR. Cooke
Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney59
M
8
M
73Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink
Oleg AdamsO. Adams69
A
9
A
71Moktar ForgeM. Forge
Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham60
A
10
A
68Samir BrehmeS. Brehme
Matt MiddletonM. Middleton57
A
11
A
69Laurent CandelaL. Candela
 
Nigel LuzhnyN. Luzhny67
G
12
D
34Adrian StockdaleA. Stockdale
Steven VieiraS. Vieira57
D
13
M
37Craig CookeC. Cooke
Jason NewtonJ. Newton54
G
14
A
69Gary ClarkeG. Clarke

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 9,110 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.


0.00
West Bromwich Albion get the match underway!
4.05
Fadel Tresor makes a simple pass to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jakob Olesen!
8.18
Robert Cooke hacks Harvey Venus from behind! Robert Cooke is given a warning by the referee! Harvey Venus stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.07
Samir Brehme comes in with a late challenge on Neil Shaw. Samir Brehme is warned by the referee! Neil Shaw hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.32
Gabriel Voisin takes it forward alone. Gabriel Voisin plays the ball forward to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela whips in a cross ball towards Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
18.44
Robert Cooke hits a low pass to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.30
Harvey Venus hits a low pass to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.29
Dennis Hasselbaink sees Samir Brehme in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Brehme shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
24.33
Without breaking stride, Fadel Tresor plays the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham whips in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Sebastiao Sousa clumsily knocks into Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
26.29
Duncan Croft makes a simple pass to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge whips in a cross ball towards Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Gilles Vieira!
27.04
Gabriel Voisin flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Molina holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Molina kicks a strong pass forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.44
Sebastiao Sousa threads the ball through to Robert Cooke. Seeing a gap ahead, Robert Cooke laces a weighted ball forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge edges inside the box! Moktar Forge shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Gilles Vieira. Excellent save.
34.16
Gabriel Voisin hits a low pass to Duncan Croft. Duncan Croft sees a break and surges forward. Duncan Croft whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.37
Sebastiao Sousa makes a probing pass to Nicolas Molina. Nicolas Molina threads a neat ball through to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moktar Forge but the linesman indicates offside!
44.35
Cesar Ribeiro surges forward with the ball. Cesar Ribeiro hits a low pass to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
Dennis Hasselbaink threads a neat ball through to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge lofts in a cross ball towards Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Gary Clarke replacing Samir Brehme. The West Bromwich Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
48.28
Paolo Delaney threads a neat ball through to Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
53.28
Robert Cooke comes in with a late challenge on Harvey Venus. The referee warns Robert Cooke again to calm down! Harvey Venus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.24
Oleg Atherton hacks Gary Clarke from behind! The referee calls over Oleg Atherton and shows him a yellow card! Gary Clarke carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.34
Nicolas Molina makes a probing pass to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
59.31
Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Croft. Duncan Croft threads a neat ball through to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
60.13
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Cesar Ribeiro .
63.09
Les Morris flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Sheringham collects the pass. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.29
Nicolas Molina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela runs straight at the defence! Laurent Candela shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
69.52
Neil Shaw comes in with a late challenge on Moktar Forge. Neil Shaw is shown the yellow card! Moktar Forge hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.16
Gabriel Voisin volleys a long ball forward. Laurent Candela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.23
Dennis Hasselbaink takes a long throw-in. Nicolas Molina knocks the ball forward to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
77.38
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Luzhny replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .
78.42
With great vision, Sebastiao Sousa plays the ball forward to Robert Cooke. Robert Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge knocks in a cross ball towards Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.22
Nicolas Molina flicks the ball to his team mate, Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge edges inside the box! Moktar Forge shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gilles Vieira with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
84.06
Gabriel Voisin knocks the ball forward to Duncan Croft. Duncan Croft makes a simple pass to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Shaw.
85.11
Nigel Luzhny threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Middleton. Matt Middleton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Jakob Olesen. Excellent save.
89.55
Ronnie Sheringham clumsily knocks into Sebastiao Sousa. Ronnie Sheringham is given a warning by the referee! Sebastiao Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

West Bromwich Albion

Aston Villa
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
9
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.2%
62.8%
Play Area
31.4%
40.7%
27.9%

Scorers
Laurent Candela 34
Moktar Forge 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moktar Forge of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Gilles Vieira (GK)
7
2.Oleg Atherton (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
4.Neil Shaw (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
6
8.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
9.Oleg Adams (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)
6
11.Matt Middleton (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Luzhny (GK)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6

1.Jakob Olesen (GK)
6
2.Sebastiao Sousa (DEF)
7
3.Gabriel Voisin (DEF)
7
4.Jaouad Ntumpa Nsafu (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Molina (MID)
7
6.Duncan Croft (MID)
8
7.Robert Cooke (MID)
6
8.Dennis Hasselbaink (MID)
6
9.Moktar Forge (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Samir Brehme (ATT)
6
11.Laurent Candela (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Adrian Stockdale (DEF)
0
13.Craig Cooke (MID)
0
14.Gary Clarke (ATT)
6