Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Bingham | Tom Bingham | Luke Kerr | Luke Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Vargas | D. Vargas |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | |||||||||
| Alex Gallacher | A. Gallacher |  | 32 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 89 |  | Gianmarco Cimarelli | G. Cimarelli | |||||||||
| Oleg Hunt | O. Hunt | | 32 | D | | 3 | | D | 86 |  | Eduardo Navarro | E. Navarro | |||||||||
| Neil Bridges | N. Bridges |  | 40 | R | | 4 | | D | 91 | | Scott Galli | S. Galli | |||||||||
| George Banks | G. Banks | | 40 | R | | 5 | | D | 84 |  | Dietmar Kuzorra | D. Kuzorra | |||||||||
| Brian Gardner | B. Gardner | | 69 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 109 | | Alan Unsworth | A. Unsworth | ||||||||
| Scott Best | S. Best | | 67 | M | | 7 | | | M | 98 |  | Felipe Azevedo | F. Azevedo | ||||||||
| Ralph Goodwin | R. Goodwin | | 75 | A | | 8 | | A | 83 | | Alun Taylor | A. Taylor | |||||||||
| Ronnie Cope | R. Cope | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 90 |  | Ronald Matthijs | R. Matthijs | |||||||||
| Ashley Bloomer | A. Bloomer | | 40 | R | | 10 | | A | 90 |  | Thanassis Kamaras | T. Kamaras | |||||||||
| Gary Bailey | G. Bailey | | 40 | R | | 11 | | A | 83 | | Mick Keegan | M. Keegan | |||||||||
| Adrian Rodgers | A. Rodgers | | 40 | R | | 12 | | M | 89 |  | Chritophe Gravelaine | C. Gravelaine | |||||||||
| Stanley Clemence | S. Clemence | | 40 | R | | 13 | | D | 89 |  | Miguel Ponce | M. Ponce | |||||||||
| Edmundo Vidal | E. Vidal | | 32 | D | | 14 | | M | 86 | | Danny Walsh | D. Walsh | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 15,451 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Liverpool and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Liverpool and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
9.20
0-0Scott Galli makes a strong solo run forward. Scott Galli flicks a high pass forward to Ronald Matthijs who brings the ball under control. Ronald Matthijs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.33
0-0Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward to Thanassis Kamaras who brings the ball under control. Thanassis Kamaras flicks a high pass forward. Alan Unsworth controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alan Unsworth shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but David Vargas smothers it!
12.35
Eduardo Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Azevedo controls it well on his chest. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high ball forward to Alan Unsworth who takes it down. Alan Unsworth shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
15.01
Eduardo Navarro makes a probing pass to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth flicks a high pass forward. Thanassis Kamaras holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thanassis Kamaras knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.55
Eduardo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Showing composure, Felipe Azevedo laces a through ball forward to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but David Vargas smothers it!
20.09
With great vision, Dietmar Kuzorra plays the ball forward to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth hits a low pass to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo plays a one-two with Alun Taylor and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Felipe Azevedo provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but David Vargas manages to gather it comfortably.
22.32
Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo flicks the ball with his head. David Vargas didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.02
0-0Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth edges inside the box! Alan Unsworth muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Oleg Hunt.
28.19
0-0Gianmarco Cimarelli volleys a long ball forward. Alun Taylor edges inside the box! Alex Gallacher comes in with a late challenge on Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
30.30
Alan Unsworth passes the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
33.10
Eduardo Navarro knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Cimarelli. With great vision, Gianmarco Cimarelli plays the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor sees Mick Keegan just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Mick Keegan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but David Vargas manages to gather it.
34.33
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.18
0-0Scott Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Navarro. Eduardo Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Azevedo collects the pass. Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Thanassis Kamaras but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.02
Scott Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth flicks a high ball forward to Alun Taylor who takes it down. Alun Taylor shoots from outside the area but David Vargas reads it well. Great save!
42.37
Dietmar Kuzorra kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth sees space and advances. Alan Unsworth shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
48.19
Felipe Azevedo hits a low pass to Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth flicks the ball with his head. David Vargas didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.37
Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor makes a great pass forward. Ronald Matthijs runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
51.37
Scott Best hits a low pass to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Cope. Ronnie Cope beats his man to it with a header. Carl Lineker comfortably punches it away to safety.
57.12
Felipe Azevedo plays the ball forward to Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs makes a probing pass to Alan Unsworth but he's offside!
60.56
0-0Alex Gallacher catches Alun Taylor on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alun Taylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.05
0-0Ralph Goodwin comes in with a late challenge on Dietmar Kuzorra. Ralph Goodwin is warned by the referee! Dietmar Kuzorra stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.19
Gianmarco Cimarelli surges forward with the ball. Gianmarco Cimarelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.17
Felipe Azevedo plays the ball forward to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.09
Eduardo Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Galli. Scott Galli threads the ball through to Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
69.40
Scott Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alun Taylor controls it well on his chest. Alun Taylor edges inside the box! Alun Taylor shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but David Vargas smothers it!
71.09
Scott Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Gianmarco Cimarelli. Gianmarco Cimarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras threads a neat ball through to Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
73.14
Felipe Azevedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thanassis Kamaras but he's offside!
78.47
Scott Best barges into Alan Unsworth. The referee brings Scott Best to one side and gives him a warning! Alan Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.44
Alan Unsworth makes a simple pass to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Keegan. Mick Keegan whips the ball goalwards with his head. George Banks steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
85.33
Scott Galli makes a simple pass to Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
13
Shots off Target
0
7
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
9.2%
90.8%
Play Area
40.2%
37.9%
21.8%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to David Vargas of Liverpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Vargas (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Alex Gallacher (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Oleg Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Bridges (RES) | 6 | |
| 5. | George Banks (RES) | 6 | |
| 6. | Brian Gardner (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Best (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ralph Goodwin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ronnie Cope (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Bloomer (RES) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Bailey (RES) | 6 | |
| 12. | Adrian Rodgers (RES) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stanley Clemence (RES) | 0 | |
| 14. | Edmundo Vidal (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Carl Lineker (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gianmarco Cimarelli (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Eduardo Navarro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Scott Galli (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Dietmar Kuzorra (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alan Unsworth (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Felipe Azevedo (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alun Taylor (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ronald Matthijs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Thanassis Kamaras (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Keegan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Chritophe Gravelaine (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Miguel Ponce (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Danny Walsh (MID) | 0 | |