Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Matwaba Kalata | Matwaba Kalata | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Defoe | B. Defoe |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Gareth Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Alan Hulme | A. Hulme | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Richard Hughes | R. Hughes | |||||||||
| Phil Marshall | P. Marshall | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Ben Standing | B. Standing | |||||||||
| Alexander Mowbray | A. Mowbray | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Harvey Watson | H. Watson | |||||||||
| Craig Hibbs | C. Hibbs | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Steve Mills | S. Mills | |||||||||
| Emile Evans | E. Evans | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Jon Granville | J. Granville | |||||||||
| Shaun Woodgate | S. Woodgate | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Dion Pallister | D. Pallister | |||||||||
| Arturo Redondo | A. Redondo |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 |  | Alex Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Joe Wilcox | J. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Robert Owen | R. Owen | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Dave Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 8,838 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Port Vale kick off and get the match underway!
2.20
0-0Dion Pallister catches Emile Evans on the ankles. The referee calls over Dion Pallister and shows him a yellow card! Emile Evans runs off the knock.
3.50
0-0Oleg Mills threads the ball through to Shaun Woodgate. Shaun Woodgate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Owen. Robert Owen finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.44
0-0Richard Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Mason. Alex Mason kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Brian Defoe is on top of it.
8.46
Harvey Watson lofts the ball long. Dave Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
9.55
Dion Pallister makes a simple pass to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
12.21
0-1Alex Mason passes the ball forward to Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox whips in a cross ball towards Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Brian Defoe had no chance!! Goal for Port Vale!
18.55
0-1Oleg Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Hibbs. Craig Hibbs flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Standing.
20.54
Steve Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilcox. Joe Wilcox knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexander Mowbray.
21.16
Emile Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gareth Burbage manages to gather it comfortably.
22.27
Jon Granville knocks the ball forward to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Mills.
33.34
Dion Pallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell shoots from distance but it flies wide!
34.48
Craig Hibbs brings the ball forward. Craig Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.18
Dion Pallister makes a probing pass to Dave Campbell. Dave Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dietmar Jahn.
40.21
Emile Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Todd. Colin Todd whips in a cross ball towards Robert Owen. Robert Owen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.51
Emile Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
48.41
Phil Marshall passes the ball forward to Craig Hibbs. Craig Hibbs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
54.18
1-1Ben Standing catches Colin Todd on the ankles. Ben Standing is warned by the referee! Colin Todd stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.32
Phil Marshall passes the ball forward to Emile Evans. Emile Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.43
Jon Granville takes it forward alone. Jon Granville goes all the way! Jon Granville takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
71.25
Dion Pallister catches Shaun Woodgate on the ankles. Dion Pallister is warned by the referee! Shaun Woodgate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.17
Craig Hibbs makes a simple pass to Robert Owen. Robert Owen goes all the way! Robert Owen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
83.20
2-1Port Vale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aston Villa's defence.
87.10
Jon Granville comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Redondo. The referee calls over Jon Granville and warns him to calm down! Arturo Redondo runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
26.2%
50%
23.8%
Scorers
| Colin Todd 34, 57 | Dave Campbell 12 |