Fixture Report

Forum | How To Play | Credits

Overview Line Ups Report Tickets

10/08/2055, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

Villa Vs Birmingham

Villa play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: V Flanagan (GK) , G McAlister (CB) , N MacBride (CB) , S Dann (RB) , A McCammack (LB) , L Edwards (CM) , Z Sloan (CM) , J East (CDM) , K Ferries (CAM) , J McCalley (ST) , A Wren (ST) And the subs are: A Malloch (CB) , I Greenlees (CB) , B Manuel (CM) , J Friel (CM) , M Betton (ST)

Birmingham play in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and line up with: H Harding (GK) , P Kellie (CB) , J Shanklin (CB) , J Munro (RB) , A Garson (LB) , G McZeal (CM) , G Agu (CM) , R Craig (CDM) , P Cooney (CAM) , E MacRae (ST) , C McCombe (ST) And the subs are: J Birninkudu (CB) , J Lazos (CB) , B Inuwa (CM) , C Banter (CM) , G Edwards (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Birmingham City.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 27341.

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

7' - Seth Dann plays a short pass to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries passes the ball to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards passes to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride slides the ball to Zach Sloan.  Zach Sloan curves the ball into the box and finds Alastair Wren.  Alastair Wren flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Alastair Wren for Villa!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

8' - Birmingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

13' - Jeremy East tackles Peter Kellie and the ball goes loose.  Peter Kellie finds Gavin McZeal with a long pass.  Gavin McZeal brings the ball forward, outpacing Nick MacBride.  

13' - Gavin McZeal curves the ball into the box, but Nick MacBride intercepts and takes possession.  

20' - Gavin McZeal tackles Gethin McAlister and takes possession.  Gavin McZeal attempts to speed past Seth Dann, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Birmingham.  

21' - Chris McCombe steps up to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but Seth Dann intercepts the ball.  

25' - Seth Dann passes to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards finds Kyle Ferries with a long ball.  Kyle Ferries passes to Jim McCalley.  Jim McCalley tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

32' - Henry Harding plays a long ball to Peter Kellie.  Gethin McAlister dispossesses Peter Kellie and takes possession.  Geoff Agu tackles Gethin McAlister and the ball goes loose.  Seth Dann plays a short pass to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

37' - Jim McCalley tries to use ball skills to beat Alastair Garson, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

38' - Jim McCalley sees a run from Kyle Ferries.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Kyle Ferries is caught offside!  

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

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

58' - Kyle Ferries successfully tackles Geoff Agu and the ball goes loose.  Geoff Agu finds Alastair Garson with a long pass.  Gethin McAlister tackles Alastair Garson and takes the ball.  Gethin McAlister finds Adam McCammack with a short pass.  Adam McCammack hits the ball long to Zach Sloan.  Zach Sloan attempts to outskill Paul Cooney and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

59' - Zach Sloan looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Shanklin will come off.  John Birninkudu joins the game from the bench.  

60' - Henry Harding spots a run from Edward MacRae.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Edward MacRae has strayed offside!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Edward MacRae is going to be taken off.  Greg Edwards joins the game from the bench.  

68' - John Birninkudu plays a long ball to Geoff Agu.  Geoff Agu sees Greg Edwards making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Geoff Agu will come off.  Chris Banter is brought on from the bench.  

76' - Paul Cooney finds Chris Banter with a long pass.  Chris Banter attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but its wide!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Kyle Ferries is going to be taken off.  John Friel joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jim McCalley is going to be taken off.  Michael Betton is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Chris Banter passes a long ball to Alastair Garson.  Alastair Garson sees Chris McCombe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Chris McCombe is able to control the ball.  Chris McCombe tries to place the ball past the keeper...but Victor Flanagan manages to stop the shot!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Nick MacBride is going to be taken off.  Ashley Malloch is going to be brought on.  

84' - Adam McCammack uses his pace to beat Greg Edwards.  

87' - Adam McCammack passes the ball to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards plays a long ball to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East takes the ball past Peter Kellie with a turn of pace.  

88' - Jeremy East sees John Friel making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Friel takes the ball.  John Friel strikes the ball...but the ball hits the post!  Chris Banter is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

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



The match has ended Aston Villa 1 - 0 Birmingham City.