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06/02/2027, Villa Park, Birmingham, England, Live on National TV
FA Cup, Round 5
Villa Vs Chelsea

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

Chelsea play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: S Mingo (GK) , M Vaughn (CB) , J Sander (CB) , C Petro (RB) , F Polyansky (LB) , D Yeoman (CDM) , Y Mahdi (CAM) , N Troia (RM) , L Flanagan (LM) , B Weston (ST) , D Scobie (ST) And the subs are: K Osei (CB) , A Cava (CB) , R Lindsay (CM) , R Lewis (CM) , K McAlexander (ST)
Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Chelsea FC.  This is round 5 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 42000.

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

4' - Eiji Taniguchi plays a short pass to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley plays the ball to Ed McPhearson.  Ed McPhearson sees Mike Roseberry making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Mike Roseberry runs on to the ball.  Mike Roseberry tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

7' - Salvador Mingo passes to Mark Vaughn.  Mark Vaughn finds Fedar Polyansky with a long pass.  Dave Hawley tackles Fedar Polyansky and takes possession.  Dave Hawley sees a run from Eiji Taniguchi.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

9' - Lewis Flanagan finds James Sander with a long pass.  James Sander sees a run from Davie Scobie.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Davie Scobie takes the ball.  Davie Scobie attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

13' - Leeroy Madigan spots a run from Mike Roseberry.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

17' - Lewis Flanagan finds James Sander with a long pass.  James Sander finds Mark Vaughn with a long pass.  Mark Vaughn sees Yasin Mahdi making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Yasin Mahdi has strayed offside!  

20' - Veikka Salmela passes the ball to Leeroy Madigan.  Leeroy Madigan passes to Ed McPhearson.  Ed McPhearson sees a run from Veikka Salmela.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Veikka Salmela is caught offside!  

23' - Lewis Flanagan passes a long ball to Fedar Polyansky.  Fedar Polyansky passes to Yasin Mahdi.  Yasin Mahdi spots a run from Danny Yeoman.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Danny Yeoman has strayed offside!  

25' - Veikka Salmela brings the ball forward, outpacing Yasin Mahdi.  

27' - Veikka Salmela passes a long ball to Mike Roseberry.  Mike Roseberry tries to beat Mark Vaughn using his ball skills, but is tripped.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Mark Vaughn.That will be a freekick for Villa.  

31' - Yasin Mahdi brings the ball forward, outpacing James Casey.  

31' - Yasin Mahdi spots a run from Davie Scobie.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Davie Scobie is caught offside!  

34' - Veikka Salmela finds Ed McPhearson with a short pass.  Ed McPhearson sees a run from Deshi Thum.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Deshi Thum takes the ball.  Deshi Thum looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and Deshi Thum scores!  That's a good goal from the Villa player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

34' - Chelsea kick the ball off for the restart.  

38' - Danny Yeoman passes to James Sander.  James Sander plays a short pass to Mark Vaughn.  Mark Vaughn plays a short pass to Yasin Mahdi.  Yasin Mahdi looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

41' - Pablo Laverde finds Leeroy Madigan with a long pass.  Leeroy Madigan passes the ball to Ed McPhearson.  Ed McPhearson tries to beat Danny Yeoman using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

42' - Ed McPhearson sees Mike Roseberry making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Mike Roseberry has strayed offside!  

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

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

51' - Fedar Polyansky slides the ball to James Sander.  James Sander plays the ball to Danny Yeoman.  Eiji Taniguchi tackles Danny Yeoman and the ball goes loose.  Mark Vaughn dispossesses Eiji Taniguchi and takes the ball.  Mark Vaughn finds James Sander with a long pass.  Dave Hawley successfully tackles James Sander and takes possession.  Dave Hawley sees Veikka Salmela making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Veikka Salmela is caught offside!  

55' - Lewis Flanagan finds James Sander with a long ball.  James Sander plays a short pass to Yasin Mahdi.  Yasin Mahdi tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but its wide!

58' - Pablo Laverde hits the ball long to Dave Hawley.  Dave Hawley sees a run from Veikka Salmela.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Veikka Salmela is caught offside!  

62' - Ed McPhearson hits the ball long to Mike Roseberry.  Mike Roseberry looks to hit a long range shot...but Salvador Mingo performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

66' - Salvador Mingo spots a run from Nemesio Troia.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Nemesio Troia takes the ball.  Nemesio Troia attempts the cutback, but Yasin Mahdi overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Mike Roseberry plays a long pass to Leeroy Madigan.  Leeroy Madigan plays the ball to Deshi Thum.  Deshi Thum attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

70' - Salvador Mingo hits the ball long to Davie Scobie.  Davie Scobie passes to Yasin Mahdi.  Yasin Mahdi spots a run from Nemesio Troia.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Nemesio Troia has strayed offside!  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dave Hawley is going to be taken off.  Euan Mahoney is going to be brought on.  

74' - Eiji Taniguchi successfully tackles Fedar Polyansky and takes possession.  Villa try to launch a counter attack.  Eiji Taniguchi tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

75' - Salvador Mingo sees a run from Yasin Mahdi.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Yasin Mahdi runs on to the ball.  Yasin Mahdi tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and Yasin Mahdi scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Chelsea player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Frisco Valeriano will come off.  Alec Boydstun joins the game from the bench.  

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

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Blake Weston will come off.  Ken McAlexander joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Deshi Thum sees a run from Eiji Taniguchi.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Eiji Taniguchi has strayed offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Fedar Polyansky will come off.  Alano Cava joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Danny Yeoman is going to be taken off.  Kris Osei is brought on from the bench.  

82' - James Sander dispossesses Veikka Salmela and gains possession for his team.  James Sander sees Davie Scobie making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

85' - Veikka Salmela finds Leeroy Madigan with a short pass.  Leeroy Madigan sees Deshi Thum making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Deshi Thum is able to control the ball.  Deshi Thum looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Deshi Thum scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

85' - Chelsea kick the ball off for the restart.  

89' - Mark Vaughn finds James Sander with a short pass.  James Sander passes the ball to Yasin Mahdi.  Yasin Mahdi plays the ball to Alano Cava.  Alano Cava passes a long ball to Clinton Petro.  Clinton Petro spots a run from Yasin Mahdi.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Veikka Salmela is going to be taken off.  Paul Abernathy is going to be brought on.  

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



The match has ended Aston Villa 2 - 1 Chelsea FC.