Match Report
| Notts County | Notts County |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | John E Hyldgaard | John E Hyldgaard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Southgate | M. Southgate |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Barry Testo | B. Testo | |||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Oleg Fox | O. Fox | |||||||||
| Djibrill Heurlié | D. Heurlié |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Julian Guppy | J. Guppy | |||||||||
| Eddie Walsh | E. Walsh | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 |  | Chris Ax | C. Ax | |||||||||
| Camel Ouédec | C. Ouédec | | 71 | M | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Nigel Barmby | N. Barmby | |||||||||
| Steve Beckham | S. Beckham | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Dean Galli | D. Galli | |||||||||
| Duncan Forbes | D. Forbes | | 69 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 71 | | Des Hitchcock | D. Hitchcock | |||||||
| Thierry Beagrie | T. Beagrie | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Jacob Grondin | J. Grondin | |||||||||
| Marek Pol | M. Pol |  | 74 | A | | 9 | | M | 75 | | Robbie Bastin | R. Bastin | |||||||||
| Stanley Fox | S. Fox | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Nicholas Swift | N. Swift | |||||||||
| Gary Charlton | G. Charlton | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 |  | Luc Van Der Elst | L. Van Der Elst | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | A. Mason | | 60 | D | | 12 | | D | 61 | | Jonathan Platt | J. Platt | |||||||||
| Stephen Niven | S. Niven | | 56 | D | | 13 | | M | 71 | | Terry Tolley | T. Tolley | |||||||||
| Gijs Sluiter | G. Sluiter | | 55 | A | | 14 | | A | 62 | | Omer Powell | O. Powell | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,706 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Notts County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mccall.
The pitch is in good condition.
Notts County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mccall.
0.00
0-0Notts County get the match underway!
10.55
0-0Nigel Barmby comes in with a late challenge on Camel Ouédec. Nigel Barmby is shown the yellow card! Camel Ouédec stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.20
0-0Jacob Grondin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
14.31
0-0Chris Ax clumsily knocks into Gary Charlton. The referee calls over Chris Ax and warns him to calm down! Gary Charlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.27
0-0Jacob Grondin advances with the ball. Jacob Grondin knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball comes off Djibrill Heurlié and the loose ball is cleared up field.
21.25
Paul McCoist comes in with a late challenge on Luc Van Der Elst. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luc Van Der Elst hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.03
0-0Dean Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Swift. With a superhuman jump, Nicholas Swift connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Martin Southgate manages to gather it comfortably.
24.32
Julian Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Grondin collects the pass. Jacob Grondin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift shoots from distance but somehow Martin Southgate manages to keep it out.
38.38
Jacob Grondin takes it forward alone. Jacob Grondin shoots from 20 yards but somehow Martin Southgate manages to keep it out.
39.15
Eddie Walsh flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Forbes who brings the ball under control. Duncan Forbes threads a neat ball through to Marek Pol. Marek Pol shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
40.11
Paul McCoist threads the ball through to Duncan Forbes. Duncan Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Fox. Stanley Fox shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Barry Testo!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Notts County players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Aston Villa kick off!
47.05
Steve Beckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanley Fox. Without breaking stride, Stanley Fox plays the ball forward to Gary Charlton who has made a great run into the box. Gary Charlton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
51.34
Julian Guppy catches Eddie Walsh on the ankles. Julian Guppy is warned by the referee! Eddie Walsh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.19
Duncan Forbes threads a neat ball through to Stanley Fox. Stanley Fox tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
55.45
0-0Julian Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Grondin. Jacob Grondin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.39
Jacob Grondin kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
60.55
0-0Notts County have made 3 substitutions with Andy Mason replacing Paul McCoist, Stephen Niven replacing Thierry Beagrie and Gijs Sluiter replacing Gary Charlton .
61.57
Julian Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Des Hitchcock controls it well on his chest. Des Hitchcock makes a simple pass to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
66.24
Jacob Grondin kicks a strong pass forward to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst shoots from 20 yards but Martin Southgate is on top of it.
72.24
Des Hitchcock threads the ball through to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
73.56
Djibrill Heurlié clumsily knocks into Nicholas Swift. Djibrill Heurlié is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Swift hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.41
0-0Steve Beckham hits a low pass to Gijs Sluiter. Gijs Sluiter threads the ball through to Stanley Fox but he's offside!
79.07
Eddie Walsh pushes up the pitch. Eddie Walsh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gijs Sluiter. Gijs Sluiter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Barry Testo easily smothers it!
81.56
Julian Guppy threads a neat ball through to Des Hitchcock. Des Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward to Luc Van Der Elst who brings the ball under control. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mason.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
31.4%
45.7%
22.9%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Grondin of Aston Villa |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Martin Southgate (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Paul McCoist (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Djibrill Heurlié (DEF) | | 5 |
| 4. | Eddie Walsh (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Camel Ouédec (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Steve Beckham (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Duncan Forbes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Thierry Beagrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marek Pol (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stanley Fox (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Charlton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stephen Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gijs Sluiter (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Barry Testo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Oleg Fox (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Julian Guppy (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Chris Ax (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Nigel Barmby (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Dean Galli (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Des Hitchcock (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jacob Grondin (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Robbie Bastin (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nicholas Swift (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Luc Van Der Elst (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jonathan Platt (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Terry Tolley (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Omer Powell (ATT) | 0 | |