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Saturday November 22, 2008 Finished Villa Park

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Aston Villa

Manchester United

  1. Vibrant Villa deny United

    Vibrant Villa deny United

    Aston Villa and Manchester United shared an entertaining goalless draw at Villa Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Manchester United
    • 90' All over at Villa Park and the teams go away with a point apiece. Overall it's a fair result, but the appeals for a penalty will not go quietly. Agbonlahor was clearly brought down by Ferdinand, but the first contact was outside the box.
    • 87' The clocking is ticking down, but both teams continue to press. Milner cuts down the left and gets to the by-line, but nobody is on hand to bury his pull-back.
    • 82' Ronaldo leaves the field to the jeers of Villa Park, to be replaced by Anderson.
    • 80' Martin O'Neill is going for this. He brings on John Carew for Steve Sidwell.
    • 76' Ronaldo wins a free-kick on the left and Curtis Davies gets a yellow card for the infringement.
    • 70' Tevez is replaced by Sir Alex Ferguson, who brings Nani into the fray.
    • 68' The game enters a quiet spell, but you get the feeling we're building towards a fascinating conclusion.
    • 63' Carrick lofts a ball over to ROONEY....WHAT A CHANCE, BUT HE BLASTS OVER THE BAR FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE SIX-YARD BOX!!!
    • 61' Another free-kick chance for Ronaldo, this time fully 35 yards out...into the wall!!
    • 58' Agbonlahor goes at Ferdinand and beats him for pace...he pulls away, cuts inside the box and goes the ground under Ferdinand's challenge. Villa appeal for a penalty!!! Not given. Martin O'Neill is furious!!
    • 56' Young bends in a free-kick from the left, but United clear. Ronaldo appears to be OK. But then we suspected he would be.
    • 52' Ronaldo has taken a knock and he's limping gingerly on the flank.
    • 49' Young curls in a cross-come-shot from the right, and Van der Sar is forced to tip over his crossbar.
    • 46' Away we go with the second half. No changes to report from either side.
    • 45+1' There's the half-time whistle. It's been a decent game, but both sides have struggled to create chances. Back in 15!
    • 45' Tevez lets fly from distance, but he fails to connect and Friedel gathers comfortably.
    • 41' United with another free-kick. This time Giggs whips the ball in from the left and Nemanja Vidic heads powerfully past the post.
    • 39' Rooney plays in Park...what a tackle from Ashley Young!!! Park was clean through and odds on to score. Seconds later Rooney looks for Park again, but his cross is agonisingly out of reach for the South Korean.
    • 37' United win another free-kick in Ronaldo territory. He takes aim...this time the wall is beaten, but his shot is well wide.
    • 33' Villa are starting to relax on the ball now. There's very little between the sides. Neither is to fashion a clear-cut opening.
    • 29' James Milner whips in a wonderful cross from the right, but Ferdinand scrambles the ball clear under pressure from Agbonlahor.
    • 26' Fine play from Park Ji-Sung on the right, cutting in and firing a low cross into the box. But Friedel claims and Villa clear.
    • 24' Tevez looks to find O'Shea with a sweeping pass across the pitch, but the Irishman doesn't read it. United aren't quite at the races yet.
    • 20' Ronaldo wins a free-kick from Reo-Coker...30 yards out and in range...straight into the wall!
    • 17' Reo-Coker robs Ronaldo and lets fly from a very long way out...he hits the target but Edwin van der Sar is not troubled.
    • 13' RONALDO!!! What a strike!!! The Portugeuse midfielder cuts in from the left and unleashes a ferocious drive from 30 yards that draws a sharp save from Brad Friedel.
    • 10' It's an open and attractive match so far, with both sides pinging the ball about freely. We could use an early go to light the touch paper.
    • 8' O'Shea into Rooney, who tries a one-two with Tevez. Not this time.
    • 4' Ronaldo to Tevez, who finds Michael Carrick. Neat possession from United, but Villa eventually clear their lines and win a free-kick when Giggs goes through Agbonlahor.
    • 1' Away we go! United are in their white away strip and immediately Cristiano Ronaldo is involved, running at Reo-Coker. The first battle goes Reo-Coker's way.
    • - Villa bring in Nigel Reo-Coker at full-back, with five across midfield and Gabriel Agbonlahor leading the line.
    • - Here's your team news: Ryan Giggs starts for United in midfield, at the scene of that famous FA Cup semi-final goal against Arsenal. Rio Ferdinand is back in defence as expected, with John O'Shea preferred at full-back to Rafael da Silva. Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney start up front.
    • - Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Aston Villa v Manchester United at Villa Park. With Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all dropping point, United will be desperate for a win tonight.

  • Team Stats

    Aston Villa Stats Manchester United
    37% Possession 62%
    10 Shots 12
    4 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 2
    3 Corners 6
    15 Fouls 11
    2 Offsides 2
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    38 Tackles 16
    177 Accurate passes 357
    54 Bad passes 54

  • 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
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Brad Friedel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
      15 Curtis Davies 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 3
      2 Luke Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0
      5 Martin Laursen 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 2 0
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 12 0 10
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 29 7 6
      6 Gareth Barry 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 27 16 5
      8 James Milner 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 1 5
      7 Ashley Young 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 12 6 2
      4 Steve Sidwell 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 2 7
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 14 6 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Craig Gardner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 John Carew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
      22 Brad Guzan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Nicky Shorey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Manchester United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
      5 Rio Ferdinand 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 38 3 1
      3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 28 13 3
      22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 0 0
      15 Nemanja Vidic 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 39 4 2
      13 Ji-sung Park 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 27 5 4
      16 Michael Carrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 6 4
      7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 6 1 2 3 0 0 30 8 0
      11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 4 0
      32 Carlos Tevez 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 26 3 1
      10 Wayne Rooney 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29 3 0
      19 Danny Welbeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
      28 Darron Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Anderson Oliveira 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 1
      23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 63' Carrick lofts a ball over to ROONEY....WHAT A CHANCE, BUT HE BLASTS OVER THE BAR FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE SIX-YARD BOX!!!
    • 58' Agbonlahor goes at Ferdinand and beats him for pace...he pulls away, cuts inside the box and goes the ground under Ferdinand's challenge. Villa appeal for a penalty!!! Not given. Martin O'Neill is furious!!
    • 49' Young curls in a cross-come-shot from the right, and Van der Sar is forced to tip over his crossbar.
    • 20' Ronaldo wins a free-kick from Reo-Coker...30 yards out and in range...straight into the wall!
    • 13' RONALDO!!! What a strike!!! The Portugeuse midfielder cuts in from the left and unleashes a ferocious drive from 30 yards that draws a sharp save from Brad Friedel.
    • - Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Aston Villa v Manchester United at Villa Park. With Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all dropping point, United will be desperate for a win tonight.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Martin Laursen

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • N. Reo-Coker
    • C. Davies Yellow Card
    • M. Laursen
    • L. Young
    • S. Sidwell Substitution Out (80′)
    • S. Petrov
    • G. Barry
    • J. Milner
    • A. Young
    • G. Agbonlahor

    Subs

    • J. Carew Substitution In80′
    • M. Harewood
    • Z. Knight
    • N. Shorey
    • M. Salifou
    • C. Gardner
    • B. Guzan

    Injured

    • W. Bouma
    • C. Cuellar

    Suspended

    None

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: Ryan Giggs

    Starting line-up

    • E. van der Sar
    • J. O'Shea
    • N. Vidic
    • R. Ferdinand
    • P. Evra
    • M. Carrick
    • R. Giggs
    • C. Ronaldo Substitution Out (82′)
    • J. Park
    • W. Rooney
    • C. Tevez Substitution Out (70′)

    Subs

    • T. Kuszczak
    • .. Nani Substitution In70′
    • O. Anderson Substitution In82′
    • D. Gibson
    • J. Evans
    • D. Welbeck
    • R. Da Silva

    Injured

    • G. Neville
    • O. Hargreaves
    • W. Brown
    • D. Berbatov
    • D. Fletcher

    Suspended

    None