Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Del Charlton | D. Charlton |  | 67 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Wes Godber | W. Godber | ||||||||
| Marcos Dominguez | M. Dominguez |  | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Danny Gordon | D. Gordon | |||||||||
| Gavin Hapgood | G. Hapgood | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Nicholas Ince | N. Ince | |||||||||
| Alun Todd | A. Todd | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Dennis Evans | D. Evans | |||||||||
| Niccolo Dean | N. Dean | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Philippe Abardonado | P. Abardonado | |||||||||
| Marcus Moffat | M. Moffat | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Sol Peters | S. Peters | |||||||||
| Scott Hibbs | S. Hibbs | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Ashley Matthews | A. Matthews | |||||||||
| Glynn Campbell | G. Campbell | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Roberto Hidalgo | R. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Glynn Gilchrist | G. Gilchrist | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Nigel Thatcher | N. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Paul Cutler | P. Cutler | | 55 | A | | 10 | | | A | 55 | | Dave Coppinger | D. Coppinger | ||||||||
| Syd Burgess | S. Burgess | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Richard Dodd | R. Dodd | |||||||||
| Syd Wilson | S. Wilson | | 54 | G | | 12 | | M | 52 | | Alexander Henry | A. Henry | |||||||||
| Paul Cope | P. Cope | | 49 | G | | 13 | | M | 48 | | Tony Potts | T. Potts | |||||||||
| Teddy Neville | T. Neville | | 49 | G | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Andy McManaman | A. McManaman | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Sheffield United. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Konchesky.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Aston Villa and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Konchesky.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
18.18
0-0Nicholas Ince sees Sol Peters in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Coppinger. Dave Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher directs the ball goalwards with his head but Del Charlton reads it well. Nice keeping!
24.30
0-0Marcus Moffat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Cutler. Paul Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Gilchrist. Glynn Gilchrist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
39.09
Sol Peters receives the ball from a throw-in from Roberto Hidalgo. With some swift thinking, Sol Peters plays the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Dave Coppinger. Dave Coppinger makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
48.10
Dennis Evans darts forward. Dennis Evans threads the ball through to Dave Coppinger. Dave Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Richard Dodd. Richard Dodd outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Del Charlton gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
49.13
Scott Hibbs decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Hibbs deftly passes the ball to Syd Burgess, releasing him through on goal. Syd Burgess makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.30
With vision, Ashley Matthews picks a pass forward to Richard Dodd. Richard Dodd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
54.57
Dennis Evans knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Hidalgo. Roberto Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Richard Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Dodd tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
57.32
Roberto Hidalgo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.42
Nicholas Ince threads a neat ball through to Ashley Matthews. Ashley Matthews flicks a high pass forward to Richard Dodd who brings the ball under control. Richard Dodd sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
61.24
Roberto Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Richard Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Dodd shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
63.54
Nicholas Ince threads a neat ball through to Ashley Matthews. Ashley Matthews makes a probing pass to Dave Coppinger. Dave Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
65.47
0-0Marcos Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Campbell collects the pass. Glynn Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Cutler. Paul Cutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Gordon.
72.14
0-0Nigel Thatcher hacks Gavin Hapgood from behind! The referee calls over Nigel Thatcher and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Hapgood stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.31
Roberto Hidalgo advances with the ball. Roberto Hidalgo shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
79.15
Ashley Matthews passes the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.21
0-0Glynn Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Syd Burgess who takes it down. Syd Burgess makes a great pass forward. Paul Cutler runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
2
9
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.1%
56.9%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.7%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Hidalgo of Sheffield United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Del Charlton (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Marcos Dominguez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Hapgood (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alun Todd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Niccolo Dean (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marcus Moffat (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Hibbs (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Glynn Campbell (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Glynn Gilchrist (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paul Cutler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Syd Burgess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Syd Wilson (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Cope (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Neville (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Wes Godber (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Danny Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicholas Ince (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dennis Evans (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Philippe Abardonado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sol Peters (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ashley Matthews (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Roberto Hidalgo (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Nigel Thatcher (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Dave Coppinger (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Richard Dodd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alexander Henry (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tony Potts (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andy McManaman (DEF) | 0 | |