Match Report


Aston VillaAston Villa     ChelseaChelsea
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
Barry TestoB. Testo72
G
1
G
71Harry GowerH. Gower
Julian GuppyJ. Guppy66
D
2
D
62Marek GadochaM. Gadocha
Jonathan PlattJ. Platt61
D
3
D
68Nicolas PadillaN. Padilla
Chris AxC. Ax72
D
4
D
71Andres CarranzaA. Carranza
Ashley StampA. Stamp61
D
5
D
74J-David CastroJ. Castro
Jacob GrondinJ. Grondin73
M
6captain
M
70Paul LightfootP. Lightfoot
Mick BowerM. Bower75
M
captain7
M
70Francisco MartinF. Martin
Des HitchcockD. Hitchcock71
M
8
M
45Malcolm FormonM. Formon
Robbie BastinR. Bastin75
M
9
M
55Arthur MaddisonA. Maddison
Nicholas SwiftN. Swift67
A
10
A
74Luke WrightL. Wright
Luc Van Der ElstL. Van Der Elst75
A
11
A
76Bernard TchoutangB. Tchoutang
 
Oleg FoxO. Fox61
D
12
G
36Rio GodberR. Godber
Terry TolleyT. Tolley71
M
13
M
76Abassi JaurèsA. Jaurès
Omer PowellO. Powell62
A
14
A
72Duccio Di VenanzioD. Di Venanzio

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 17,183 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Aston Villa and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Kelly.


0.00
The first half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
2.18
With imagination, Andres Carranza plays the ball forward to Malcolm Formon. Malcolm Formon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Barry Testo who gathers it comfortably.
3.14
Des Hitchcock makes a simple pass to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andres Carranza.
9.24
Malcolm Formon clumsily knocks into Mick Bower. Malcolm Formon is warned by the referee! Mick Bower runs off the knock.
14.23
Francisco Martin barges into Chris Ax. Francisco Martin is shown the yellow card! Chris Ax stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.32
Arthur Maddison threads the ball through to Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.56
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.36
Ashley Stamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Bower. Mick Bower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift whips in a cross ball towards Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst makes a looping header on goal. Harry Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
33.51
Julian Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Grondin. Jacob Grondin flicks the ball to his team mate, Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.53
With a delightful solo run, Arthur Maddison stretches the opposition's defence. Arthur Maddison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Platt.
45.00
Nicolas Padilla punts the ball hopefully upfield. Bernard Tchoutang tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Barry Testo easily smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
48.43
Showing composure, Paul Lightfoot plays the ball forward to Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Guppy.
53.22
Marek Gadocha runs forward with the ball. Marek Gadocha advances with the ball. Marek Gadocha knocks in a cross ball towards Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
54.32
Des Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Luc Van Der Elst holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luc Van Der Elst skips past Nicolas Padilla! Luc Van Der Elst shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.48
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Terry Tolley replacing Mick Bower .
61.51
Arthur Maddison flicks a high pass forward to Luke Wright who brings the ball under control. Luke Wright shoots from outside the area. Barry Testo gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
65.50
Chelsea are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
67.50
Jonathan Platt hits a low pass to Terry Tolley. Terry Tolley makes a simple pass to Luc Van Der Elst. Luc Van Der Elst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Gower who gathers it comfortably.
73.03
Luke Wright comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Platt. Luke Wright is given a warning by the referee! Jonathan Platt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.18
Malcolm Formon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Wright. Luke Wright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.13
Malcolm Formon threads the ball through to Luke Wright. Luke Wright shoots from distance but it is miles over!
83.28
With some swift thinking, Chris Ax plays the ball forward to Des Hitchcock. Des Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Swift. Nicholas Swift knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.43
Arthur Maddison chips the ball to his team mate, Bernard Tchoutang. Bernard Tchoutang tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.21
Paul Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Tchoutang collects the pass. Bernard Tchoutang knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Guppy.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Aston Villa

Chelsea
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
32.9%
48.1%
19%

Scorers
Luc Van Der Elst 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luc Van Der Elst of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Barry Testo (GK)
7
2.Julian Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Jonathan Platt (DEF)
6
4.Chris Ax (DEF)
8
5.Ashley Stamp (DEF)
7
6.Jacob Grondin (MID)
6
7.Mick Bower (MID)
6
8.Des Hitchcock (MID)
8
9.Robbie Bastin (MID)
6
10.Nicholas Swift (ATT)
6
11.Luc Van Der Elst (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Oleg Fox (DEF)
0
13.Terry Tolley (MID)
6
14.Omer Powell (ATT)
0

1.Harry Gower (GK)
6
2.Marek Gadocha (DEF)
8
3.Nicolas Padilla (DEF)
6
4.Andres Carranza (DEF)
6
5.J-David Castro (DEF)
6
6.Paul Lightfoot (MID)
6
7.Francisco Martin (MID)yellow card
5
8.Malcolm Formon (MID)
7
9.Arthur Maddison (MID)
7
10.Luke Wright (ATT)
6
11.Bernard Tchoutang (ATT)
6
 
12.Rio Godber (GK)
0
13.Abassi Jaurès (MID)
0
14.Duccio Di Venanzio (ATT)
0