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11/08/2048, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

Villa Vs Doncaster

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) , K Flynn (CDM) , J Wyburn (CAM) , D Pembroke (CAM) , G Hughes (ST) , J Laidlaw (ST) And the subs are: C Brewster (CB) , M Cooney (CB) , C Clapperton (CM) , B Flynn (CM) , J McGee (ST)

Doncaster play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: W Coleman (GK) , J Snedden (CB) , P Ra (CB) , C McConachie (CB) , E Cummingham (RB) , S Moore (LB) , F McRae (CDM) , A McTaggart (CAM) , J Neil (RM) , I Arthur (LM) , J McNiven (ST) And the subs are: A MacEwen (CB) , M Dashiell (CB) , H MacNeill (CM) , T Mirrlees (CM) , C Flatari (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Doncaster Rovers.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 15903.

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

4' - Colin Gubay passes to Kenzie Flynn.  Kenzie Flynn passes to Colin Gubay.  Colin Gubay shoots from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Colin Gubay for Villa!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

8' - Frank McRae slides the ball to Paul Ra.  Paul Ra plays a short pass to Chris McConachie.  Chris McConachie passes a long ball to Iain Arthur.  Iain Arthur tries to use ball skills to beat Dale Dempsey and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

9' - Iain Arthur crosses the ball, and manages to find Alex McTaggart.  Alex McTaggart looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

10' - Matthew McNiven sees Jonny Wyburn making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jonny Wyburn runs on to the ball.  Jonny Wyburn strikes the ball...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

15' - Will Coleman plays the ball to Paul Ra.  Dale Dempsey tackles Paul Ra and takes possession.  Dale Dempsey plays the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes finds Jonny Wyburn with a short pass.  Jonny Wyburn sees David Pembroke making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

17' - Frank McRae plays a long pass to Alex McTaggart.  Alex McTaggart sees James McNiven making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

21' - Jonny Wyburn passes the ball to Will Tait.  Will Tait plays a long pass to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey spots a run from Griffith Hughes.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Griffith Hughes is caught offside!  

24' - Frank McRae finds Chris McConachie with a long ball.  Colin Gubay tackles Chris McConachie and takes possession.  Iain Arthur successfully tackles Colin Gubay and takes the ball.  Doncaster try to launch a quick counter attack.  Iain Arthur sees a run from Alex McTaggart.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Alex McTaggart has strayed offside!  

30' - Jonny Wyburn finds David Frew with a long ball.  Paul Ra successfully tackles David Frew and the ball goes loose.  David Frew dispossesses Johnny Snedden and gains possession for his team.  David Frew hits the ball long to Kenzie Flynn.  Kenzie Flynn spots a run from Jonny Wyburn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jonny Wyburn takes the ball.  Jonny Wyburn reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Kenzie Flynn looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Kenzie Flynn for Villa!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

31' - Doncaster kick the ball off for the restart.  

33' - Frank McRae finds Alex McTaggart with a short pass.  Alex McTaggart passes the ball to Paul Ra.  Paul Ra spots a run from Jacob Neil.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

38' - Jonny Wyburn plays a long pass to David Pembroke.  Alex McTaggart successfully tackles David Pembroke and gains possession for his team.  Alex McTaggart slides the ball to Paul Ra.  Kenzie Flynn dispossesses Paul Ra and takes the ball.  Kenzie Flynn spots a run from Dale Dempsey.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Dale Dempsey takes the ball.  Dale Dempsey attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

44' - Will Coleman finds Paul Ra with a long pass.  Paul Ra plays the ball to James McNiven.  Jonny Wyburn successfully tackles James McNiven and takes the ball.  Jonny Wyburn passes a long ball to David Frew.  David Frew passes the ball to Jay Laidlaw.  Paul Ra dispossesses Jay Laidlaw and the ball goes loose.  Griffith Hughes sees a run from David Pembroke.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but David Pembroke is caught offside!  

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

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

50' - Alex McTaggart brings the ball forward, outpacing David Pembroke.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Griffith Hughes will come off.  James McGee is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonny Wyburn is going to be taken off.  Colin Clapperton is brought on from the bench.  

57' - Paul Ra hits the ball long to Johnny Snedden.  Johnny Snedden passes to Iain Arthur.  Iain Arthur sees James McNiven making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but James McNiven is caught offside!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chris McConachie is going to be taken off.  Michael Dashiell joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Colin Gubay sees a run from David Pembroke.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David Pembroke takes the ball.  David Pembroke attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

67' - Charles Ayrton hits the ball long to Will Tait.  Will Tait uses his pace to beat Alex McTaggart.  

68' - Will Tait spots a run from Jay Laidlaw.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jay Laidlaw is able to take the ball.  Jay Laidlaw tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and Jay Laidlaw scores!  That's a fine goal from the Villa player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

68' - Doncaster kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - Jacob Neil looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but Matthew McNiven gets down to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles Ayrton will come off.  Chris Brewster joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul Ra is going to be taken off.  Alexander MacEwen is brought on from the bench.  

84' - There is going to be a subsitution.  James McNiven is going to be taken off.  Clinton Flatari is going to be brought on.  

86' - Michael Dashiell finds Frank McRae with a short pass.  Frank McRae tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Frank McRae scores!  That's a fine goal from the Doncaster player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

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

91' - Kenzie Flynn passes to Dale Dempsey.  Dale Dempsey finds Chris Brewster with a short pass.  Chris Brewster passes the ball to Kenzie Flynn.  Kenzie Flynn uses his pace to beat Elliot Cummingham.  

91' - Kenzie Flynn spots a run from Colin Clapperton.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Colin Clapperton is caught offside!  

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



The match has ended Aston Villa 3 - 1 Doncaster Rovers.