Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Villa | R. Villa |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Albert Flores | A. Flores | |||||||||
| Neil Cope | N. Cope |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Warren Higginbotham | W. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Sükür | Y. Sükür |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Stephen Sterjovski | S. Sterjovski | |||||||||
| Dambou Moreira | D. Moreira |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Hugo Montero | H. Montero | |||||||||
| Kubilay Özalan | K. Özalan | | 72 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 | | Neil Power | N. Power | |||||||||
| Angelo Bucci | A. Bucci |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | D | 66 | | Mark Benjamin | M. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Juan Manuel Caniggia | J. Caniggia |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Robbie Christie | R. Christie | |||||||||
| Karim Foulon | K. Foulon | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 | | Simon Gray | S. Gray | |||||||||
| Raul Alston | R. Alston |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | M | 71 | | Kyle Videira | K. Videira | |||||||||
| Mike Stamp | M. Stamp | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Billy Bridges | B. Bridges | |||||||||
| Walter Rourke | W. Rourke |  | 75 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Pablo Garrido | P. Garrido | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 19,921 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa get the match underway!
2.56
1-0Angelo Bucci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raul Alston. Raul Alston goes all the way! Raul Alston rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.02
1-0Dambou Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Karim Foulon. Karim Foulon makes a beautiful solo run. Karim Foulon plays a perfect one-two with Raul Alston and rushes in on goal... Karim Foulon takes a shot at goal. Albert Flores easily smothers it.
15.59
1-0Robbie Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.54
Karim Foulon knocks the ball forward to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
20.12
1-0Neil Power catches Walter Rourke on the ankles. Neil Power is shown the yellow card! Walter Rourke stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.56
Yurtcan Sükür makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Angelo Bucci. Angelo Bucci knocks the ball forward to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.40
Juan Manuel Caniggia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp whips in a cross ball towards Raul Alston. Raul Alston heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
33.44
1-0Robbie Christie barges into Karim Foulon. Robbie Christie is given a warning by the referee! Karim Foulon stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.45
1-0Kyle Videira knocks the ball forward to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Villa who gathers it comfortably.
42.13
Mark Benjamin hacks Walter Rourke from behind! Mark Benjamin is given a warning by the referee! Walter Rourke runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and West Ham United get the second half underway!
47.44
Stephen Sterjovski plays a long ball forward. Billy Bridges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.39
Kyle Videira knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges powers a header at goal but somehow Ricardo Villa manages to keep it out.
55.56
Angelo Bucci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.25
Juan Manuel Caniggia makes a probing pass to Walter Rourke. Walter Rourke shoots from 25 yards but somehow Albert Flores manages to keep it out.
63.34
Angelo Bucci threads the ball through to Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp shoots from distance but it flies wide!
65.17
Angelo Bucci hacks Kyle Videira from behind! The referee calls over Angelo Bucci and shows him a yellow card! Kyle Videira runs off the knock.
69.26
Robbie Christie makes a simple pass to Billy Bridges. Billy Bridges controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ricardo Villa easily smothers it!
71.28
1-0Pablo Garrido comes in with a late challenge on Yurtcan Sükür. Pablo Garrido is given a warning by the referee! Yurtcan Sükür carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.27
Dambou Moreira brings the ball forward. Dambou Moreira advances with the ball. Dambou Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raul Alston. Raul Alston takes a shot at goal but Albert Flores is on top of it.
78.52
Karim Foulon chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Stamp. Mike Stamp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.51
Warren Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Christie. Robbie Christie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Garrido. Pablo Garrido finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ricardo Villa.
85.03
Angelo Bucci comes in with a late challenge on Kyle Videira. The referee calls over Angelo Bucci and warns him to calm down! Kyle Videira stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
22.2%
49.4%
28.4%
Scorers