Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     ArsenalArsenal
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Max Jenner Max Jenner
Jakob OlesenJ. Olesen76
G
captain1
G
67Lars LindnerL. Lindner
Sebastiao SousaS. Sousa63
D
2
D
71Francois MaquaF. Maqua
Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin69
D
3
D
68Adolfo DelgadoA. Delgado
Jaouad Ntumpa NsafuJ. Ntumpa Nsafu74
D
4
D
65Adam MercerA. Mercer
Nicolas MolinaN. Molina70
M
5
D
73Ian YáñezI. Yáñez
Duncan CroftD. Croft70
M
6
M
65Carl MustoeC. Mustoe
Robert CookeR. Cooke70
M
7captain
M
68Jose Javier MartinezJ. Martinez
Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink73
M
8
M
76Marin StoichitaM. Stoichita
Moktar ForgeM. Forge72
A
9
M
71Leon HarleyL. Harley
Samir BrehmeS. Brehme68
A
10
M
65Greg LawtonG. Lawton
Laurent CandelaL. Candela69
A
11
A
69Jon EtheringtonJ. Etherington
 
Adrian StockdaleA. Stockdale34
D
12
A
66Darren Le TissierD. Le Tissier
Craig CookeC. Cooke38
M
13
M
65Alan HarleyA. Harley
Gary ClarkeG. Clarke69
A
14
A
67Danny ButtD. Butt

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Arsenal. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by James Scholes.


0.00
Arsenal kick off and get the first half underway!
6.20
Jose Javier Martinez comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Croft. Jose Javier Martinez is warned by the referee! Duncan Croft gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.14
Duncan Croft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge makes a pass forward but Laurent Candela is yards offside!
15.19
Duncan Croft flicks a high pass forward to Laurent Candela who brings the ball under control. Laurent Candela shoots from outside the area. Lars Lindner gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
16.08
Francois Maqua flicks a high ball forward to Greg Lawton who takes it down. Greg Lawton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jakob Olesen manages to keep it out.
20.01
Ian Yáñez takes it forward alone. Ian Yáñez takes it forward alone. Ian Yáñez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastiao Sousa.
24.50
Nicolas Molina flicks a high pass forward. Samir Brehme controls it well on his chest. Samir Brehme plays a scrappy one-two with Laurent Candela and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Samir Brehme provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Lars Lindner.
30.38
Gabriel Voisin chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Hasselbaink. With vision, Dennis Hasselbaink plays the ball forward to Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Moktar Forge provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Lars Lindner is on top of it.
33.09
Jose Javier Martinez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.09
Robert Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme puts a great ball through but Moktar Forge is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
40.42
Sebastiao Sousa takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Samir Brehme controls it well on his chest. Samir Brehme shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
42.01
Duncan Croft threads a neat ball through to Samir Brehme. Samir Brehme shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Aston Villa!
45.00
With great vision, Dennis Hasselbaink plays the ball forward to Laurent Candela. Laurent Candela skips past Adolfo Delgado! Laurent Candela makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa have changed their lineup with Gary Clarke replacing Samir Brehme. Arsenal appear unchanged since the first half. The Arsenal players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
53.48
Jose Javier Martinez catches Dennis Hasselbaink on the ankles. Jose Javier Martinez is shown the yellow card! Dennis Hasselbaink stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.48
Jose Javier Martinez slams into Robert Cooke with his studs up. The referee motions to Jose Javier Martinez to come over. It's a red card!! Robert Cooke runs off the knock.
67.12
Sebastiao Sousa sees Duncan Croft in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Croft sees Gary Clarke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Clarke skips past Francois Maqua! Gary Clarke cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
71.38
Dennis Hasselbaink threads the ball through to Gary Clarke. Gary Clarke advances inside the box! Gary Clarke cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.25
Arsenal have made a substitution with Danny Butt replacing Greg Lawton and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
85.12
Robert Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Moktar Forge. Moktar Forge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lars Lindner who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Adolfo Delgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Etherington. Jon Etherington flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Butt. Danny Butt shoots from 25 yards but somehow Jakob Olesen manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Arsenal
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
21.7%
50.7%
27.5%

Scorers
Samir Brehme 42
Laurent Candela 45
Gary Clarke 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Clarke of Aston Villa

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

1.Lars Lindner (GK)
7
2.Francois Maqua (DEF)
6
3.Adolfo Delgado (DEF)
6
4.Adam Mercer (DEF)
6
5.Ian Yáñez (DEF)
6
6.Carl Mustoe (MID)
6
7.Jose Javier Martinez (MID)yellow cardred card
3
8.Marin Stoichita (MID)
6
9.Leon Harley (MID)
6
10.Greg Lawton (MID)
6
11.Jon Etherington (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Le Tissier (ATT)
0
13.Alan Harley (MID)
0
14.Danny Butt (ATT)
6