Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Southend United. A crowd of 18,237 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Southend United get the match underway!
4.13
0-0Jermaine Midgley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Dreef. Carlos Dreef kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.38
Carlos Dreef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Insley. Shaun Insley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnny Thimothée.
20.14
1-0Carlos Dreef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Amine Belgherbi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.31
1-0Thierry Black flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dreef. Carlos Dreef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher passes the ball forward but Chris Pallister is offside!
32.36
Terry Jobson passes the ball forward to Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Riggott who gathers it comfortably.
34.41
1-0Miguel Delgado surges forward with the ball. Miguel Delgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.48
Miguel Delgado makes a probing pass to Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Carlos Dreef controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher plays a perfect one-two with Shaun Insley and rushes in on goal... Ralph Fletcher tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
51.05
Marvin Lawrence decides to run forward with the ball. Marvin Lawrence whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
57.26
Harry Upson decides to run forward with the ball. Harry Upson passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Viana. Sebastiao Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.04
2-0Stuart Atherton comes in with a late challenge on Gill Banchelli. The referee calls over Stuart Atherton and warns him to calm down! Gill Banchelli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.07
2-0Southend United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
67.39
2-0Don Henderson comes in with a late challenge on Craig Hansen. The referee calls over Don Henderson and shows him a yellow card! Craig Hansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.18
Terry Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
71.44
Paul Harley makes a probing pass to Terry Jobson. Terry Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Atherton. Stuart Atherton whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.42
Don Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Ferdinand. Graeme Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Riggott who gathers it comfortably.
77.43
Carlos Dreef catches Marvin Lawrence on the ankles. Carlos Dreef is warned by the referee! Marvin Lawrence gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.00
Craig Hansen makes a simple pass to Shaun Insley. Shaun Insley shoots from distance but it is miles over!
87.14
Craig Hansen kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Insley. Shaun Insley whips in a cross ball towards Chris Pallister. Chris Pallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
22.9%
51.4%
25.7%
Scorers
| Chris Pallister 20, 87 Ralph Fletcher 45 |