Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Karl Wright | Karl Wright | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Villa | R. Villa |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Billy McNeill | B. McNeill | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Jorge Reis | J. Reis | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 75 |  | Jon Brolin | J. Brolin | |||||||||
| Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 | | Jonathan Middleton | J. Middleton | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | | 72 | D | | 5 | | D | 71 | | Johnny Larrieu | J. Larrieu | |||||||||
| Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Daniele Wiltord | D. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 | | Mick Mcleod | M. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 |  | Modeste Ipoua | M. Ipoua | |||||||||
| Raul Alston | R. Alston |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Georg Wiedermann | G. Wiedermann | |||||||||
| Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Niccolo Cutler | N. Cutler | |||||||||
| Walter Rourke | W. Rourke |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 |  | Oscar Dominguez | O. Dominguez | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Fulham. A crowd of 17,474 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
2.32
0-0Angelo Bucci makes a probing pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke goes all the way! Walter Rourke shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.03
0-0Johnny Larrieu passes the ball forward to Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler plays a perfect one-two with Georg Wiedermann and rushes in on goal... Niccolo Cutler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Ricardo Villa manages to keep it out.
8.01
0-0Angelo Bucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jon Brolin.
10.49
Karim Foulon makes a probing pass to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp goes all the way! Mike Stamp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Billy McNeill.
16.50
Karim Foulon makes a beautiful solo run. Karim Foulon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.05
Jorge Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
20.39
Mick Mcleod flicks the ball to his team mate, Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Villa easily smothers it!
21.20
Karim Foulon chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.09
Karim Foulon kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
30.59
Yurtcan Sükür advances with the ball. Yurtcan Sükür deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.25
0-0Jorge Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Modeste Ipoua. Modeste Ipoua passes the ball forward to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Dominguez but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
55.03
0-0Mick Mcleod catches Juan Manuel Caniggia on the ankles. The referee calls over Mick Mcleod and warns him to calm down! Juan Manuel Caniggia runs off the knock.
59.05
Kubilay Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp knocks the ball to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Billy McNeill.
63.51
Jonathan Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ricardo Villa easily smothers it.
69.32
Jon Brolin knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord makes a probing pass to Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler makes a simple pass to Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.56
0-1Jon Brolin flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Wiltord. Daniele Wiltord makes a beautiful solo run. Daniele Wiltord knocks in a cross ball towards Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.52
Daniele Wiltord chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Dominguez. Oscar Dominguez whips in a cross ball towards Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ricardo Villa easily picks it out of the air!
78.51
0-1Juan Manuel Caniggia comes in with a late challenge on Mick Mcleod. Juan Manuel Caniggia is shown the yellow card! Mick Mcleod runs off the knock.
81.27
Jorge Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Mcleod. Mick Mcleod controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Cutler. Niccolo Cutler goes all the way! Niccolo Cutler tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
83.06
Dambou Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Manuel Caniggia. Juan Manuel Caniggia knocks the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp goes all the way! Mike Stamp cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.41
Mick Mcleod passes the ball forward to Georg Wiedermann. Georg Wiedermann plays a perfect one-two with Oscar Dominguez and rushes in on goal... Georg Wiedermann shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
29.6%
43.2%
27.2%
Scorers