Match Report
| Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Best | S. Best |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Ralph Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
| Peter Taylor | P. Taylor | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Hugo Marques | H. Marques | |||||||||
| Patrick Sherwood | P. Sherwood | | 54 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 55 | | Robert Clegg | R. Clegg | ||||||||
| Carl Murray | C. Murray | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Dave Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Felipe Helguera | F. Helguera |  | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Nigel Mercer | N. Mercer | |||||||||
| Lomano Deane | L. Deane | | 42 | D | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Kelvin Barmby | K. Barmby | |||||||||
| Sebastiano Russo | S. Russo |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Michael Richards | M. Richards | |||||||||
| Kelvin Fortune | K. Fortune | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Wes Lisbie | W. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Gary Black | G. Black | | 61 | M | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Julian King | J. King | |||||||||
| Jermaine Morris | J. Morris | | 61 | A | | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Ugo Todd | U. Todd | ||||||||
| Carlton Tolley | C. Tolley | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Martin Rufus | M. Rufus | |||||||||
| Gavin Niven | G. Niven |  | 54 | G | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Brian Cutler | B. Cutler | |||||||||
| Glynn Sharpe | G. Sharpe | | 48 | A | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Matthew Keane | M. Keane | |||||||||
| James Mann | J. Mann | | 48 | A | | 14 | | M | 48 | | David Walker | D. Walker | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play host to Aston Villa. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Grondin.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Grondin.
0.00
0-0Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
4.48
0-0Gary Black takes it forward alone. Gary Black knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Clegg.
6.20
0-0Felipe Helguera sees Kelvin Fortune in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Fortune threads a neat ball through to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.01
0-0Jermaine Morris barges into Hugo Marques. The referee calls over Jermaine Morris and warns him to calm down! Hugo Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.33
0-0Wes Lisbie barges into Kelvin Fortune. Wes Lisbie is warned by the referee! Kelvin Fortune grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.15
Gary Black passes the ball forward to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
28.50
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.42
0-0Nigel Mercer knocks the ball forward to Wes Lisbie. Wes Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Martin Rufus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Rufus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
32.55
Julian King clumsily knocks into Sebastiano Russo. Julian King is warned by the referee! Sebastiano Russo runs off the knock.
33.40
Felipe Helguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Black. Gary Black runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gary Black shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.17
Michael Richards decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Richards knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stanley Best who gathers it comfortably.
42.27
0-0Sebastiano Russo threads the ball through to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley makes a probing pass to Jermaine Morris but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
47.48
0-0Ugo Todd hacks Felipe Helguera from behind! Ugo Todd is shown the yellow card! Felipe Helguera stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.27
Gary Black threads a neat ball through to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley passes the ball forward to Jermaine Morris. Jermaine Morris shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
53.27
Peter Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiano Russo. Sebastiano Russo passes the ball forward to Carlton Tolley. Carlton Tolley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Lua-Lua.
60.01
Peter Taylor clumsily knocks into Ugo Todd. The referee calls over Peter Taylor and warns him to calm down! Ugo Todd runs off the knock.
63.04
Kelvin Barmby threads a neat ball through to Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.00
Michael Richards darts forward. Michael Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Helguera.
77.49
0-0Queens Park Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Glynn Sharpe replacing Felipe Helguera and James Mann replacing Sebastiano Russo .
85.22
0-1Dave Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Barmby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kelvin Barmby hits a low pass to Martin Rufus. Martin Rufus makes a probing pass between the defence to Ugo Todd. Ugo Todd comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Aston Villa!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
32.6%
44.2%
23.3%
Scorers
| Ugo Todd 85 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gary Black of Queens Park Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stanley Best (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Peter Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Patrick Sherwood (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Carl Murray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Felipe Helguera (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Lomano Deane (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastiano Russo (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Kelvin Fortune (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gary Black (MID) | 9 | |
| 10. | Jermaine Morris (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Carlton Tolley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gavin Niven (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Glynn Sharpe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | James Mann (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Ralph Marr (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Hugo Marques (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Robert Clegg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dave Lua-Lua (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Nigel Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kelvin Barmby (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Michael Richards (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Wes Lisbie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Julian King (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ugo Todd (ATT) |   | 8 |
| 11. | Martin Rufus (ATT) | 9 | |
| 12. | Brian Cutler (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matthew Keane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Walker (MID) | 0 | |