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07/11/2054, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League
Villa Vs Man City

Villa play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: V Flanagan (GK) , G McAlister (CB) , N MacBride (CB) , S Dann (RB) , A McCammack (LB) , L Edwards (CM) , J East (CDM) , G Hughes (CDM) , C Clapperton (RW) , Z Sloan (LW) , J McGee (ST) And the subs are: C Brewster (CB) , A Malloch (CB) , A Wren (CM) , K Ferries (CM) , J McCalley (ST)

Man City play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Skorupski (GK) , A Dillon (CB) , C Maddox (CB) , S McClelland (CB) , O Merricks (RB) , A McChesney (LB) , M McCluney (CDM) , A MacLeod (CAM) , I Ekpukhon (RM) , M Baines (LM) , A Iyorhe (ST) And the subs are: D Wyburn (CB) , M Donlon (CB) , S McNabb (CM) , D Barighaamange (CM) , S Morrice (ST)
Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Manchester City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 42000.

1' - Villa kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Luke Edwards plays a short pass to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes plays the ball to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East passes a long ball to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride plays a short pass to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East sees James McGee making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and James McGee takes the ball.  James McGee fires a shot towards goal...and its in! It's a magnificent goal from James McGee for Villa!  The ball went in off the upright!

6' - Man City kick the ball off for the restart.  

14' - Alex MacLeod passes to Amon McChesney.  Amon McChesney passes the ball to Chris Maddox.  James McGee successfully tackles Chris Maddox and takes the ball.  Villa attempt to counter.  James McGee plays a short pass to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes plays the ball to James McGee.  James McGee plays the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes sees a run from Colin Clapperton.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Colin Clapperton runs on to the ball.  Colin Clapperton tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

19' - Sammy Skorupski passes a long ball to Amon McChesney.  Amon McChesney looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Victor Flanagan!  Adam McCammack gets to the ball first and clears.

21' - Luke Edwards passes to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East tries to unleash a long range shot...and Jeremy East scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Villa player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

21' - Man City kick the ball off for the restart.  

28' - Chris Maddox plays the ball to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks passes to Chris Maddox.  Seth Dann successfully tackles Chris Maddox and gains possession for his team.  Villa attempt a quick counter attack.  Sam McClelland dispossesses Seth Dann and the ball goes loose.  Jeremy East slides the ball to James McGee.  Chris Maddox dispossesses James McGee and takes the ball.  Chris Maddox hits the ball long to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks takes the ball past James McGee with a turn of pace.  

29' - Owen Merricks spots a run from Alex MacLeod.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Alex MacLeod takes the ball.  Alex MacLeod hits a shot towards goal...but its wide!

34' - James McGee dispossesses Alan Dillon and the ball goes loose.  Mark McCluney passes a long ball to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod curls in a cross, finding Aaron Iyorhe.  Aaron Iyorhe powers a header towards the top corner...and Aaron Iyorhe scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Man City player!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

35' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - Jeremy East finds Nick MacBride with a short pass.  Nick MacBride finds Seth Dann with a short pass.  Seth Dann plays the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes passes to Seth Dann.  Alan Dillon dispossesses Seth Dann and the ball goes loose.  Alan Dillon dispossesses Seth Dann and takes possession.  Alan Dillon plays a long pass to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod whips in a cross, and manages to find Ian Ekpukhon.  Ian Ekpukhon looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Ian Ekpukhon for Man City!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

41' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

44' - Seth Dann slides the ball to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East passes to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes spots a run from Luke Edwards.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Luke Edwards is able to control the ball.  Luke Edwards attempts the cutback, but Colin Clapperton is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Amon McChesney attempts to speed past Griffith Hughes, but is dispossessed.  

45' - Griffith Hughes attempts to use his skills to beat Owen Merricks.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Griffith Hughes runs with the ball!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Man City kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Amon McChesney plays the ball to Alan Dillon.  Alan Dillon plays the ball to Sam McClelland.  Sam McClelland sees a run from Alex MacLeod.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

51' - James McGee plays a long ball to Griffith Hughes.  Amon McChesney successfully tackles Griffith Hughes and takes the ball.  Griffith Hughes tackles Amon McChesney and the ball goes loose.  Mark Baines hits a shot from distance towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

57' - Victor Flanagan passes to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards passes the ball to Seth Dann.  Seth Dann finds Nick MacBride with a short pass.  Nick MacBride finds Griffith Hughes with a long ball.  Griffith Hughes attempts to use his skills to beat Sam McClelland, but is brought down.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. Sam McClelland has been booked.  That will be a freekick for Villa.  

59' - James McGee stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, finding Zach Sloan.  Zach Sloan jumps up to head the ball down towards the bottom corner...and Zach Sloan scores!  That's a nice goal from the Villa player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

59' - Man City kick the ball off for the restart.  

61' - Ian Ekpukhon plays a short pass to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks finds Sam McClelland with a short pass.  Sam McClelland sees a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - James McGee finds Griffith Hughes with a short pass.  Griffith Hughes hits the ball long to Gethin McAlister.  Gethin McAlister finds Griffith Hughes with a short pass.  Griffith Hughes tries to use ball skills to beat Amon McChesney, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

67' - Griffith Hughes spots a run from James McGee.  He attempts to play a throughball, and James McGee runs on to the ball.  James McGee shoots towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

68' - Sammy Skorupski sees a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Aaron Iyorhe has strayed offside!  

75' - Colin Clapperton tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

77' - Sammy Skorupski finds Owen Merricks with a long pass.  Owen Merricks speeds past Nick MacBride.  

78' - Owen Merricks spots a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ian Ekpukhon is able to take the ball.  Ian Ekpukhon attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Ian Ekpukhon for Man City!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin McAlister is going to be taken off.  Chris Brewster joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Maddox will come off.  Declan Wyburn is going to be brought on.  

78' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alan Dillon will come off.  Michael Donlon joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nick MacBride will come off.  Ashley Malloch is going to be brought on.  

85' - Adam McCammack plays a long pass to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster finds Griffith Hughes with a short pass.  Griffith Hughes attempts to use his skills to beat Michael Donlon, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

88' - Owen Merricks finds Sam McClelland with a short pass.  James McGee tackles Sam McClelland and takes possession.  Villa try to launch a counter attack.  James McGee attempts to outskill Owen Merricks and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

88' - James McGee sees Zach Sloan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Zach Sloan is caught offside!  



The match has ended Aston Villa 3 - 3 Manchester City.