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Doncaster Rovers

Aston Villa

  1. Doncaster take Villa to replay

    Doncaster take Villa to replay

    Doncaster Rovers and Aston Villa played out an entertaining goalless draw in an end-to-end FA Cup fourth round tie at the Keepmoat Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Doncaster Rovers
    • Aston Villa
    • 90' It's all over. It finishes goalless in the end, but it was a cracking cup tie. Doncaster will now travel to Villa Park for a replay early next month. Thanks for joining us... next up on Eurosport-Yahoo! it's coverage of Man Utd-Spurs in the tea-time kick-off.
    • 90' Doncaster make a final substitution. Lockwood replaces Spicer in midfield.
    • 90' The Doncaster keeper has just been named man-of-the-match but he almost fluffed it there. Sullivan was very lucky not to spill the ball into his own net from Gardner's shot.
    • 89' Villa counter-attack. Barry feeds Gardner on the right wing. He cuts inside and shoots from 20 yards out - it almost goes through Sullivan but the keeper somehow manages to keep it out.
    • 88' What a free-kick from Martin Woods!! He curls it with his left-foot towards to top left corner - but it hits the post and goes out for a goal kick. Woods was inches away from winning this for Doncaster there.
    • 87' Doncaster win a free-kick 25 yards from goal. They'll shoot from here.
    • 85' A scramble in the Villa box sees Heffernan shoot from 10 yards out - but a Villa defender blocks.
    • 84' Wellens shoots low for the bottom left corner - but it flies inches wide.
    • 83' Spicer makes a brilliant run down the right after being picked out by Wellens. He crosses deep into the area, but no one gets on to it.
    • 82' The ball falls nicely for Petrov on the edge of the Doncaster area - and he flashes a half-volley a foot over the crossbar!
    • 81' Woods picks out Price with a cross from the left, but the sub heads well wide of Friedel's left-hand post.
    • 79' Woods releases Spicer in the area, but Davies steals the ball and clears.
    • 78' Just as I say that Villa launch a counter-attack and win a corner on the left. It's taken short and crossed to the near post - but Villa head well wide.
    • 77' The game has suddenly swung back in Doncaster's favour. The hosts have had all of the ball for the past five minutes or so.
    • 76' Doncaster make a double change. Guy and Coppinger come off; Jason Price and Paul Heffernan come on.
    • 75' Wellens does well in midfield to win the ball and free Coppinger on the left wing, but the Doncaster player loses the ball to Cuellar.
    • 73' What a chance for Agbonlahor. It's the type of chance he usually slots away easily.
    • 72' Agbonlahor latches on to a long ball...he's one-on-one with the goalkeeper - but he dinks the ball on to the crossbar and the ball bounces clear!
    • 71' Villa make the first change of the match. Craig Gardner replaces Nigel Reo-Coker in the Villa midfield.
    • 70' Milner delivers a great cross from the right towards Sidwell, who heads wide when it looked easier to score! Bad miss by the former Reading player. The missed opportunities are stacking up for Villa.
    • 69' Shorey turns O'Connor on the left flank and crosses - but Hird clears.
    • 68' Barry picks out Milner with the corner - but the Villa man heads over the bar! He should have got that on target. Another chance goes begging for the visitors.
    • 67' Even Carlos Cuellar is attacking for Villa now. The right-back forces another corner.
    • 65' Villa have upped the tempo. They force another corner on the left. Matt Mills is going ballistic - the ref gives him a talking to but keeps his cards in his pocket again.
    • 64' Villa come very close to scoring again. Shorey crosses from the left for Agbonlahor, who heads goalwards. Sullivan makes a bit of a mess of the save and Curtis Davies almost pokes the ball over the line - but a Rovers defender desperately hacks the ball clear!
    • 63' The corner from the right finds Milner at the far post. The midfielder controls and drives the ball towards goal - but Sullivan makes another decent save to palm the ball away!
    • 62' The ball goes for a corner.
    • 61' Agbonlahor skins his marker as he bears in on goal. He shapes to shoot on his right foot, but Mills makes a vital block.
    • 59' It is Milner who shoots, low towards the bottom right corner. But it's an easy one for Sullivan to save. He holds on to the ball.
    • 59' And now Villa have a free-kick right on the edge of the Doncaster area in the D. I bet they wish Ashley Young was on to have a go from here. As it is, it looks like Milner will have a go.
    • 58' I think Villa are missing the directness of Ashley Young. They're good in possession, but the final ball has been poor.
    • 56' Woods overhits a cross from the right. It's a Villa goal kick.
    • 54' The 13,517 fans inside the Keepmoat Stadium are creating a great atmosphere this afternoon.
    • 53' Richie Wellens launches a counter-attack for Doncaster which ends with Woods blasting a shot miles over. But Wellens, a former Man Utd trainee, is showing his pedigree in this match.
    • 51' Milner looks to dribble down the left, but Mills makes a great tackle to knick the ball off the Villa man.
    • 49' Martin Woods delivers a nice cross towards the far post, but it misses everyone and goes for a goal kick.
    • 49' Sidwell handles to give Doncaster another free-kick in a crossable postion - this time wide on the right about 40 yards out.
    • 49' Gareth Barry completely wastes the free-kick by floating the ball directly into touch for a Doncaster goal kick.
    • 48' Agbonlahor is fouled 45 yards from the Donny goal in the middle of the pitch.
    • 48' It's crossed into the Villa box - and cleared easily enough.
    • 47' Rovers win a free-kick 35 yards from the Villa goal on the left.
    • 46' Doncaster kick-off to get us going again.
    • - The teams are out for the second-half.
    • 45' And that's the end of the first half. A really good match so far, but no goals to show for the two sides' first-half efforts. Join us in 15 minutes or so for the second half.
    • 45' The ball pings around the Villa box as the Premier League side fail to clear, but eventually it's whacked away to safety.
    • 45' Sidwell heads a cross from the left behind for a Doncaster corner. End-to-end, cup-tie stuff this.
    • 44' Milner wants a free-kick on the left just outside the Donny box, but ref Mark Halsey waves play on.
    • 42' Martin Woods - somewhat obliviously - heads the ball into his keeper's hands from the corner.
    • 41' Good play by Reo-Coker on the right forces a corner to the visitors.
    • 39' Martin Woods takes an ambitious pop at goal from 25 yards out on the right of the Villa area. It goes straight at Friedel, who holds on to the shot.
    • 38' There's no Emile Heskey in the Villa squad today after his £3.5 million transfer from Wigan yesterday, although he's not cup-tied because he missed the Latics' third-round defeat at Spurs with an injury.
    • 37' Shorey mis-hits a cross from the left, and it almost sneaks into the Doncaster net. But in the end Sullivan sees it over to safety.
    • 34' Friedel clears straight to Martin Woods - and the midfielder volleys on to the crossbar from 25 yards out! The dipping effort crashes on to the top of the bar and goes over for a goal kick. Wonderful effort by Woods.
    • 30' Ashley Young normally plays wide on the left of course, but Milner has been moved over there, with Reo-Coker moving up from right full-back.
    • 30' Doncaster clear from the corner. Reo-Coker is playing on the right wing for Villa today in the absence of Ashley Young - and he did really well with that low cross towards Agbonlahor.
    • 29' Neil Sullivan makes an amazing save! The veteran keeper, who turns 39 next month, palms away an Agbonlahor effort from point-blank range after the Villa striker had stretched out a boot to divert a low Reo-Coker cross from the right towards the bottom left corner of Sullivan's goal. Corner to Villa.
    • 26' Doncaster are dominating possession but Villa look dangerous on the counter attack.
    • 25' Gareth Barry delivers a tempting cross from the right towards Milner at the far post. The midfielder gets a good connection on his header, but the ball flies wide.
    • 24' Doncaster take it short again to launch an attack. It comes to nothing though.
    • 23' Cuellar clatters into Woods on the left wing as Doncaster attack. It's a free-kick to the Championship side, but the Spanish defender escapes a yellow card.
    • 22' Donny force another corner - but again Villa clear.
    • 20' Agbonlahor is caught offside and then is lucky to escape a booking as he kicks the ball away in frustration.
    • 18' Doncaster win another free-kick in a similar position to that last one. They take it short, and the ball's crossed in from the left - but Friedel collects and clears.
    • 16' Woods takes a short corner, receives the ball again but then wastes the cross - he's put it straight into touch for a goal kick to Villa.
    • 16' Woods whips in the free-kick. Davies heads behind for a corner to Doncaster under pressure.
    • 15' Doncaster win a free-kick 40 yards out on the left.
    • 13' Barry finds himself in space on the right 30 yards out - but he's called back for being offside.
    • 11' Agbonlahor causes more problems for the Doncaster defence. He works a yard of space inside the box on the left and crosses for Reo-Coker, who shoots over the bar.
    • 8' Doncaster have had the better of this so far.
    • 6' Doncaster attack down the right - a deep cross picks out Gareth Roberts at the far post, who volleys the ball marginally wide! Great play by the hosts!
    • 4' A mistake by Roberts lets Agbonlahor have a clear sight of goal - but he slices his shot wide! That was a great chance - he should have scored. Bad, bad defending by Donny's Gareth Roberts though.
    • 3' And this time a Villa man heads clear.
    • 3' Sidwell heads out for another corner.
    • 2' Doncaster win an early corner.
    • 1' We're up and running.
    • - Team news. Villa first: they start with pretty much their strongest XI. Nicky Shorey makes a rare start at left-back though, in place of Luke Young, while Reo-Coker moves into midfield in the absence of the suspended Ashley Young. Cuellar comes in at right-back. Doncaster, meanwhile, make just one change from the side that beat Cheltenham 3-0 in their 3rd round replay at the Keepmoat on Wednesday night: Roberts comes in for Chambers at left-back.
    • - The teams come out of the tunnel.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Championship side Doncaster Rovers' big FA Cup fourth-round test against high-flying Aston Villa, from 15:00 UK time!

  • Summary

    • 88' What a free-kick from Martin Woods!! He curls it with his left-foot towards to top left corner - but it hits the post and goes out for a goal kick. Woods was inches away from winning this for Doncaster there.
    • 84' Wellens shoots low for the bottom left corner - but it flies inches wide.
    • 82' The ball falls nicely for Petrov on the edge of the Doncaster area - and he flashes a half-volley a foot over the crossbar!
    • 81' Woods picks out Price with a cross from the left, but the sub heads well wide of Friedel's left-hand post.
    • 72' Agbonlahor latches on to a long ball...he's one-on-one with the goalkeeper - but he dinks the ball on to the crossbar and the ball bounces clear!
    • 70' Milner delivers a great cross from the right towards Sidwell, who heads wide when it looked easier to score! Bad miss by the former Reading player. The missed opportunities are stacking up for Villa.
    • 68' Barry picks out Milner with the corner - but the Villa man heads over the bar! He should have got that on target. Another chance goes begging for the visitors.
    • 64' Villa come very close to scoring again. Shorey crosses from the left for Agbonlahor, who heads goalwards. Sullivan makes a bit of a mess of the save and Curtis Davies almost pokes the ball over the line - but a Rovers defender desperately hacks the ball clear!
    • 34' Friedel clears straight to Martin Woods - and the midfielder volleys on to the crossbar from 25 yards out! The dipping effort crashes on to the top of the bar and goes over for a goal kick. Wonderful effort by Woods.
    • 25' Gareth Barry delivers a tempting cross from the right towards Milner at the far post. The midfielder gets a good connection on his header, but the ball flies wide.
    • 11' Agbonlahor causes more problems for the Doncaster defence. He works a yard of space inside the box on the left and crosses for Reo-Coker, who shoots over the bar.
    • 6' Doncaster attack down the right - a deep cross picks out Gareth Roberts at the far post, who volleys the ball marginally wide! Great play by the hosts!
    • 4' A mistake by Roberts lets Agbonlahor have a clear sight of goal - but he slices his shot wide! That was a great chance - he should have scored. Bad, bad defending by Donny's Gareth Roberts though.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Championship side Doncaster Rovers' big FA Cup fourth-round test against high-flying Aston Villa, from 15:00 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Halsey

  • Doncaster Rovers

    Manager: Sean O'Driscoll

    Captain: Brian Stock

    Starting line-up

    • N. Sullivan
    • J. O'Connor
    • M. Mills
    • S. Hird
    • G. Roberts
    • J. Spicer Substitution Out (90′)
    • B. Stock
    • R. Wellens
    • M. Woods
    • J. Coppinger Substitution Out (76′)
    • L. Guy Substitution Out (76′)

    Subs

    • M. Wilson
    • G. Taylor
    • D. Byfield
    • J. van Nieuwstadt
    • J. Price Substitution In76′
    • P. Heffernan Substitution In76′
    • A. Lockwood Substitution In90′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    • J. Chambers

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Gareth Barry

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • C. Cuellar
    • C. Davies
    • Z. Knight
    • N. Shorey
    • S. Sidwell
    • N. Reo-Coker Substitution Out (71′)
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Barry
    • J. Milner
    • G. Agbonlahor

    Subs

    • M. Harewood
    • M. Salifou
    • C. Gardner Substitution In71′
    • I. Osbourne
    • B. Guzan
    • N. Delfouneso
    • C. Clarke

    Injured

    • J. Carew
    • M. Laursen
    • W. Bouma

    Suspended

    • A. Young