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14/03/2027, Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Live on National TV
FA Cup, Round QF

Villa Vs Forest

Villa play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: P Laverde (GK) , L Madigan (CB) , F Valeriano (CB) , D Hawley (CB) , J Casey (RB) , L Cornog (LB) , V Fortes (CDM) , M Roseberry (CAM) , F Dickson (RM) , D Thum (LM) , V Salmela (ST) And the subs are: E Mahoney (CB) , A Boydstun (CB) , D Hare (CM) , E McPhearson (CM) , P Abernathy (ST)

Forest play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: L MacNeil (GK) , D McQuistion (CB) , J Rivero (CB) , K Dalton (CB) , G Blair (RB) , A Pelech (LB) , I Cook (CDM) , P Brody (CAM) , J Scroggin (RM) , A Debolt (LM) , J Whyte (ST) And the subs are: J Murray (CB) , M McClintock (CB) , J Pardol (CM) , M McGill (CM) , L Peron (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest.  This is round QF of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 42000.

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

4' - Fraser Dickson passes the ball to Leo Cornog.  Leo Cornog passes to Mike Roseberry.  Mike Roseberry sees a run from Veikka Salmela.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Veikka Salmela is able to take the ball.  Veikka Salmela hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

7' - Liam MacNeil slides the ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook finds John Scroggin with a long pass.  John Scroggin tries to use ball skills to beat Dave Hawley.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

8' - John Scroggin crosses the ball, finding Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook gets above the defence and heads the ball towards the top corner...but its over!

12' - Pablo Laverde passes to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley slides the ball to Deshi Thum.  Deshi Thum looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Liam MacNeil manages to stop the shot!  

15' - Liam MacNeil passes a long ball to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody finds John Scroggin with a short pass.  John Scroggin crosses the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

18' - Leo Cornog finds Dave Hawley with a short pass.  Dave Hawley chips a long ball to Frisco Valeriano.  Inigo Cook successfully tackles Frisco Valeriano and gains possession for his team.  Inigo Cook spots a run from Paul Brody.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

23' - James Casey dispossesses John Scroggin and the ball goes loose.  Deshi Thum spots a run from Veikka Salmela.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Veikka Salmela is caught offside!  

28' - Frisco Valeriano passes a long ball to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley plays the ball to Deshi Thum.  Deshi Thum looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Deshi Thum for Villa!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

28' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

33' - George Blair passes the ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook slides the ball to George Blair.  George Blair finds Inigo Cook with a long pass.  Inigo Cook plays a short pass to Aloysius Debolt.  Aloysius Debolt tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Venacio Fortes gets to the ball first and clears.

37' - Mike Roseberry passes the ball to Venacio Fortes.  Venacio Fortes finds Frisco Valeriano with a long ball.  Frisco Valeriano curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Venacio Fortes.  Venacio Fortes flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...but the ball hits the post!  Fraser Dickson pounces on the loose ball...Fraser Dickson attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! Its a goal for Villa!  The ball went in off the upright!

38' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

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

52' - Veikka Salmela plays a long pass to Deshi Thum.  Deshi Thum plays a short pass to Veikka Salmela.  George Blair successfully tackles Veikka Salmela and the ball goes loose.  Kai Dalton plays a long ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook spots a run from Paul Brody.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

54' - Venacio Fortes hits the ball long to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley sees a run from Veikka Salmela.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Veikka Salmela is caught offside!  

56' - Apostol Pelech brings the ball forward, outpacing Veikka Salmela.  

59' - Venacio Fortes dispossesses Apostol Pelech and the ball goes loose.  Apostol Pelech hits the ball long to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody tries to use ball skills to beat Leeroy Madigan and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

59' - Paul Brody sees a run from Aloysius Debolt.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

65' - Venacio Fortes chips a long ball to Frisco Valeriano.  Frisco Valeriano passes a long ball to Leo Cornog.  Inigo Cook dispossesses Leo Cornog and the ball goes loose.  Paul Brody plays the ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook plays a long ball to Dave McQuistion.  Dave Hawley dispossesses Dave McQuistion and takes possession.  Dave Hawley sees a run from Mike Roseberry.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Mike Roseberry runs on to the ball.  Mike Roseberry tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Mike Roseberry scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Villa player!  The ball went in off the upright!

66' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

69' - Dave McQuistion plays the ball to Juan Rivero.  Juan Rivero passes to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody plays the ball to Kai Dalton.  Kai Dalton sees a run from Jay Whyte.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

72' - Jay Whyte looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

76' - Pablo Laverde hits the ball long to Leo Cornog.  Aloysius Debolt successfully tackles Leo Cornog and takes possession.  Dave Hawley tackles Aloysius Debolt and takes the ball.  Dave Hawley passes to Mike Roseberry.  Mike Roseberry tries to beat Inigo Cook using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leeroy Madigan will come off.  Euan Mahoney is going to be brought on.  

78' - Fraser Dickson tries to beat Inigo Cook using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

81' - Fraser Dickson plays the ball to Venacio Fortes.  Venacio Fortes attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Liam MacNeil stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Deshi Thum is first to the ball...Deshi Thum attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Deshi Thum scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Apostol Pelech will come off.  Martin McClintock is brought on from the bench.  

82' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave McQuistion will come off.  Jamie Murray is going to be brought on.  

84' - Paul Brody runs with the ball, beating Mike Roseberry.  

87' - Paul Brody passes to Aloysius Debolt.  Aloysius Debolt finds Paul Brody with a short pass.  Paul Brody looks to hit a long range shot...but Pablo Laverde performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

88' - Pablo Laverde spots a run from Veikka Salmela.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

89' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Veikka Salmela is going to be taken off.  Paul Abernathy joins the game from the bench.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Aston Villa 4 - 0 Nottingham Forest.