Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Fredrik BeagrieF. Beagrie72
G
1
G
73Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Frederico JardimF. Jardim68
D
2
D
66Graham BridgesG. Bridges
Morgan SussiM. Sussi63
D
3
D
67John GrantJ. Grant
Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun62
D
4
D
70Jan SchulzeJ. Schulze
Marvin BrittonM. Britton76
M
5
D
68Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Martin MoralesM. Morales74
M
6
M
67Alan GrantA. Grant
Christian FranchiC. Franchi68
M
7
M
66Simon BanksS. Banks
Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa67
M
8captain
M
70Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Dean DaviesD. Davies76
A
9
M
66Jacob VenusJ. Venus
Markus KistnerM. Kistner72
A
captain10
A
64Ben ImpeyB. Impey
Cristiano BentoC. Bento70
A
11
A
69Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes
 
Carl BallC. Ball70
A
12
A
66Simon OwenS. Owen
Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer64
M
13
M
68Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto42
A
14
D
68Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 17,529 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Davis.


0.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
9.31
Seeing John Grant's run, Graham Bridges quickly throws the ball into his path. John Grant threads the ball through to Jacob Venus. Jacob Venus makes a simple pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Venus. Jacob Venus connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Marvin Britton is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
10.39
Corner kick to Wigan Athletic. Norman Carlton chips it to the near post. Some silky footwork from Ben Impey provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.20
Alan Grant sees space and advances. Alan Grant shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
15.03
Cristiano Bento barges into Simon Banks. The referee brings Cristiano Bento to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Banks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.16
Aaron Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Venus. Jacob Venus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jacob Venus shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.37
Jan Schulze darts forward. Jan Schulze runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Schulze knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Jardim.
20.53
Alan Grant makes a simple pass to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Fredrik Beagrie manages to keep it out.
22.02
Graham Bridges comes in with a late challenge on Cristiano Bento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Bento runs off the knock.
28.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.02
Graham Bridges flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Venus who takes it down. Jacob Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.09
Marvin Britton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Grant.
36.39
Christian Franchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Chris Bloomer. Excellent save.
38.57
Morgan Sussi flicks a high pass forward to Markus Kistner who brings the ball under control. Markus Kistner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Wigan Athletic kick off!
49.36
Jacob Venus makes a simple pass to John Grant. John Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.40
Norman Carlton makes a probing pass to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.32
Wigan Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Demetrius Cascini replacing Jan Schulze and Harry Milburn replacing Jacob Venus .
61.38
Wigan Athletic are dictating the run of play here today.
72.33
Marvin Britton darts forward. Marvin Britton knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. With a superhuman jump, Cristiano Bento connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
75.42
John Grant threads the ball through to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn makes an attacking run forward. Harry Milburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.36
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Markus Kistner .
81.57
Youl Zeitoun runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Youl Zeitoun knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Grant.
84.36
Graham Bridges catches Ruben Barbosa on the ankles. Graham Bridges is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Ruben Barbosa runs off the knock.
87.19
Morgan Sussi knocks the ball forward to Martin Morales. Martin Morales makes a probing pass to Dean Davies. Dean Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Britton. Marvin Britton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
Morgan Sussi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Morgan Sussi plays the ball forward to Dean Davies who has made a great run into the box. Dean Davies cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marvin Britton of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Fredrik Beagrie (GK)
6
2.Frederico Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Morgan Sussi (DEF)
7
4.Youl Zeitoun (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Britton (MID)
7
6.Martin Morales (MID)
6
7.Christian Franchi (MID)
6
8.Ruben Barbosa (MID)
6
9.Dean Davies (ATT)
6
10.Markus Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Cristiano Bento (ATT)
5
 
12.Carl Ball (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Hollmer (MID)
0
14.Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT)
6

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
6
2.Graham Bridges (DEF)red card
3
3.John Grant (DEF)
6
4.Jan Schulze (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Crooks (DEF)
6
6.Alan Grant (MID)
6
7.Simon Banks (MID)
6
8.Norman Carlton (MID)
6
9.Jacob Venus (MID)
6
10.Ben Impey (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Simon Owen (ATT)
0
13.Harry Milburn (MID)
6
14.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
6