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02/05/2048, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League
Villa Vs Sunderland

Villa play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: M McNiven (GK) , D Frew (CB) , C Ayrton (CB) , W Tait (RB) , C Gubay (LB) , D Dempsey (CDM) , G Hughes (CDM) , J Wyburn (CAM) , C Clapperton (CAM) , J Laidlaw (ST) , J McGee (ST) And the subs are: C Brewster (CB) , M Cooney (CB) , M Gemmill (CM) , B Flynn (CM) , D Pembroke (ST)

Sunderland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: P Carey (GK) , C McArdle (CB) , A Burns (CB) , J MacKay (CB) , J Arnott (RB) , S Lindsay (LB) , B McCathern (CDM) , M McCoun (CAM) , A Bara (RM) , B Kerrigan (LM) , A McCluney (ST) And the subs are: J Quinn (CB) , A Mina (CB) , M McNiven (CM) , E Pryce (CM) , L Waterston (ST)
Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Sunderland.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 41667.

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

5' - Colin Clapperton plays the ball to David Frew.  David Frew plays the ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey passes the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes spots a run from Jay Laidlaw.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Jay Laidlaw takes the ball.  Jay Laidlaw looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Jay Laidlaw scores!  That's a fine goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

5' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

10' - Cole McArdle finds Marcus McCoun with a short pass.  Marcus McCoun finds Andy Burns with a short pass.  Andy Burns passes to John Arnott.  John Arnott sees a run from Marcus McCoun.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Marcus McCoun is able to take the ball.  Marcus McCoun hits the ball...but Matthew McNiven stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Griffith Hughes gets to the ball first and clears.

12' - Dale Dempsey sees Jay Laidlaw making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

15' - Antwan Bara passes a long ball to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern sees a run from Marcus McCoun.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Marcus McCoun runs on to the ball.  Marcus McCoun looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Marcus McCoun for Sunderland!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

19' - Colin Gubay plays the ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey slides the ball to Jonny Wyburn.  Jonny Wyburn sees Jay Laidlaw making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jay Laidlaw runs on to the ball.  Jay Laidlaw looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Peter Carey!  The linesman signals its a corner for Villa.  Jonny Wyburn will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes jumps up and gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...and Griffith Hughes scores!  That's a nice goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

19' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

22' - Cole McArdle plays the ball to Marcus McCoun.  Marcus McCoun finds Andy Burns with a short pass.  Andy Burns finds Jay MacKay with a long ball.  Jay MacKay sees a run from Antwan Bara.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Antwan Bara is caught offside!  

24' - Jonny Wyburn finds Colin Gubay with a long ball.  Colin Gubay tries to beat Andy Burns using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Colin Gubay runs with the ball!  

25' - Colin Gubay spots a run from James McGee.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and James McGee takes the ball.  James McGee tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...and James McGee scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Villa player!  The ball hit the crossbar and into the net!

26' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

29' - Jay MacKay plays the ball to Andy Burns.  Andy Burns finds Cole McArdle with a short pass.  Cole McArdle plays the ball to John Arnott.  John Arnott takes the ball past Dale Dempsey with a turn of pace.  

29' - John Arnott spots a run from Bob Kerrigan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

35' - John Arnott sees Marcus McCoun making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

42' - Jonny Wyburn slides the ball to Colin Clapperton.  Colin Clapperton plays the ball to Charles Ayrton.  Charles Ayrton passes a long ball to David Frew.  David Frew passes to James McGee.  James McGee attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Peter Carey deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Jonny Wyburn will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Jay Laidlaw.  Jay Laidlaw directs a powerful header towards the top corner...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Jonny Wyburn will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, finding Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...and Griffith Hughes scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

42' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

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

49' - Marcus McCoun finds Ben McCathern with a short pass.  Ben McCathern passes the ball to Andy Burns.  Andy Burns sees Ben McCathern making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

51' - Jonny Wyburn chips a long ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey tries to use ball skills to beat Ben McCathern, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Villa.  

52' - Jonny Wyburn will take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Andy Burns.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Cole McArdle is going to be taken off.  Joey Quinn is going to be brought on.  

59' - Marcus McCoun hits the ball long to Andy Burns.  Andy Burns passes the ball to Marcus McCoun.  Marcus McCoun sees Antwan Bara making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Antwan Bara is able to take the ball.  Antwan Bara takes a shot towards goal...but its wide!

63' - Matthew McNiven finds Colin Gubay with a long ball.  Colin Gubay looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Peter Carey!  Dale Dempsey is first to the loose ball...Dale Dempsey strikes the ball...but the shot is saved by Peter Carey!  

65' - Peter Carey spots a run from Marcus McCoun.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Marcus McCoun is able to control the ball.  Marcus McCoun fires a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Sunderland.  Sammy Lindsay gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but Dale Dempsey intercepts the ball.  

69' - Dale Dempsey plays a short pass to Matthew McNiven.  Matthew McNiven finds Griffith Hughes with a long pass.  Griffith Hughes slides the ball to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey takes the ball past Joey Quinn with a turn of pace.  

70' - Dale Dempsey spots a run from Jonny Wyburn.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Jonny Wyburn takes the ball.  Jonny Wyburn reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and is able to find Jay Laidlaw.  Jay Laidlaw looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but Peter Carey manages to stop the shot!  

73' - Peter Carey passes a long ball to Marcus McCoun.  Dale Dempsey successfully tackles Marcus McCoun and gains possession for his team.  Dale Dempsey runs with the ball, beating Marcus McCoun.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jay MacKay will come off.  Aftab Mina joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Jonny Wyburn successfully tackles Joey Quinn and takes the ball.  Villa attempt a quick counter attack.  Jonny Wyburn tries to hit a long range shot...and its in! It's a magnificent goal from Jonny Wyburn for Villa!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

78' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Andrew McCluney will come off.  Leon Waterston joins the game from the bench.  

83' - James McGee finds Griffith Hughes with a long ball.  Griffith Hughes passes to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey attempts to beat Joey Quinn using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Dale Dempsey runs with the ball!  

84' - Dale Dempsey crosses the ball and finds Jonny Wyburn.  Jonny Wyburn flicks a header hoping to beat the keeper...but Peter Carey gets down to stop the shot!  

85' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Colin Clapperton is going to be taken off.  David Pembroke is going to be brought on.  

88' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles Ayrton is going to be taken off.  Chris Brewster is brought on from the bench.  



The match has ended Aston Villa 5 - 1 Sunderland.