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18/08/2046, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Villa Vs Palace

Villa play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M McNiven (GK) , D Frew (CB) , C Ayrton (CB) , C Brewster (CB) , W Tait (RB) , C Gubay (LB) , D Dempsey (CDM) , J Wyburn (CAM) , C Clapperton (RM) , D McClenathan (LM) , G Hughes (ST) And the subs are: B Flynn (CB) , M Cooney (CB) , J McGee (CM) , M Gemmill (CM) , J Laidlaw (ST)

Palace play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Hyland (GK) , N Hayes (CB) , S McNeil (CB) , S James (CB) , G Tobin (RB) , L Merson (LB) , B Rees (CDM) , R McAllen (CAM) , K Ormond (RM) , R Stant (LM) , P Treacy (ST) And the subs are: J Spalding (CB) , H Hines (CM) , R Walker (CM) , J McCalmont (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Crystal Palace.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 42000.

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

4' - Will Tait passes to Colin Gubay.  Colin Gubay plays the ball to Dennis McClenathan.  Dennis McClenathan plays a long pass to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster sees a run from Griffith Hughes.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

6' - Gordon Tobin hits the ball long to Bryn Rees.  Bryn Rees takes the ball past David Frew with a turn of pace.  

7' - Bryn Rees sees Paul Treacy making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul Treacy is able to take the ball.  Paul Treacy tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Paul Treacy scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Palace player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

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

13' - Chris Brewster plays the ball to Colin Clapperton.  Colin Clapperton passes to Dennis McClenathan.  Dennis McClenathan passes to Chris Brewster.  Rob McAllen successfully tackles Chris Brewster and takes the ball.  Dale Dempsey tackles Rob McAllen and takes possession.  Dale Dempsey sees Colin Clapperton making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Colin Clapperton runs on to the ball.  Colin Clapperton attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

16' - Duncan Hyland passes the ball to Scott McNeil.  Scott McNeil sees Paul Treacy making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Paul Treacy runs on to the ball.  Paul Treacy looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a superb goal from Paul Treacy for Palace!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

19' - Charles Ayrton plays the ball to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster plays a short pass to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey sees a run from Jonny Wyburn.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jonny Wyburn takes the ball.  Jonny Wyburn tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Duncan Hyland!  

28' - Jonny Wyburn sees Griffith Hughes making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Griffith Hughes is caught offside!  

35' - Dale Dempsey tackles Bryn Rees and gains possession for his team.  Dale Dempsey attempts to outskill Seth James, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Villa.  

36' - Jonny Wyburn will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Scott McNeil.  

44' - Charles Ayrton finds Chris Brewster with a long ball.  Chris Brewster finds Dale Dempsey with a short pass.  Dale Dempsey uses his pace to beat Bryn Rees.  

45' - Dale Dempsey sees a run from Griffith Hughes.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

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

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jonny Wyburn is going to be taken off.  Mike Gemmill joins the game from the bench.  

60' - Colin Gubay sees Griffith Hughes making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Griffith Hughes is able to take the ball.  Griffith Hughes takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

63' - Duncan Hyland slides the ball to Gordon Tobin.  Gordon Tobin chips a long ball to Scott McNeil.  Scott McNeil curls in a cross, but Chris Brewster intercepts and takes possession.  

66' - Chris Brewster plays a long ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey passes to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes hits the ball from outside the area towards goal...but Duncan Hyland manages to stop the shot!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Griffith Hughes is going to be taken off.  Jay Laidlaw is brought on from the bench.  

70' - Chris Brewster passes the ball to Dennis McClenathan.  Dennis McClenathan hits a shot from outside the area...but the shot goes wide!

74' - Duncan Hyland plays a long pass to Scott McNeil.  Scott McNeil spots a run from Paul Treacy.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Paul Treacy is caught offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Seth James is going to be taken off.  Joseph Spalding is going to be brought on.  

78' - Dennis McClenathan tries to use ball skills to beat Nathan Hayes and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nathan Hayes is going to be taken off.  Ronald Walker joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Colin Gubay is going to be taken off.  Michael Cooney is going to be brought on.  

86' - David Frew finds Chris Brewster with a long ball.  Chris Brewster passes to Colin Clapperton.  Colin Clapperton sees Jay Laidlaw making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jay Laidlaw takes the ball.  Jay Laidlaw attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Jay Laidlaw for Villa!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

86' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

90' - Bryn Rees slides the ball to Scott McNeil.  Scott McNeil passes to Kenzie Ormond.  Kenzie Ormond finds Rob McAllen with a long ball.  Rob McAllen spots a run from Paul Treacy.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Paul Treacy is able to control the ball.  Paul Treacy hits the ball towards goal...but Matthew McNiven gets down to stop the shot!  



The match has ended Aston Villa 1 - 2 Crystal Palace.