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08/11/2053, Villa Park, Birmingham, England
League One, English Football League

Villa Vs South Shields

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

South Shields play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: A MacEwen (GK) , A Down (CB) , C McCaig (CB) , I McNicol (CB) , M McFarlane (RB) , R Stephen (LB) , G Givan (CDM) , S Heffernan (CAM) , B Anderson (RM) , J Cockburn (LM) , W Husky (ST) And the subs are: P Lochridge (CB) , O Donnell (CB) , N McAfee (CM) , K Griffiths (CM) , A MacBride (ST)

Welcome to Villa Park in Birmingham, England where Aston Villa will face South Shields.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 36120.

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

8' - Griffith Hughes brings the ball forward, outpacing Chris McCaig.  

8' - Griffith Hughes spots a run from Zach Sloan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Zach Sloan is caught offside!  

14' - Ashley Down spots a run from Wayne Husky.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Wayne Husky is caught offside!  

21' - James McGee slides the ball to Jeremy East.  Jeremy East slides the ball to Colin Gubay.  Ashley Down tackles Colin Gubay and takes the ball.  Ashley Down plays a long ball to Inigo McNicol.  Inigo McNicol sees Spencer Heffernan making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

23' - Brian Anderson strikes the ball from outside the area...but the shot is offtarget!

26' - Matthew McNiven finds Luke Edwards with a short pass.  Luke Edwards sees James McGee making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and James McGee is able to control the ball.  James McGee shoots...and James McGee scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Villa player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

26' - South Shields kick the ball off for the restart.  

32' - Chris McCaig plays the ball to Ashley Down.  Ashley Down passes the ball to Rob Stephen.  Rob Stephen sees Wayne Husky making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Wayne Husky is caught offside!  

35' - James McGee takes the ball past Brian Anderson with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Brian Anderson.  That will be a freekick for Villa.  

38' - James McGee passes the ball to Luke Edwards.  Luke Edwards finds Griffith Hughes with a long pass.  Griffith Hughes sees Alastair Wren making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

45' - South Shields kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - John Cockburn plays a short pass to Inigo McNicol.  Inigo McNicol passes to Gareth Givan.  Gareth Givan passes to Brian Anderson.  Brian Anderson tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Wayne Husky will come off.  Neil McAfee is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo McNicol is going to be taken off.  Paul Lochridge is brought on from the bench.  

59' - Nick MacBride plays the ball to Chris Brewster.  Chris Brewster plays the ball to Griffith Hughes.  Griffith Hughes plays a long ball to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride spots a run from Zach Sloan.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

71' - Spencer Heffernan fires a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the shot is saved by Matthew McNiven!  

72' - Matthew McNiven sees a run from Jeremy East.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Jeremy East is caught offside!  

77' - Villa attempt to counter.  Seth Dann plays a long ball to Nick MacBride.  Ashley Down successfully tackles Nick MacBride and the ball goes loose.  Ashley Down plays a long ball to Gareth Givan.  Jeremy East dispossesses Gareth Givan and takes possession.  With a turn of pace, Jeremy East beats Neil McAfee.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Brewster will come off.  David Frew is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nick MacBride is going to be taken off.  Ian Greenlees is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Colin Gubay sees a run from Zach Sloan.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alastair Wren will come off.  Tim Burton is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Paul Lochridge crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Colin Gubay.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Brian Anderson will come off.  Oscar Donnell is brought on from the bench.  

87' - Colin Gubay passes the ball to Zach Sloan.  Zach Sloan plays a short pass to Luke Edwards.  Ashley Down successfully tackles Luke Edwards and gains possession for his team.  Ashley Down finds Chris McCaig with a long pass.  Chris McCaig plays a short pass to Gareth Givan.  Gareth Givan sees a run from Neil McAfee.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Neil McAfee runs on to the ball.  Neil McAfee looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

91' - Colin Gubay attempts to beat Ashley Down using his skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

92' - Colin Gubay spots a run from James McGee.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and James McGee takes the ball.  James McGee looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!



The match has ended Aston Villa 1 - 0 South Shields.