Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Bury | Bury | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Paul Gadd | Paul Gadd | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Defoe | B. Defoe |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Glynn Bolton | G. Bolton | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Rafael Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Peter Dean | P. Dean | |||||||||
| Phil Marshall | P. Marshall | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Ralph Izzet | R. Izzet | |||||||||
| Alexander Mowbray | A. Mowbray | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Jason Middleton | J. Middleton | |||||||||
| Craig Hibbs | C. Hibbs | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Julian Carrick | J. Carrick | |||||||||
| Emile Evans | E. Evans | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Graham Todd | G. Todd | |||||||||
| Shaun Woodgate | S. Woodgate | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Nick Bishop | N. Bishop | |||||||||
| Arturo Redondo | A. Redondo |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 |  | Demetrio Fortin | D. Fortin | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Wes Bramble | W. Bramble | |||||||||
| Robert Owen | R. Owen | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Francesco G. Bia | F. Bia | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Bury. A crowd of 9,240 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Bury are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Bury are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Bury kick off and get the match underway!
8.52
1-0Alexander Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Shaun Woodgate. Shaun Woodgate sees space and advances. Shaun Woodgate plays a perfect one-two with Colin Todd and rushes in on goal... Shaun Woodgate makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Glynn Bolton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.17
1-0Shaun Woodgate chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Bolton who gathers it comfortably.
20.07
1-0Arturo Redondo clumsily knocks into Julian Carrick. Arturo Redondo is warned by the referee! Julian Carrick stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.46
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.33
1-0Nick Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.52
Peter Dean surges forward with the ball. Peter Dean knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Alexander Mowbray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emile Evans. Emile Evans kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Owen. Robert Owen shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off the second half!
55.04
Nick Bishop makes a simple pass to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.17
Emile Evans threads the ball through to Robert Owen. Robert Owen whips in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.43
Nick Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
71.36
Demetrio Fortin surges forward with the ball. Demetrio Fortin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
77.46
1-0Phil Marshall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Woodgate. Shaun Woodgate chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd plays a perfect one-two with Robert Owen and rushes in on goal... Colin Todd tries a spectacular strike but Glynn Bolton is on top of it.
78.38
Phil Marshall makes a probing pass to Shaun Woodgate. Shaun Woodgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd whips in a cross ball towards Robert Owen. Robert Owen heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
79.55
Graham Todd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia shoots from 20 yards but somehow Brian Defoe manages to keep it out.
85.08
Emile Evans comes in with a late challenge on Nick Bishop. The referee calls over Emile Evans and warns him to calm down! Nick Bishop hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.28
Rafael Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Bishop. Nick Bishop takes it forward alone. Nick Bishop passes the ball forward to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.17
Oleg Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emile Evans. Emile Evans knocks the ball forward to Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Dean.
90.00
Emile Evans chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
32.1%
47.6%
20.2%
Scorers