Sunday April 12, 2009 Finished Villa Park
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Villa fight back to hold Everton
Aston Villa and Everton shared the points after a thrilling 3-3 draw at Villa Park in the Premier League. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Aston Villa
- Everton
90+3' That's it, full-time! A pulsating encounter at Villa Park has ended 3-3, with both sides good value for at least a point. Thanks for joining us!- 90+2' Everton are under the cosh in the final stages as Villa press for the winning goal in this superb match.
90+1' Delfouneso cuts inside and almost grabs a winner, but Howard dives smartly to his left to parry away.- 90' Three minutes to be added at the end of the second half.
- 89' John Carew almost wins a free kick as he goes down under Jacobsen's challenge, but Webb is unconvinced.
- 88' Fellaini is lucky not to be penalised after elbowing Zat Knight in the face, going up for an aerial challenge.
- 87' A superb ball from James Milner is almost converted by first Carew, then Delfouneso, who both time their runs slightly too late.
86' Now Fellaini goes down as the final minutes are fragmented through minor injuries - Jagielka is back on the field.- 85' Saha almost latches on to a deep cross by Fellaini, but is not quick enough to make contact.
- 84' O'Neill anxiously prepares his substitutes, sending them off to warm-up during the delay.
- 83' Phil Jagielka goes down after a challenge from Delfouneso, and there is a delay as he is treated on the field.
82' David Moyes opts to freshen up his forward line, with Louis Saha finally coming on in place of Jo.- 81' Zat Knight heads wide after finding space at the back post to meet Young's delivery.
- 80' Pienaar then fouls Young on the left wing, who will have the chance to whip in another devilish free-kick.
79' Phil Neville bundles over Ashley Young and is booked for his troubles, but Milner wastes the free-kick.- 78' Carew looks to have drifted out of the game slightly, but O'Neill is encouraging his striker from the touchline.
- 77' Fellaini shows great control in holding the ball up for Everton as they break from a Villa attack, but the move comes to nothing.
- 76' Shorey does well to back-track and dispossess Osman, who was in full flight down the right wing.
- 75' Louis Saha looks to be warming up vigorously as Moyes considers his next move.
- 74' Ashley Young drives a shot narrowly wide of Howard's far post after the ball broke to him on the edge of the area.
- 73' Howard punts the ball up to Jo who does well to swivel with the ball but Milner breaks after a Davies challenge.
- 72' David Moyes's anger over the penalty is compounded as James Milner clatters into Steven Pienaar and is not booked.
- 71' Ashley Young drops deep to pick up the ball and release Delfouneso, but Lescott outmuscles the teenager.
- 70' Nicky Shorey hurls a long throw into the Everton half, but Cahill intercepts as the visitors break.
- 69' Delfouneso jinks in and out of Lars Jacobsen, but the Dane holds his ground well to tackle.
- 68' Jo appeals for a penalty at the other end, with Webb not convinced as the Brazilian goes down under a challenge from Jagielka.
67' GOAL!!! Barry slams his spot-kick into the roof of the net, straight down the middle to make it 3-3 - what a game!- 66' Penalty to Villa!! A high foot from Baines on Carew leaves Gareth Barry with the chance of equalising at 3-3...
- 65' Everton boss David Moyes makes a wise decision in bringing off Hibbert, who was on a booking, with Lars Jacobsen coming on in his place. Click here here to see Jacobsen's profile
- 63' Osman whips in two corners, with Davies and Cahill jostling feistily inside the box.
- 62' Hibbert looks to launch a long throw into the Villa box, with Jo and Fellaini challenging.
- 61' Villa's incessant pressure continues as a deep header from Barry is almost met by Petrov at the back post, but Howard does well to catch under pressure.
- 60' Nicky Shorey lets fly with a shot after Young's corner was cleared, but the defender's effort goes high and wide.
- 59' Yet more appeals from Villa, this time for what they believe to be a handball from Osman in the Everton box, but there looked to be nothing in it.
- 58' Gareth Barry charges down the left to win a corner for Villa.
- 57' After another lull following Pienaar's strike, the home fans are back in buoyant mood.
- 56' David Moyes holds his head in disbelief after his side see their lead reduced again.
- 55' GOAL!!! Villa are back in it once more, through James Milner! The midfielder crashes home a superb free-kick which fizzed over the wall and into the corner of Tim Howard's goal!
- 54' Gabriel Agbonlahor trudges off to receive physio, with Nathan Delfouneso coming on in his place.
- 53' GOAL!!! Leon Osman dummies a pass from Cahill which Pienaar collects, swivels and strikes into the top corner of Friedel's net to regain Villa's two-goal lead!
- 52' Everton break with some quick passing in their opponents' half, but the move peters out.
- 51' Young attempts to find the top corner with a curling free-kick, but it drifts over the bar.
- 50' This time Young does win a decision from Webb, getting a free-kick after being fouled by both Jagielka and Fellaini on the edge of the area.
- 49' Agbonlahor, who was quiet in the first half, breaks down the left, where Hibbert is enduring a torrid afternoon.
- 48' Young goes down again in the box, and this time he is very frustrated at the appeal being turned down yet again - he was lucky not to get booked himself.
- 46' Young goes down under a challenge from Hibbert, with both players fairly contesting the ball. Howard Webb waves away subdued appeals, with the winger not overly aggrieved.
46' The second half is underway at Villa Park, and the home side straight away go on the attack with Petrov winning a free kick.- 45+1' Young is fouled by Hibbert, who is treading a very fine line at the moment. The winger whips in the free-kick but Baines clears. The whistle brings to an end an enthralling first half, with Everton leading 2-1.
- 45' Just the one minute to be added at the end of this first half, as Villa end it on a real high.
- 44' Superb ball from Ashley Young on his right foot finds Milner in the box, but Tim Howard punches away from a crowd of bodies.
- 43' Milner whips in a ball from the right which almost finds Carew, but Lescott clears as Villa keep the pressure up.
- 42' Carew does well to power his way into the Everton box, beating Lescott and almost Baines, before Jagielka intervenes.
- 41' A lovely flick by Pienaar, clearly undeterred by his earlier aberration, finds Cahill on the edge of the box, but his pass to Jo is overhit and the chance is squandered.
- 40' Jo holds the ball up well this time after a long punt from Howard, but Davies finally recovers.
- 39' Carew remonstrates with Howard Webb after he feels he was fouled in the box.
- 38' David Moyes lambasts Steven Pienaar after the midfielder makes a very poor flick which falls straight to Petrov - luckily for Everton it was in the Villa half.
- 37' Again Young runs at Hibbert, with the full back already on a booking, it seems a very shrewd plan from Villa.
- 36' Since the goal, Everton have looked pretty stretched at the back, with Hibbert looking exposed by Young's pace on many occasions.
- 35' The Villa Park faithful are becoming increasingly raucous as their side break on the counter attack again through Young.
- 34' O'Neill punches the air in delight after the goal from Carew brings his side back into the match.
- 33' GOAL!!! John Carew gets Villa back into it with a goal back for the hosts! The big Norwegian pounced after the ball had pinballed around in the Everton box following a cross from Milner - 2-1!
- 32' Martin O'Neill urges his players forward as Everton keep the ball in their half briefly.
- 30' The game is so open there must surely be more goals in this one.
- 29' Everton take their turn to play some long balls up field, but like Carew at the other end, Jo can't hold up the ball.
- 28' Hibbert is booked for clattering A. Young down the Villa left, which leaves the winger crumpled on the floor.
- 27' Ashley Young has seen hardly any of the ball in the last ten minutes which perhaps demonstrates Villa's problems.
- 26' Fellaini and Jo are causing real trouble for Davies and Knight, despite the height of the defenders.
- 25' Villa have not managed to keep the ball well at all, with long balls not finding Carew.
- 24' David Moyes is ecstatic on the touchline, while Martin O'Neill is looking very glum following the start of this match.
- 23' GOAL!!! Tim Cahill doubles Everton's lead! Baines whipped in a corner which the Australian met with a header which hits the bar before the midfielder follows it up!
- 22' It's end to end as Ashley Young fires a low shot which Tim Howard saves before Everton break at the other end through Cahill.
- 21' Steven Pienaar drills a shot just wide of Friedel's near post from the edge of the area, with Everton breaking at pace.
- 20' Take a look at Marouane Fellaini's profile, as the lanky Belgium midfielder gives his side the lead. Marouane Fellaini profile
- 19' GOAL!!! Fellaini gives Everton the lead with a tap-in! The big midfielder stole in unmarked to knock home from Leighton Baines's superb delivery across the six-yard box from the left wing.
- 18' Tony Hibbert feeds the ball to Jo, who finds Baines out wide but the defender's cross is poor.
- 17' Cahill gets clattered by Knight, but bizarrely Webb awards Villa a free-kick, which Friedel will punt up field.
- 16' In his 400th Premier League match, Phil Neville attempts to get his name on the scoresheet with a rasping shot from 25 yards after the ball had fallen out to him, forcing Brad Friedel to tip it over the bar.
- 15' Jo does well to prize a free-kick from Howard Webb after he had tangled with Curtis Davies in the Villa half.
- 14' Everton keep the ball in their half without hassle for a good minute, with Villa pressing.
- 13' A bright run from Leon Osman almost creates an opening, but his final touch eluded him and Zat Knight was able to make a tackle on the edge of the box.
- 12' Martin O'Neill looks content with his side's start to this match, standing with his arms crossed, surprisingly subdued.
- 11' Fellaini fails to hold the ball up for Everton after the visitors had been under the cosh, which infuriates David Moyes on the touchline.
- 10' Ashley Young attempts to whip in the resulting free-kick with his right foot, but it drifts over the bar.
- 9' Young bustles his way down the left before drawing a foul from both Leon Osman and Hibbert in a dangerous position on the edge of the Everton box.
- 8' The home fans are really getting into the game now as Villa win another corner courtesy of John Carew's powerful run, which Joleon Lescott clears away.
- 7' Ashley Young runs at Tony Hibbert, before releasing Barry on his outside and the Villa captain wins a corner.
- 6' Brad Friedel attempts to calm things down for Villa by dallying on the ball in his penalty area, before finally launching a long kick up to Carew.
- 5' Pienaar and Fellaini exchange slick passes down the left before the Belgium midfielder is dispossessed by Gareth Barry, tracking back.
- 4' John Carew looks game for a physical battle as ever this afternoon, and he jostles with and barges Phil Jagielka in the Everton box, before a free-kick is given the Toffees' way.
- 3' Leighton Baines and Steven Pienaar combine sharply down the left for Everton, but Luke Young defends stoutly to clear away.
- 2' Ashley Young skips past Tony Hibbert before going to ground, but referee Howard Webb gives Everton a free-kick instead.
1' We're underway at Villa Park and Tim Cahill immediately lashes a shot which Brad Friedel stoops to pick up casually.- - Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Osman, Neville, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jo. Subs: Nash, Van der Meyde, Castillo, Saha, Jacobsen, Rodwell, Gosling. Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
- - Aston Villa: Friedel, Luke Young, Davies, Knight, Shorey, Milner, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Salifou, Reo-Coker, Gardner, Albrighton.
- Arsenal have run away with the elusive fourth place in the Premier League, leaving Aston Villa and Everton to battle it out for fifth spot. Martin O'Neill's side have lost their last four league matches, while David Moyes's Toffees are in fine form as they travel to Villa Park.
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Team Stats
Aston Villa Stats Everton 48% Possession 51% 17 Shots 10 6 Shots on target 5 1 Saves 1 11 Corners 7 18 Fouls 9 3 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 20 Tackles 20 197 Accurate passes 192 61 Bad passes 41 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Aston Villa G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 15 Curtis Davies 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 15 1 4 21 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 20 0 2 Luke Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 3 16 Zatyiah Knight 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 1 19 Stilian Petrov 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 33 7 4 6 Gareth Barry 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 33 11 3 8 James Milner 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 9 2 2 7 Ashley Young 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 18 10 3 11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 3 0 10 John Carew 1 2 1 4 0 2 0 12 5 0 17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Marc Albrighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Nathan Delfouneso 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Steve Sidwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Everton G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 24 Tim Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 Phil Jagielka 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 2 0 3 Leighton Baines 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 8 2 2 Tony Hibbert 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 2 5 Joleon Lescott 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11 1 2 18 Philip Neville 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 33 7 4 25 Marouane Fellaini 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 22 2 4 21 Leon Osman 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16 6 2 20 Steven Pienaar 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 9 2 17 Tim Cahill 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 23 2 0 11 João Alves de Assis Silva 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 14 4 0 8 Segundo Castillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Dan Gosling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Andy van der Meyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Carlo Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Lars Jacobsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 9 Louis Saha 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 90+1' Delfouneso cuts inside and almost grabs a winner, but Howard dives smartly to his left to parry away.
- 87' A superb ball from James Milner is almost converted by first Carew, then Delfouneso, who both time their runs slightly too late.
- 74' Ashley Young drives a shot narrowly wide of Howard's far post after the ball broke to him on the edge of the area.
- 68' Jo appeals for a penalty at the other end, with Webb not convinced as the Brazilian goes down under a challenge from Jagielka.
- 67' GOAL!!! Barry slams his spot-kick into the roof of the net, straight down the middle to make it 3-3 - what a game!
- 66' Penalty to Villa!! A high foot from Baines on Carew leaves Gareth Barry with the chance of equalising at 3-3...
- 55' GOAL!!! Villa are back in it once more, through James Milner! The midfielder crashes home a superb free-kick which fizzed over the wall and into the corner of Tim Howard's goal!
- 53' GOAL!!! Leon Osman dummies a pass from Cahill which Pienaar collects, swivels and strikes into the top corner of Friedel's net to regain Villa's two-goal lead!
- 48' Young goes down again in the box, and this time he is very frustrated at the appeal being turned down yet again - he was lucky not to get booked himself.
- 46' Young goes down under a challenge from Hibbert, with both players fairly contesting the ball. Howard Webb waves away subdued appeals, with the winger not overly aggrieved.
- 44' Superb ball from Ashley Young on his right foot finds Milner in the box, but Tim Howard punches away from a crowd of bodies.
- 41' A lovely flick by Pienaar, clearly undeterred by his earlier aberration, finds Cahill on the edge of the box, but his pass to Jo is overhit and the chance is squandered.
- 33' GOAL!!! John Carew gets Villa back into it with a goal back for the hosts! The big Norwegian pounced after the ball had pinballed around in the Everton box following a cross from Milner - 2-1!
- 23' GOAL!!! Tim Cahill doubles Everton's lead! Baines whipped in a corner which the Australian met with a header which hits the bar before the midfielder follows it up!
- 21' Steven Pienaar drills a shot just wide of Friedel's near post from the edge of the area, with Everton breaking at pace.
- 19' GOAL!!! Fellaini gives Everton the lead with a tap-in! The big midfielder stole in unmarked to knock home from Leighton Baines's superb delivery across the six-yard box from the left wing.
- 16' In his 400th Premier League match, Phil Neville attempts to get his name on the scoresheet with a rasping shot from 25 yards after the ball had fallen out to him, forcing Brad Friedel to tip it over the bar.
- - Arsenal have run away with the elusive fourth place in the Premier League, leaving Aston Villa and Everton to battle it out for fifth spot. Martin O'Neill's side have lost their last four league matches, while David Moyes's Toffees are in fine form as they travel to Villa Park.
Team lineup & ratings
Aston VillaManager: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Gareth Barry
EvertonManager: David Moyes
Captain: Philip Neville
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Lineup
Live Team Line-Up
- Aston Villa
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Gareth Barry
Starting line-up
- B. Friedel
- L. Young
- Z. Knight
- C. Davies
- N. Shorey
- J. Milner
- S. Petrov
- G. Barry
- A. Young
- G. Agbonlahor
- J. Carew
Subs
- S. Sidwell
- M. Salifou
- N. Reo-Coker
- C. Gardner
- B. Guzan
- N. Delfouneso
54′ - M. Albrighton
Injured
- E. Heskey
- M. Laursen
- Everton
Manager: David Moyes
Captain: Philip Neville
Starting line-up
- T. Howard
- T. Hibbert
- P. Jagielka
- J. Lescott
- L. Baines
- L. Osman
- P. Neville
- M. Fellaini
- S. Pienaar
- T. Cahill
- .. Jo
Subs
- L. Saha 82′
- C. Nash
- A. Van der Meyde
- L. Jacobsen 65′
- S. Castillo
- D. Gosling
- J. Rodwell
Injured
- M. Arteta
- J. Yobo
- A. Yakubu
- N. Valente
- J. Vaughan
- V. Anichebe
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good goals and great playing from both sides.
The next season is going to be a cracking season for football. With the new promotions this should
be an interesting time.Great weekend for the Gunners.. a nice win against Wigan.. and the 4th spot rivals dropping 2 points each.
Nice try both Everton and Villa..but with just 6 games to go it looks like the game is over, never mind Everton you can at least wipe the floor with Utd in the semi's, and then pit your skills against Arsenal in the CUP FINAL..What The............
villa dont rule
Xmas prezzie idea for mand 'A Clue'.
fener
No doubt steven W is a sad Everton fan.
Villa were @*$% in the firts half but were better in the second
this is the kind of game the **** city fans want to be involved in .... COME ON THE VILLA...**** ON THE CITY
T,J
429. NAROKOYO. GET A LIFE YOU SAD SAD T**Tkk game
it was a @#$% game
@#$% ON THE VILLA
HOWARD WEB F-K YOU.. GUYS WHAT WAS WRITTEN THERE ON PIENAAR'S SHIRT ? GOD IS ?
I LIKE ASTON VILLA 2 MUCH AND I AM SURE THEY WILL TAKE THE THREE POINTS FROM THIS MATCH.
COME ON COME ON
avfc hardcore b6 warriors
All those morons who were, prior to kick off, saying this would be a dull game seem to have gone very quiet....
It's quite obvious A.villa would never make to champions league
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