Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Luton TownLuton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Del CharltonD. Charlton67
G
captain1
G
60Ledley CutlerL. Cutler
Marcos DominguezM. Dominguez50
D
2
D
49Ashley WeirA. Weir
Gavin HapgoodG. Hapgood48
D
3captain
D
48Warren ScowcroftW. Scowcroft
Alun ToddA. Todd46
D
4
D
47Sylvain BastinS. Bastin
Niccolo DeanN. Dean40
D
5
M
65Alan CadamarteriA. Cadamarteri
Marcus MoffatM. Moffat59
M
6
M
63Anthony GilchristA. Gilchrist
Scott HibbsS. Hibbs53
M
7
M
51Ronnie StuartR. Stuart
Glynn CampbellG. Campbell50
M
8
M
48Graeme EhioguG. Ehiogu
Glynn GilchristG. Gilchrist60
A
9
A
59Simon SeibertS. Seibert
Paul CutlerP. Cutler55
A
10
A
52Francis NevilleF. Neville
Syd BurgessS. Burgess50
A
11
A
51Dean DrydenD. Dryden
 
Syd WilsonS. Wilson54
G
12
D
47Richard MasonR. Mason
Paul CopeP. Cope49
G
13
G
47Dion Wright-PhillipsD. Wright-Phillips
Teddy NevilleT. Neville49
G
14
M
44Chris BeckhamC. Beckham

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Luton Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Harrison.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
2.45
Alan Cadamarteri makes a probing pass to Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden passes the ball forward but Francis Neville is offside!
8.24
Alan Cadamarteri makes a simple pass to Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hapgood.
9.57
Anthony Gilchrist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert advances inside the box! Simon Seibert cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
20.31
With great vision, Ashley Weir plays the ball forward to Ronnie Stuart. Ronnie Stuart threads a neat ball through to Francis Neville. Francis Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.46
Marcos Dominguez surges forward with the ball. Marcos Dominguez threads a neat ball through to Syd Burgess. Syd Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Gilchrist. Glynn Gilchrist fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.55
Marcus Moffat sees Syd Burgess in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Syd Burgess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
38.41
Ronnie Stuart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Neville. Francis Neville plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Seibert and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Francis Neville provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.13
Scott Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Burgess. Syd Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Gilchrist controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Sylvain Bastin catches Glynn Gilchrist on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
42.25
Scott Hibbs threads a neat ball through to Glynn Gilchrist. Glynn Gilchrist plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Cutler and advances towards the goal... Glynn Gilchrist cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ledley Cutler comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Luton Town kick off!
47.01
Ronnie Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Neville. Francis Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden whips the ball goalwards with his head. Del Charlton gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.56
Scott Hibbs passes the ball forward to Glynn Gilchrist. Glynn Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ledley Cutler who gathers it comfortably.
51.03
Graeme Ehiogu hacks Marcus Moffat from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcus Moffat stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.20
Luton Town have made 3 substitutions with Richard Mason replacing Ashley Weir, Dion Wright-Phillips replacing Ronnie Stuart and Chris Beckham replacing Francis Neville .
63.20
Glynn Campbell surges forward with the ball. Glynn Campbell makes a probing pass to Paul Cutler but he's offside!
66.35
Dion Wright-Phillips flicks a high ball forward to Dean Dryden who takes it down. Dean Dryden shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.06
Sylvain Bastin barges into Glynn Gilchrist. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Glynn Gilchrist stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.46
Dion Wright-Phillips flicks a high ball forward to Chris Beckham who takes it down. Chris Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Dean.
72.20
Dion Wright-Phillips hits a low pass to Chris Beckham. Chris Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alun Todd.
73.04
Marcus Moffat barges into Dion Wright-Phillips. Marcus Moffat is shown the yellow card! Dion Wright-Phillips stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.18
Anthony Gilchrist changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Anthony Gilchrist kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Beckham but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.20
Dion Wright-Phillips kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Dryden but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.50
Glynn Campbell flicks a high pass forward to Paul Cutler who brings the ball under control. Paul Cutler shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
84.06
Anthony Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Simon Seibert collects the pass. Simon Seibert runs straight at the defence! Simon Seibert shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Del Charlton is on top of it.
85.56
Alan Cadamarteri passes the ball forward to Chris Beckham. Chris Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Simon Seibert scores for Luton Town!!
90.00
Scott Hibbs laces a through ball forward to Syd Burgess. Syd Burgess shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Luton Town
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
32.8%
48.4%
18.8%

Scorers
Simon Seibert 86

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Seibert of Luton Town

Match Ratings
1.Del Charlton (GK)
7
2.Marcos Dominguez (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Hapgood (DEF)
6
4.Alun Todd (DEF)
6
5.Niccolo Dean (DEF)
6
6.Marcus Moffat (MID)yellow card
6
7.Scott Hibbs (MID)
7
8.Glynn Campbell (MID)
6
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.Ledley Cutler (GK)
7
2.Ashley Weir (DEF)
6
3.Warren Scowcroft (DEF)
6
4.Sylvain Bastin (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alan Cadamarteri (MID)
7
6.Anthony Gilchrist (MID)
7
7.Ronnie Stuart (MID)
6
8.Graeme Ehiogu (MID)yellow card
5
9.Simon Seibert (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Francis Neville (ATT)
6
11.Dean Dryden (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Mason (DEF)
6
13.Dion Wright-Phillips (GK)
7
14.Chris Beckham (MID)
7