Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     WatfordWatford
Jamie BartonJamie Barton James Maher James Maher
Nikolas LindnerN. Lindner58
G
1
G
65Alun NaylorA. Naylor
Bram KanuB. Kanu54
D
2captain
D
46Brendan LaycockB. Laycock
Michele AmbrosinoM. Ambrosino52
D
3
D
44Jon McgrealJ. Mcgreal
Denny Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel52
D
4
D
60David HaynesD. Haynes
Emanuele TraversaE. Traversa55
D
5
D
41Martin KurthM. Kurth
Duarte AlmeidaD. Almeida53
M
6
M
50Sylvain EdghillS. Edghill
James ClaphamJ. Clapham57
M
7
M
44Ronnie DuberryR. Duberry
Ruel HurstR. Hurst58
M
8
M
61Ledley MustoeL. Mustoe
Daniel BentoD. Bento53
A
captain9
M
40Anthony WetherallA. Wetherall
Trevor CopeT. Cope55
A
10
A
42Thierry PearceT. Pearce
Pius MathijssenP. Mathijssen56
A
11
A
55George RichardsG. Richards
 
Peter RipleyP. Ripley49
M
12
D
65Alex BradyA. Brady
Juan-Carlos HelgueraJ. Helguera52
M
13
M
63Colin DraperC. Draper
Danny RowettD. Rowett47
D
14
A
52Yuri van BeekY. van Beek

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Watford. A crowd of 13,390 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Moncur.


0.00
Aston Villa start the match!
2.43
Denny Van Gobbel knocks the ball to his team mate, James Clapham. James Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Pius Mathijssen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pius Mathijssen kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Bento but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.44
Ruel Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Bento controls it well on his chest. Daniel Bento shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
10.50
Ronnie Duberry threads the ball through to Thierry Pearce. Thierry Pearce shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
24.37
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.48
Duarte Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento cuts inside the box! Daniel Bento shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.49
Without breaking stride, Anthony Wetherall plays the ball forward to Ledley Mustoe. Ledley Mustoe plays a quick one-two with George Richards and rushes in on goal... Ledley Mustoe shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Nikolas Lindner.
42.55
Duarte Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Alun Naylor. Excellent save.
45.00
Ruel Hurst advances with the ball. Ruel Hurst shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Watford kick off!
47.24
Sylvain Edghill hits a low pass to Ronnie Duberry. Ronnie Duberry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.57
Emanuele Traversa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Cope. Trevor Cope knocks the ball forward to Daniel Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.14
Michele Ambrosino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento makes a probing pass to Trevor Cope but he's offside!
60.36
George Richards threads the ball through to Anthony Wetherall. Anthony Wetherall lofts in a cross ball towards George Richards. George Richards connects with a diving header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.28
Michele Ambrosino barges into Anthony Wetherall. Michele Ambrosino is shown the yellow card! Anthony Wetherall grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.42
Ledley Mustoe threads a neat ball through to Thierry Pearce. Thierry Pearce lofts in a cross ball towards George Richards. George Richards beats his man to it with a header. Nikolas Lindner manages to gather it.
72.06
James Clapham catches Ronnie Duberry on the ankles. James Clapham is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Duberry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.21
Bram Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Hurst. Ruel Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Bento collects the pass. Daniel Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
78.37
Without breaking stride, Ledley Mustoe plays the ball forward to George Richards. George Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.07
With vision, Ruel Hurst laces a through ball forward to Daniel Bento. Daniel Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Cope. Trevor Cope makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
81.16
Duarte Almeida pushes mid-way up the pitch. Duarte Almeida flicks a high pass forward to Pius Mathijssen who brings the ball under control. Pius Mathijssen finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.45
Sylvain Edghill plays the ball forward to Ledley Mustoe. Ledley Mustoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.13
Ruel Hurst runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruel Hurst sees Daniel Bento just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Bento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Watford
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
24.1%
50.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Daniel Bento 26, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Bento of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Nikolas Lindner (GK)
6
2.Bram Kanu (DEF)
6
3.Michele Ambrosino (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Denny Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
5.Emanuele Traversa (DEF)
6
6.Duarte Almeida (MID)
8
7.James Clapham (MID)yellow card
5
8.Ruel Hurst (MID)
8
9.Daniel Bento (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Trevor Cope (ATT)
6
11.Pius Mathijssen (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Ripley (MID)
0
13.Juan-Carlos Helguera (MID)
0
14.Danny Rowett (DEF)
0

1.Alun Naylor (GK)
6
2.Brendan Laycock (DEF)
6
3.Jon Mcgreal (DEF)
6
4.David Haynes (DEF)
6
5.Martin Kurth (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Edghill (MID)
6
7.Ronnie Duberry (MID)
6
8.Ledley Mustoe (MID)
6
9.Anthony Wetherall (MID)
6
10.Thierry Pearce (ATT)
6
11.George Richards (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Brady (DEF)
0
13.Colin Draper (MID)
0
14.Yuri van Beek (ATT)
0