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Saturday September 19, 2009 Finished Villa Park

2 - 0

Aston Villa

  • Milner 34’ (pen.)
  • Agbonlahor 43’

Portsmouth

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  1. Villa add to Pompey woes

    Villa add to Pompey woes

    Aston Villa swaggered to a comfortable 2-0 victory at Villa Park to leave Portsmouth still pointless after six Premier League matches. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Portsmouth
    • 90+2' The full-time whistle goes at Villa Park, and the hosts have won this match 2-0 with consummate ease against a beleaguered Portsmouth courtesy of a James Milner penalty and Gabriel Agbonlahor's first-half strike. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+1' Milner lashes a wild shot over the bar which does not trouble James and the hosts are still pressing for a third.
    • 90' Two minutes will be added at the end of this second half and the Villa fans are in full voice.
    • 89' O'Hara and Smith keep hold of the ball well for their side as they look to prevent Villa from adding a third.
    • 88' Sidwell battles ferociously with Brown once more for the ball in midfield and the home fans love their player's passion.
    • 87' Young wins a corner for his side with a fine jink past Kaboul, who is left flat-footed once more.
    • 86' Collins and Dunne have defended with real conviction for the hosts and Pompey have found no way through as yet.
    • 85' Villa are keeping possession very tidily now in their opponent's half and O'Neill is urging them to hold firm.
    • 83' Cuellar defends superbly to stop Kanu in his tracks down the left with a fine challenge.
    • 82' View a photo of Agbonlahor's goal celebrations by clicking here
    • 81' Agbonlahor goes down now after a clash with Brown and this second half is becoming increasingly scrappy.
    • 80' Fabian Delph is on to replace Heskey, who cannot shake off that knock.
    • 79' There is a delay as Heskey goes down injured and he could be in real trouble here.
    • 77' Heskey clatters Ben-Haim, who in turn lunges in at the striker, but both get away without a caution.
    • 76' Webber and Kanu replace Piquionne and Smith as Paul Hart makes a double change.
    • 74' Superb interplay between Milner and Heskey almost gives Warnock a free run at goal but the ball does not quite fall for him.
    • 73' Stuart Attwell has a long word with Ben-Haim and Collins after the pair fight in the box for a loose ball.
    • 71' Young then floats in a corner but James saves from Cuellar's downward header. Agbonlahor is booked for a mistimed tackle.
    • 70' It is a fine delivery from Young but Collins's header drifts wide of goal.
    • 69' Collins and Dunne both come up for a Villa corner with Cuellar joining them belatedly.
    • 68' John Carew is replaced by Emile Heskey for Villa and that is like-for-like in anyone's book.
    • 67' Milner whips in a testing cross but O'Neill is furious that nobody was there to meet it.
    • 65' Brown lashes a fierce shot at Friedel from the edge of the box and that at least is a good sign of ambition from the midfielder.
    • 64' View a photo of Tommy Smith fouling Milner when clean through by clicking here
    • 63' Milner takes a tumble in the box under a challenge from Kaboul, but it was neither a dive nor a foul but simply a strong challenge from the defender.
    • 62' Agbonlahor is continuing to stretch the Portsmouth defence with his pace down the left.
    • 60' Young looks to have regained his poise after suffering that back injury but Milner remains the main man in this second half.
    • 59' Friedel pulls off a fantastic save to deny Boateng, whose rasping drive from the edge of the area almost beats him.
    • 57' The visitors are slowly showing signs of coming back into the match in terms of possession, but where will this goal come from?
    • 56' Dunne rises from the back once more to head clear as Portsmouth enjoy a brief spell of pressure.
    • 54' Milner is tugged down by Smith and Young will have the chance to whip in another testing cross from here.
    • 52' Milner breaks once more down the left as he and Young continue to swap sides to good effect.
    • 51' Milner almost bustles his way through the Pompey defence once more but his final touch evades him.
    • 50' A terrific chance falls to Petrov as he drives a shot from the edge of the area to James's right-hand side, but the keeper parries the ball away well.
    • 48' Milner gets to the byline down the left and squares the ball back to Carew, but the big striker misses his kick and the chance goes begging.
    • 47' Ashley Young looks in a very bad way after being clattered by Michael Brown in the lower back. He will try to continue.
    • 46' The second half gets underway at Villa Park and a long ball is punted straight up to John Carew.
    • 45+1' The half-time whistle brings to an end a commanding performance from Aston Villa, who lead an inept Portsmouth 2-0 with Paul Hart having a lot to do!
    • 45' Just one minute will be added at the end of this first half with Portsmouth pushing hard to salvage anything from this opening period.
    • 44' Portsmouth win a corner straight up at the other end but it comes to nothing as Dunne clears again under pressure.
    • 43' GOAL!!! AGBONLAHOR DOUBLES VILLA'S LEAD! The forward turns Ben-Haim with consummate ease before driving a fierce shot into James's top corner to give the hosts a 2-0 lead!
    • 42' Boateng and Friedel collide as the pair challenge for a high cross, but it is hugs all-round.
    • 41' This is what Paul Hart thinks of his side's play
    • 40' Portsmouth have shaved possession for the last five minutes with 53 per cent of the ball, but they do not look threatening in the final third.
    • 39' Friedel produces a smart stop to deny O'Hara, who drives a low shot from 30 yards, but that was pretty speculative.
    • 38' Smith takes the ball neatly away from his marker Dunne and turns the big defender to find some space.
    • 37' View a photo of Mokoena and Carew jostling away
    • 36' Milner again bustles his way inside the penalty area but cannot quite take the ball in his stride and gain control of it.
    • 35' Poor Paul Hart looks utterly despondent already on the touchline as his side look to address the situation following that penalty from nowhere.
    • 34' GOAL!!! James Milner lashes home his spot kick to give Aston Villa the lead with Belhadj still cursing his luck as the home fans celebrate jubilantly!
    • 32' PENALTY! Nadir Belhadj is the culprit as Petrov is clumsily tripped inside the area and James Milner will step up for this spot kick...
    • 31' The home fans get pretty agitated with Brown who takes an age over a pretty harmless free kick before over-hitting it out of play.
    • 30' Carew does well to rise above Ben-Haim and flick a header on, but for whatever reason nobody in a claret and blue shirt is there to meet it.
    • 29' O'Neill and Hart are both incredibly animated on the touchline as this first half becomes pretty scrappy midway through.
    • 28' Agbonlahor hauls back Mokoena as the midfielder beats him to the balland that was pretty harsh with both players battling hard.
    • 27' Warncok is adjudged to have fouled Brown, and that was a pretty late decision to match the late challenge.
    • 26' Hart continues to bark orders at Boateng and Piquionne in particular as the pair do not track back as much as he would like.
    • 25' Cuellar and Milner exchange passes inside the Pompey half but the visitors are defending well thus far.
    • 23' A good chance falls to Frederic Piquionne, who rises to head wide from Brown's lofted cross from the right - he should have done better after beating his marker.
    • 22' The combative Brown is in the thick of everything for Portsmouth as they fight and scrap in midfield.
    • 21' The visitors press forward through Boateng with Warnock having to make a stern challenge at left-back to prevent the cross.
    • 20' Brown jostles with Young down the Portsmouth right but neither player is able to collect the ball.
    • 19' Paul Hart looks very anxious already on the touchline, urging his players to keep the ball better in their half.
    • 18' The industrious O'Hara continues to power his way down the left wing for Pompey but his cross does not find Piquionne.
    • 17' Cuellar throws the ball back down the line to Collins, who feeds Warnock out on the left - patient stuff this from the hosts.
    • 16' Petrov stays down for a few seconds on halfway after a clash with Smith but the Villa captain gets back to his feet gingerly.
    • 15' Brown tangles with Sidwell in midfield and that looks to be a battle which will continue through the afternoon.
    • 14' O'Neill has his arms crossed on the touchline as his side continue to pile forward in search of the opening goal.
    • 13' Dunne stays upfield as a long ball from Cuellar is lumped back into the Pompey box but his header drifts over the bar.
    • 12' Milner wins another corner for Villa with a volley which is turned away by Kaboul after fine wing play from Young once more.
    • 11' The resulting corner is cleared well by Portsmouth with Dunne looking dangerous in the box.
    • 10' What a save from James! Young whips in a vicious cross which Mokoena inadvertently heads straight at his own keeper, but James makes a stunning, point-blank save!
    • 9' Villa have Portsmouth boxed in at the moment with Carew and Agbonlahor joining up the play very effectively.
    • 8' O'Hara attempts a hugely ambitious shot from halfway but it sails harmlessly over the bar and into the stand.
    • 7' Villa keep the ball patiently in their half, stroking the ball around at ease with Portsmouth sitting back.
    • 6' Carew cannot quite keep a through ball from Dunne in play as it beats the lunge of Kaboul, but that was good play from the big defender.
    • 5' Boateng executes a very slick back-heel to release O'Hara down the left but Cuellar holds his ground well.
    • 4' Ashley Young indulges in his first run down the left but his end product is poor with a wild cross which drifts out for a goal kick.
    • 3' Pompey keep the ball well in their half through Michael Brown and Tommy Smith.
    • 2' Mokoena lashes a wild shot over Friedel's crossbar as the Portsmouth captain latches on to a loose ball in midfield.
    • 1' Portsmouth get us underway at Villa Park and Agbonlahor is immediately testing Ben-Haim at the back after the visitors lose possession.
    • - The players trot out with David James sporting a braided look and the atmosphere at Villa Park is pretty fervent!
    • - "I can't see Pompey winning with the current formation but a draw would be better than losing again," says Tony H. Graeme K reckons Villa will win 3-0 with Agbonlahor, Young and a header from Dunne doing the damage.
    • - Leon also believes Villa will win 2-0, while Sam.Andrews91 is going for a 3-1 win for the hosts.
    • - Sarah C thinks Villa will win 2-0, while Iluvugumbo reckons Portsmouth will score through Kaboul and O'Hara to win 2-1. What do you think? Post your predictions below
    • - This was Early Doors's take on the Reo-Coker/O'Neill bust-up. Will it affect Villa's focus in today's match? Early Doors: Coke bust-up
    • - Do you think O'Neill dealt with the situation right in not selecting him in the squad for this match? "Nigel will not play against Portsmouth and come Monday it will be forgotten about," he said. Click here to read more on the story
    • - Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker was sent home from training on Friday for disciplinary reasons, manager Martin O'Neill has revealed. "There was a confrontation between Nigel and myself," O'Neill said. "There were no fisticuffs but there was enough for me to treat the incident seriously."
    • - The referee for this afternoon's game is Stuart Attwell of Warwickshire.
    • - Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Petrov, Milner, Sidwell, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Delfouneso, Delph, Heskey, Shorey, Beye, Gardner
    • - Portsmouth: James, Vanden Borre, Kaboul, Ben-Haim, Belhadj, Mokoena, Smith, Brown, Boateng, O'Hara, Piquionne. Subs: Begovic, Mullins, Williamson, Utaka, Webber, Kanu, Yebda
    • - Five of the six goals Aston Villa have scored in the Premier League this season have come from set pieces. Emile Heskey scored in two games against Portsmouth last season, once for Wigan and once for Aston Villa, both were winners.
    • - The signs are not good that they will get it, though, as they have scored just one goal in their last seven Premier League road trips.
    • - Pompey go in search of a century, a century of goals that is as they have scored 99 goals away from home in the Premier League.
    • - Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Aston Villa's Premier League clash with Portsmouth from Villa Park.

  • Summary

    • 59' Friedel pulls off a fantastic save to deny Boateng, whose rasping drive from the edge of the area almost beats him.
    • 50' A terrific chance falls to Petrov as he drives a shot from the edge of the area to James's right-hand side, but the keeper parries the ball away well.
    • 43' GOAL!!! AGBONLAHOR DOUBLES VILLA'S LEAD! The forward turns Ben-Haim with consummate ease before driving a fierce shot into James's top corner to give the hosts a 2-0 lead!
    • 36' Milner again bustles his way inside the penalty area but cannot quite take the ball in his stride and gain control of it.
    • 34' GOAL!!! James Milner lashes home his spot kick to give Aston Villa the lead with Belhadj still cursing his luck as the home fans celebrate jubilantly!
    • 32' PENALTY! Nadir Belhadj is the culprit as Petrov is clumsily tripped inside the area and James Milner will step up for this spot kick...
    • 23' A good chance falls to Frederic Piquionne, who rises to head wide from Brown's lofted cross from the right - he should have done better after beating his marker.
    • 10' What a save from James! Young whips in a vicious cross which Mokoena inadvertently heads straight at his own keeper, but James makes a stunning, point-blank save!
    • - Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Petrov, Milner, Sidwell, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Delfouneso, Delph, Heskey, Shorey, Beye, Gardner
    • - Portsmouth: James, Vanden Borre, Kaboul, Ben-Haim, Belhadj, Mokoena, Smith, Brown, Boateng, O'Hara, Piquionne. Subs: Begovic, Mullins, Williamson, Utaka, Webber, Kanu, Yebda

Live Team Line-Up

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Stilian Petrov

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • C. Cuéllar Yellow Card
    • R. Dunne
    • J. Collins
    • S. Warnock
    • S. Petrov
    • S. Sidwell
    • J. Milner
    • A. Young
    • G. Agbonlahor Goal Yellow Card
    • J. Carew Substitution Out (66′)

    Subs

    • E. Heskey Substitution In66′ Substitution Out80′
    • H. Beye
    • N. Shorey
    • C. Gardner
    • N. Delfouneso
    • B. Guzan
    • F. Delph Substitution In80′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Paul Hart

    Captain: Aaron Mokoena

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • A. Vanden Borre
    • Y. Kaboul
    • T. Ben-Haim
    • N. Belhadj
    • M. Brown
    • K. Boateng
    • T. Smith Substitution Out (77′)
    • A. Mokoena
    • J. O'Hara
    • F. Piquionne Substitution Out (77′)

    Subs

    • N. Kanu Substitution In77′
    • H. Mullins
    • D. Webber Substitution In77′
    • J. Utaka
    • H. Yebda
    • M. Williamson
    • A. Begovic

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. heard of Karma Pompey fans??? thats whats happening to­ you now for being such whining c/u/n/t/s. good­ riddance, down a division where u should have been all­ along. you'd have won F.all without Harry, so be­ grateful and shut your moany little gobs

    From gwaporob, on Sun 20 Sep 7:52PM

  2. good job villa! portsmouth going down by the looks of­ things...

    From matteos.maserati, on Sun 20 Sep 5:51AM

  3. yo man cmon chelsea r no1 aston villa r going to win

    From Jessica, on Sat 19 Sep 4:52PM

  4. When I say Portsmouth are in a bad way this is not­ meant as a dig in the club.
    Since winning the cup­ various things have been allowed to go on at the­ club.
    They have changed their manager twice, they have­ sold some good players and above all
    the takeover has­ taken TOO LONG to go through even though a conclusion­ now seems likely.

    From rblackhurst2004, on Sat 19 Sep 4:37PM

  5. Comment 49,

    Are you talking about this game? I would­ think that it would update by now.

    From rishi.dayal, on Sat 19 Sep 4:35PM

  6. Pompey are the Best!!!

    From ollie.rocks, on Sat 19 Sep 4:35PM

  7. Come on the villa,I need it a win for my accumulator,If­ you win ,I'm only dependent on an away banker,West­ ham vs Liverpool.

    From alanslevin37, on Sat 19 Sep 4:34PM

  8. Hi has any one got web addy for whatching vill cheers

    From swanny999996, on Sat 19 Sep 4:33PM

  9. time to think about change of manager pompey, if we­ don't get 25 points by xmas were as good as down.­ NO JUDAS NEED APPLY.

    From christopherbath, on Sat 19 Sep 4:32PM

  10. for footbal livestream go to
    myp2p.eu

    its effing­ great

    From opowicz, on Sat 19 Sep 4:32PM

  11. And too all those asking where too watch this online­ just google live streaming football and im sure your­ come up trumps, personally i find them too poor a­ quality too enjoy so guess im waiting for match of the­ day, PUP!

    From iluvugumbo, on Sat 19 Sep 4:29PM

  12. petrov to score the third to end it !

    From joff_h2006, on Sat 19 Sep 4:29PM

  13. its 3-0 this site is slow

    From jodain, on Sat 19 Sep 4:25PM

  14. I'm glad in a way no-one in Pompey can score as­ there only be sold on at the closest possible­ opportunity. Its just pompeys luck that they have got­ a multi millionaire owner that turns out too be a­ scrooge.

    From iluvugumbo, on Sat 19 Sep 4:24PM

  15. S O T V

    From DAVID, on Sat 19 Sep 4:20PM

  16. where on the web is it possible to watch this game come­ on he VILLA

    From stephen h, on Sat 19 Sep 4:17PM

  17. goooooooooooo villa keep it up your the best ! :- )

    From joff_h2006, on Sat 19 Sep 4:14PM

  18. Note to all vila fans,.....Seems like everyone is­ watching this game live on the web,......Where because­ i cant find it,......2-0....Keep it going lads.....

    From dean.quantick, on Sat 19 Sep 4:08PM

  19. pompy skates hahaha

    From roger m, on Sat 19 Sep 4:00PM

  20. yer two years ago they won the fa cup that was nice for­ portsmouth but the worst thing that happend to them was­ losing some decent manger like harry redknapp they just­ need to keep calm and get some confidence ! villian for­ life ! well done villa good so far keep it up and carew­ to bag the third !

    From joff_h2006, on Sat 19 Sep 3:56PM
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