Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Manchester United | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gillman | Paul Gillman | Stewart James Leighton | Stewart James Leighton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vitor Pinheiro | V. Pinheiro |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Ian Reyes | I. Reyes | |||||||||
| Ian Nocera | I. Nocera |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Bradley Allsopp | B. Allsopp | |||||||||
| Alex Gyan | A. Gyan |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Kostyantyn Korkishko | K. Korkishko | |||||||||
| Rigobert Job | R. Job |  | 79 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Felipe Parra | F. Parra | |||||||||
| Fabio Alves Dunga | F. Dunga | | 77 | M | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Daniel Antunes | D. Antunes | |||||||||
| Roberto Lalas | R. Lalas |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Lars Håland | L. Håland | |||||||||
| Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk | | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Eben Nyarko | E. Nyarko | |||||||||
| Diego Vásquez | D. Vásquez | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Romarin Tchoutang | R. Tchoutang | |||||||||
| Saliou Bakayoko | S. Bakayoko |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Jay Noonan | J. Noonan | |||||||||
| Vladimir Seric | V. Seric |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Cristi Pancu | C. Pancu | |||||||||
| Garba Omolade | G. Omolade |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Shaun Burbage | S. Burbage | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 20,775 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Manchester United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester United kick off the first half!
4.34
0-0Romarin Tchoutang kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.38
0-0Felipe Parra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eben Nyarko. Eben Nyarko passes the ball forward to Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan knocks in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage directs the ball goalwards with his head but Vitor Pinheiro is on top of it.
9.53
0-0Rigobert Job catches Cristi Pancu on the ankles. The referee calls over Rigobert Job and warns him to calm down! Cristi Pancu stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.27
Roberto Lalas passes the ball forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ian Reyes who gathers it comfortably.
18.02
1-0Roberto Lalas decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Lalas plays a perfect one-two with Garba Omolade and rushes in on goal... Roberto Lalas tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Ian Reyes had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
27.06
Daniel Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage powers a header at goal. It's there!! Vitor Pinheiro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.49
1-1Kostyantyn Korkishko passes the ball forward to Daniel Antunes. Daniel Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage whips in a cross ball towards Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
36.50
1-1Diego Vásquez hacks Lars Håland from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lars Håland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.49
Ian Nocera knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas knocks the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.49
Rigobert Job chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Lalas. Roberto Lalas makes a simple pass to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bradley Allsopp.
45.00
1-1Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saliou Bakayoko but he's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
48.40
Eben Nyarko decides to run forward with the ball. Eben Nyarko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.38
Eben Nyarko makes a simple pass to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.37
Andriy Demyanchuk kicks a strong pass forward to Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric goes all the way! Vladimir Seric makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Ian Reyes manages to keep it out.
66.06
Felipe Parra takes it forward alone. Felipe Parra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu tries a spectacular long range effort. Vitor Pinheiro easily smothers it.
67.14
Felipe Parra makes a simple pass to Romarin Tchoutang. Romarin Tchoutang controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristi Pancu but he's offside!
71.04
Eben Nyarko passes the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.27
Andriy Demyanchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade knocks in a cross ball towards Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.16
Roberto Lalas kicks a strong pass forward to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.19
Eben Nyarko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Vitor Pinheiro manages to gather it comfortably.
84.05
Fabio Alves Dunga flicks the ball to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade plays a perfect one-two with Vladimir Seric and rushes in on goal... Garba Omolade makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.41
Alex Gyan powers a long ball forward. Garba Omolade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Lars Håland knocks the ball forward to Cristi Pancu. Cristi Pancu knocks in a cross ball towards Jay Noonan. Jay Noonan directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%
Scorers