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18/10/2053, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Villa Vs Macclesfield

Villa play in a 3-4-3 Def formation, and line up with: M McNiven (GK) , C Gubay (CB) , N MacBride (CB) , C Brewster (CB) , L Edwards (CM) , G Hughes (CM) , K Ferries (CM) , J East (CDM) , J McGee (RW) , Z Sloan (LW) , A Wren (ST) And the subs are: D Frew (CB) , J Friel (CM) , I Greenlees (CM) , T Burton (ST)

Macclesfield play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: D Bevan (GK) , C McKay (CB) , K Burns (CB) , S Winn (RB) , M McCardle (LB) , J Picard (CDM) , C Inglish (CAM) , M Lipede (RM) , L Flanagan (LM) , D McSherry (ST) , T Drummond (ST) And the subs are: K Massey (CB) , D McQuilkin (CB) , D Edward (CM) , A Bryce (CM) , B Lannon (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face Macclesfield.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 29810.

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

5' - Nick MacBride passes the ball to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries finds Nick MacBride with a short pass.  Nick MacBride finds Jeremy East with a long ball.  Jeremy East plays the ball to Alastair Wren.  Alastair Wren tries to use ball skills to beat Colin McKay and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

6' - Alastair Wren spots a run from James McGee.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but James McGee is caught offside!  

11' - Kyle Ferries passes to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster plays a long pass to Griffith Hughes.  Jonathan Picard successfully tackles Griffith Hughes and takes possession.  Jonathan Picard passes a long ball to Colin McKay.  Colin McKay curves the ball into the box, but Nick MacBride intercepts and takes possession.  

15' - Nick MacBride passes a long ball to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries passes to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes plays a short pass to James McGee.  James McGee whips in a cross, but Jonathan Picard intercepts and takes possession.  

17' - Jonathan Picard finds Steve Winn with a long ball.  Steve Winn attempts to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

19' - Matthew McNiven passes a long ball to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East tries to use ball skills to beat Jonathan Picard, but is brought down illegally.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Jonathan Picard the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Villa.  

20' - James McGee steps up to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but opposing player Steve Winn takes possession.  

25' - Michael McCardle hits the ball long to Colin McKay.  Colin McKay spots a run from Tommy Drummond.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

27' - James McGee plays a long ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes attempts to use his skills to beat Michael McCardle.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Griffith Hughes runs with the ball!  

28' - Griffith Hughes looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and Griffith Hughes scores!  That's an exquisite goal from the Villa player!  The ball went in off the upright!

29' - Macclesfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

32' - Charlie Inglish passes to Colin McKay.  Colin McKay finds Michael McCardle with a short pass.  Michael McCardle sees Tommy Drummond making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Tommy Drummond takes the ball.  Tommy Drummond tries to cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Louis Flanagan attempts to use his skills to beat Colin Gubay but is dispossessed!  

36' - Colin Gubay plays a short pass to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries sees Jeremy East making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Jeremy East is able to control the ball.  Jeremy East attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but Declan Bevan deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Luke Edwards places the ball to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but Jonathan Picard intercepts the ball.  

43' - Kyle Ferries spots a run from Zach Sloan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Zach Sloan runs on to the ball.  Zach Sloan hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but Declan Bevan deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Villa.  Luke Edwards gets ready to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box and finds Alastair Wren.  Alastair Wren gets above the defence and heads the ball hoping to beat Declan Bevan...and its in! It's a great goal from Alastair Wren for Villa!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

44' - Macclesfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

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

48' - Kenzie Burns passes to Michael McCardle.  Michael McCardle finds Kenzie Burns with a short pass.  Kenzie Burns chips a long ball to Charlie Inglish.  Charlie Inglish strikes the ball from outside the area towards goal...and Charlie Inglish scores!  That's a nice goal from the Macclesfield player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

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

52' - Chris Brewster plays a short pass to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards passes the ball to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster plays a short pass to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes uses his pace to beat Steve Winn.  

53' - Griffith Hughes spots a run from Alastair Wren.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Alastair Wren is able to control the ball.  Alastair Wren tries to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Alastair Wren for Villa!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

53' - Macclesfield kick the ball off for the restart.  

56' - Charlie Inglish plays a short pass to Colin McKay.  Colin McKay plays the ball to Jonathan Picard.  Jonathan Picard finds Mike Lipede with a long pass.  Mike Lipede sees a run from Duncan McSherry.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Duncan McSherry has strayed offside!  

61' - Colin McKay sees Duncan McSherry making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Duncan McSherry is able to control the ball.  Duncan McSherry tries to lob the ball over the advancing keeper...but the shot is saved by Matthew McNiven!  

71' - Louis Flanagan dispossesses Nick MacBride and the ball goes loose.  Griffith Hughes plays a short pass to Colin Gubay.  Colin Gubay plays the ball to Kyle Ferries.  Kyle Ferries passes the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes speeds past Louis Flanagan.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chris Brewster is going to be taken off.  David Frew is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Zach Sloan is going to be taken off.  John Friel is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tommy Drummond will come off.  Ben Lannon joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nick MacBride is going to be taken off.  Ian Greenlees joins the game from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Colin McKay will come off.  Kenzie Massey joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Duncan McSherry will come off.  Douglas Edward is brought on from the bench.  

85' - Jeremy East looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!



The match has ended Aston Villa 3 - 1 Macclesfield.