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06/01/2060, Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Semi-Final (Leg 1)

Villa Vs Darlington

Villa play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Lawgoch (GK) , N MacBride (CB) , C Murdoch (CB) , A Malloch (CB) , D Alison (RB) , A McCammack (LB) , J East (CDM) , J Friel (CAM) , M Ward (RM) , P Carran (LM) , A Wren (ST) And the subs are: I Greenlees (CB) , D Paxton (CB) , Z Sloan (CM) , I Rees (CM) , J Evans (ST)

Darlington play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: K McLain (GK) , S McClelland (CB) , V Kocsárdi (CB) , D Seward (RB) , W Kennedy (LB) , L Edwards (CDM) , H Cronenberg (CAM) , S Ahti (RM) , M Gedeon (LM) , P Wayne (ST) , D MacGuinness (ST) And the subs are: C Davies (CB) , A Bey (CB) , S Vincent (CM) , S Ionescu (CM) , D Keefe (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Darlington.  This is the semi-final (Leg 1) of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 42000.

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

10' - Dan Seward passes the ball to Santeri Ahti.  Santeri Ahti finds Sam McClelland with a long pass.  Sam McClelland spots a run from Hezekiah Cronenberg.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Santeri Ahti plays a short pass to Hezekiah Cronenberg.  Ashley Malloch tackles Hezekiah Cronenberg and takes the ball.  Ashley Malloch plays a long ball to Charles Murdoch.  Will Kennedy tackles Charles Murdoch and gains possession for his team.  Will Kennedy passes to Santeri Ahti.  Ashley Malloch tackles Santeri Ahti and takes the ball.  Ashley Malloch plays a long pass to Charles Murdoch.  Charles Murdoch passes to John Friel.  John Friel crosses the ball, but Will Kennedy intercepts and takes possession.  

25' - Nick MacBride hits the ball long to John Friel.  John Friel sees a run from Morgan Ward.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

27' - Peter Wayne hits the ball long to Will Kennedy.  Will Kennedy tries to use ball skills to beat Nick MacBride and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

27' - Will Kennedy sees a run from Montgomery Gedeon.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

37' - John Friel sees Peter Carran making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Peter Carran is able to take the ball.  Peter Carran looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

38' - Kyle McLain spots a run from Hezekiah Cronenberg.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Hezekiah Cronenberg has strayed offside!  

43' - Santeri Ahti passes the ball to Dan Seward.  Dan Seward passes the ball to Will Kennedy.  Will Kennedy speeds past Morgan Ward.  

44' - Will Kennedy sees a run from Hezekiah Cronenberg.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

45' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Santeri Ahti slides the ball to Sam McClelland.  Sam McClelland slides the ball to Hezekiah Cronenberg.  Hezekiah Cronenberg brings the ball forward, outpacing Morgan Ward.  

49' - Hezekiah Cronenberg sees a run from Santeri Ahti.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Santeri Ahti is able to take the ball.  Santeri Ahti tries to cutback, the ball falling to Montgomery Gedeon.  Montgomery Gedeon hits a shot...but the shot goes wide!

53' - Morgan Lawgoch sees a run from Alastair Wren.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Alastair Wren takes the ball.  Alastair Wren attempts to take the ball past  the advancing Kyle McLain...but the keeper brings him down!  The referee blows his whistle and signals a penalty!  John Friel will take the penalty.  He tries  to place the ball into the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

54' - Kyle McLain spots a run from Santeri Ahti.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

58' - Peter Carran fires a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

61' - Kyle McLain finds Hezekiah Cronenberg with a long ball.  Jeremy East successfully tackles Hezekiah Cronenberg and gains possession for his team.  Jeremy East chips a long ball to John Friel.  John Friel sees Morgan Ward making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Peter Wayne is going to be taken off.  Denton Keefe is going to be brought on.  

66' - Jeremy East chips a long ball to Ashley Malloch.  Ashley Malloch hits the ball long to Peter Carran.  Hezekiah Cronenberg successfully tackles Peter Carran and takes the ball.  Hezekiah Cronenberg sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David MacGuinness is able to control the ball.  David MacGuinness tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Morgan Lawgoch performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jeremy East is going to be taken off.  Isaac Rees is going to be brought on.  

71' - Luke Edwards spots a run from Denton Keefe.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Denton Keefe runs on to the ball.  Denton Keefe looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

73' - Morgan Lawgoch finds Dave Alison with a long pass.  Dave Alison runs with the ball, beating Sam McClelland.  

73' - Dave Alison whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alastair Wren will come off.  John Evans joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Sam McClelland sees Denton Keefe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Denton Keefe takes the ball.  Denton Keefe looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nick MacBride is going to be taken off.  Ian Greenlees is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam McClelland will come off.  Craig Davies is going to be brought on.  

79' - Adam McCammack sees a run from John Evans.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but John Evans is caught offside!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Viktor á Kocsárdi is going to be taken off.  Azam Bey is going to be brought on.  

90' - Will Kennedy plays a short pass to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards passes to Dan Seward.  Dan Seward tries to use ball skills to beat Isaac Rees.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Dan Seward runs with the ball!  

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



The match has ended Aston Villa 0 - 0 Darlington.