Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| John E Hyldgaard | John E Hyldgaard | Sandra Hurley | Sandra Hurley | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Testo | B. Testo |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Harry Gower | H. Gower | |||||||||
| Oleg Fox | O. Fox | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 43 | | Scott Blake | S. Blake | |||||||||
| Julian Guppy | J. Guppy | | 66 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 68 |  | Nicolas Padilla | N. Padilla | ||||||||
| Chris Ax | C. Ax |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Andres Carranza | A. Carranza | |||||||||
| Nigel Barmby | N. Barmby | | 60 | D | | 5 | | M | 41 | | Adam Peckham | A. Peckham | |||||||||
| Adam Keegan | A. Keegan | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | Abassi Jaurès | A. Jaurès | |||||||||
| Dean Galli | D. Galli | | 79 | M | | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Francisco Martin | F. Martin | ||||||||
| Mick Bower | M. Bower | | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Malcolm Formon | M. Formon | |||||||||
| Jacob Grondin | J. Grondin | | 71 | M | | 9 | | M | 72 | | Francis Beattie | F. Beattie | |||||||||
| Ben Brighton | B. Brighton | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Luke Wright | L. Wright | |||||||||
| Omer Powell | O. Powell | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Steed Burle | S. Burle | |||||||||
| Edward Cutler | E. Cutler | | 60 | D | | 12 | | G | 36 | | Rio Godber | R. Godber | |||||||||
| Terry Tolley | T. Tolley | | 71 | M | | 13 | | M | 55 | | Arthur Maddison | A. Maddison | |||||||||
| Nicky Westwood | N. Westwood | | 57 | A | | 14 | | A | 71 |  | Duccio Di Venanzio | D. Di Venanzio | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,110 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Lee.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Lee.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa start the match!
2.37
0-0Andres Carranza sees Abassi Jaurès in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abassi Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Steed Burle. Steed Burle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Barry Testo.
6.38
0-0Scott Blake hacks Omer Powell from behind! The referee calls over Scott Blake and warns him to calm down! Omer Powell runs off the knock.
15.04
Nicolas Padilla flicks a high pass forward. Francis Beattie collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Francis Beattie plays the ball forward to Luke Wright. Luke Wright shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
21.44
0-0Julian Guppy flicks a high pass forward to Jacob Grondin who brings the ball under control. Jacob Grondin makes a beautiful solo run. Jacob Grondin knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Brighton. Ben Brighton makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.19
Francisco Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Steed Burle. Steed Burle shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Barry Testo.
23.17
0-0It's a corner kick. Steed Burle kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Omer Powell reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
26.04
Dean Galli passes the ball forward to Omer Powell. Omer Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Brighton. Ben Brighton heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Harry Gower.
27.07
Corner kick to Aston Villa. Adam Keegan chips it to the near post. Harry Gower jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
36.54
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the second half underway!
47.39
Malcolm Formon kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Wright. Luke Wright finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.50
0-0Abassi Jaurès clumsily knocks into Chris Ax. The referee calls over Abassi Jaurès and shows him a yellow card! Chris Ax stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.22
0-1Malcolm Formon sees space and advances. Malcolm Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Steed Burle. Steed Burle makes a deft header. The keeper, Barry Testo, sees it late!! Goal for Chelsea!
60.04
0-1Abassi Jaurès makes a simple pass to Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Testo who gathers it comfortably.
61.29
Malcolm Formon makes a simple pass to Steed Burle. Steed Burle tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.04
Francis Beattie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steed Burle. Steed Burle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Testo who gathers it comfortably.
65.38
Chris Ax pushes up the pitch. Chris Ax threads a neat ball through to Omer Powell. Omer Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andres Carranza.
69.50
Adam Keegan threads a neat ball through to Omer Powell. Omer Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Blake.
71.46
Dean Galli threads a neat ball through to Ben Brighton. Ben Brighton finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
73.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Abassi Jaurès laces a weighted ball forward to Luke Wright. Luke Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
75.41
Malcolm Formon takes a short throw-in bringing Abassi Jaurès into play. Abassi Jaurès makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Wright. Luke Wright tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.37
0-1Chelsea have made a substitution with Duccio Di Venanzio replacing Luke Wright .
78.39
Adam Keegan takes it forward alone. Adam Keegan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.20
Mick Bower threads a neat ball through to Ben Brighton. Ben Brighton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Gower who gathers it comfortably.
84.08
Francis Beattie threads a neat ball through to Duccio Di Venanzio. Duccio Di Venanzio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Ax.
85.50
With great vision, Mick Bower plays the ball forward to Ben Brighton. Ben Brighton shoots from distance. Harry Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
26.5%
48.2%
25.3%
Scorers
| Steed Burle 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Steed Burle of Chelsea |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Barry Testo (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Oleg Fox (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Julian Guppy (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Chris Ax (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Nigel Barmby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adam Keegan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dean Galli (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Mick Bower (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jacob Grondin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ben Brighton (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Omer Powell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Edward Cutler (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Terry Tolley (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicky Westwood (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harry Gower (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Scott Blake (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicolas Padilla (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andres Carranza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Adam Peckham (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Abassi Jaurès (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Francisco Martin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Malcolm Formon (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Francis Beattie (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luke Wright (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Steed Burle (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Rio Godber (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Arthur Maddison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duccio Di Venanzio (ATT) | 6 | |