Tuesday April 24, 2012 Day 29 Finished Villa Park

Aston Villa 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers

  • Warnock 61’
  • Petrov 62’ (pen.)
  • N'Gog 63’

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  1. Bolton take vital win at Villa

    Bolton take vital win at Villa

    A second-half goal flurry at Villa Park settled the Premier League encounter between Aston Villa and Bolton 2-1 in the away side’s favour. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match from 00:01 on Tuesday morning (UK only).
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    • 90'+5 FULL TIME! Huge win for Bolton at Aston Villa as they triumph 2-1.
    • 90'+5 Bannan fires a shot wide, and that could be the last kick of the game...
    • 90'+4 Villa fans streaming out of the ground as we head into the final minute of added time...
    • 90'+3 Lichaj wins a corner for Villa... Agbonlahor heads over though.
    • 90'+2 Good work from Delfouneso who carries the ball into Bolton's half and he wins a throw... Lichaj with the long throw but Bolton clear. Bannan crosses again, Bolton clear again! It's frantic stuff...
    • 90'+1 Into time added on and there will be four minutes!
    • 90' Unsurprisingly it's taken short and Bolton skirt the ball around the edge of Villa's area...
    • 89' Alonso wins a corner for Bolton...
    • 88' Last roll of the dice for Villa boss Alex McLeish as he send Delfouneso on for Herd...
    • 87' The clock is running down and time is running out for Villa...
    • 86' Eagles comes off clutching his hamstring and Alonso replaces him.
    • 85' N'Zogbia flashes another cross in but none of his Villa team-mates can get anything on it...
    • 83' Weimann goes down rather easily in the hope of getting a penalty. Villa pushing hard... Bolton break with Eagles streaming forward down the right, but his ball to the far post for the supporting Kevin Davies is just too heavy.
    • 82' Bolton hold out and clear, and we're back to scrapping in midfield...
    • 81' Bolton clear though and Warnock wins a free-kick just inside the away side's half... Villa win another corner...
    • 80' N'Zogbia wins a corner for Villa...
    • 78' Bolton happy to take their time over a free-kick just inside their own half.
    • 77' Sub for Villa as Albrighton makes way for Bannan.
    • 76' Villa starting to throw everything they have at Bolton now...
    • 74' Ream is booked for a foul on Agbonlahor.
    • 73' Break for Villa as Agbonlahor wins the ball in midfield and lays it off for N'Zogbia. He sprints forward, beating once challenge before going for goal from an angle - he opts for power over placement and it doesn't pay off as the ball flies over...
    • 72' Bolton with a change of their own, as top scorer Klasnic comes on for goalscorer Ngog.
    • 71' Ah, perhaps Heskey was in trouble... He comes off to be replaced by Agbonlahor.
    • 70' Bolton with some neat one-touch passing inside Villa's half, but it amounts to nothing...
    • 68' Actually, maybe Heskey isn't struggling and just couldn't be bothered. Either way both sides flat out at the moment, Bolton looking for the killer third goal, Villa in search of an equaliser...
    • 67' Heskey appears to be struggling as he fails to chase a ball down...
    • 66' A moment's respite to gather some breath!!! Three goals in three minutes sees Bolton into a 2-1 lead. Things balanced finely though, with both teams going at it now...
    • 65' A quite simply incredible few minutes! Eagles does brilliantly to keep the ball under control inside the area and then lay it on for Ngog to stroke home! 2-1 to Bolton. This game has exploded into life!!
    • 64' GOAL FOR BOLTON! Ngog puts Bolton ahead!
    • 63' Wow! What a few minutes! Cuellar clipped Mark Davies' ankles as Ngog played the ball into him!
    • 62' GOAL FOR BOLTON! Petrov converts the spot-kick! Great effort high and to the left! 1-1!
    • 62' PENALTY FOR BOLTON! Cuellar fouls Davies!
    • 61' Finished by Warnock but made by N'Zogbia! The winger gets to the byline down the right and cuts the ball back perfectly for Warnock to power the ball home! 1-0 to Villa!
    • 61' GOAL FOR VILLA!! Warnock breaks the deadlock!
    • 59' Mark Davies wins a corner for Bolton as he tries to trick his way past Cuellar. Chaos ensues from the resulting delivery before Villa manage to clear the ball...
    • 57' Villa have a corner but Bolton are standing firm at the back. This half has started out much more even-handed in terms of possession and chances...
    • 56' Bolton continue to pressure Villa's defence as they try and find a way through. Ngog gets inside the area and lays the ball back to Steinsson, but Villa manage to force them out.
    • 55' Eagles takes a free-kick which picks up a deflection on its way through. Given does well to parry!
    • 53' Eagles gets the ball under control and tries a shot, but it's not got enough power to trouble Given...
    • 51' Corner for Villa but they're unable to trouble Bolton from it...
    • 50' Bolton have started this half well. Again they cause Villa a few problems as a high ball in nearly drops for Petrov.
    • 49' Heskey takes a knock as he tries to get a shot off, but he's soon back on his feet.
    • 48' Bolton with an early sniff of goal early in this half as a neat flick inside from Davies almost feeds Petrov.
    • 46' KICK OFF. The second half is on!
    • - Half time substitution from Bolton as Miyaichi is replaced by Kevin Davies.
    • 45'+1 HALF TIME. There's the break, and it's goalless... Villa with the better chances. We'll be back shortly.
    • 45' N'ZOGBIA HITS THE POST! From the free-kick the Villa man hits a curling effort which has Bogdan beaten hands down, and it sahves the outside of the left post.
    • 44' Heskey wins a free-kick out of Wheater on the edge of Bolton's area...
    • 43' Heskey gets up and nods a long ball forward, but Bogdan manages to gather after one of his own defenders nods it past him.
    • 42' The chances are starting to flow now...
    • 41' Petrov gets down the left for Bolton and curls a great ball in which Eagles is inches away from getting a touch on...
    • 40' Corner for Villa as they look for a strong finish to the half.
    • 37' VILLA HIT THE BAR!! Petrov loses possession in midfield, Hutton gets it down the right and cuts the ball back square just behind the penalty sport where Warnock arrives and powers a shot off the woodwork!!
    • 36' Villa turning the screw now... N'Zogbia with a great bit of trickery on the left, and his near-post cross is glanched over the bar by Heskey.
    • 35' Ricketts booked for a cynical trip on Albrighton.
    • 35' Heskey with a great chance! Superb turn from the striker on the edge of the area but the shot isn't as well crafted, as he fires straight at Bogdan. Either side of the keeper there and Villa would have been in the lead...
    • 34' Weimann's turn to test the keeper at the other end as he cuts in off the left and fires a right-footed shot at Bogdan which the Bolton man saves.
    • 32' Miyaichi is back on and immediately the ball is fed wide to him. He has a shot on the angle on the right side, but Given saves.
    • 31' Nothing gained from the set piece by Bolton, Miyaichi receiving treatment on the sidelines.
    • 30' Bolton have a free-kick 35 yards out which they float into the area, but Villa clear. The away side continue to come forward, and Miyaichi is then dumped on the sideline by Lichaj as Bolton win a free-kick. It all gets a bit tasty on the sidelines too...
    • 28' Weimann then flagged off at the other end as Villa come forward. This game needs a goal...
    • 27' Miyaichi caught offside down the right flank as Bolton try and get forward again.
    • 25' Villa pinned back in their area for a minute or two as Bolton try and work a way for the ball through.
    • 22' Bogdan saves from Heskey. The striker takes the ball on his chest with his back to goal, turning and volleying straight at the keeper.
    • 21' Heskey flagged offside as Villa again try to find a way through.
    • 20' Bolton have a corner but Villa catch them on the break as Albrighton races clear, passing inside to N'Zogbia. The final delivery from Albrighton in the end is poor.
    • 19' Bolton opened up and Weimann races onto the ball but an alert Bogdan is out quick to just beat him to the ball...
    • 18' A quite terrible effort from Eagles... He chests the ball down in midfield, spots Given off his line and tries to lob him on the volley but gets it all wrong.
    • 15' Bolton put some pressure on Villa and Miyaichi and then Eagles have efforts blocked.
    • 14' Villa stream forward again and Albrighton is in possession. His cross is cut out for a corner, from which Villa fail to trouble Bolton, but they are all over the visitors at the moment.
    • 12' Albrighton gets into the Bolton defence and tries to get past Reo-Coker, who manages to tackle him. Heskey then just can't get his head on a cross to the back post.
    • 11' Ngog feels he should have had a foul out of Hutton, who flies in on the Bolton man. It really should have been a free-kick...
    • 9' Bolton try to play the ball around Villa's midfield but lose possession and the home side come forward again. They seem to be getting the ball to N'Zogbia as much as possible early on.
    • 7' Bolton with their first foray forward and Miyaichi puts the ball in from the right, but Given is well able for the near-post delivery.
    • 6' Villa really buoyed by their start and they're putting pressure on the Bolton defence at every opportunity.
    • 4' N'Zogbia gets down the left flank and whips a cross to the far post, where Weimann gets a head on it but he cannot keep the ball down...
    • 2' Heskey blasts over on the stretch as Bolton fail to clear the ball from a long one into the area. Shaky start from the visiting defence, who have been disorganised inside these opening two minutes...
    • 1' Chance inside the first minute for Villa! They win a corner from the off and Herd rises to meet the delivery, heading just over after being unmarked! What a start that would have been...
    • 19:45 KICK OFF! The first half gets underway...
    • 19:40 Teams lined up in the tunnel and ready to head oyut onto the pitch at Villa Park...
    • 19:35 Geeky stat of the day: Villa have played 10 Premier League home games on a Tuesday and have failed to score in seven of them, winning only twice.
    • 19:30 TEAMS ARE IN... Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Cuellar, Baker, Lichaj, Albrighton, Herd, Warnock, N'Zogbia, Heskey, Weimann... Subs: Guzan, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Clark, Bannan, Gardner, Carruthers /// Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Ream, Wheater, Ricketts, Miyaichi, Reo-Coker, Mark Davies, Petrov, Eagles, Ngog... Subs: Jaaskelainen, Alonso, Knight, Kevin Davies, Klasnic, Sordell, Vela
    • 19:25 Bolton have won five Premier League away games this season, only one fewer than Chelsea, but they have mustered just one goal in their last three league games.
    • 19:20 This game kicks off at 19:45 UK time, so 25 minutes to go, but in the meantime we'll whet your appetite with some facts and stats... There have already been two meetings between these Aston Villa and Bolton this season (one in the Carling Cup), with the away side victorious in each case.
    • 19:15 Bolton manager Owen Coyle: "We have to make sure we are ready to give five big performances and pick up enough points to stay in the league. Everyone knows it is the business end of the season. We have five games as opposed to everyone else's three but one or two of them have picked up points to get them in the bag (already)... The bottom line is that we decide our own fate."
    • 19:10 Villa boss Alex McLeish: "Our record at home is rotten. It's not something we are proud of. It's something that we can't do anything about now but we've got to do something about the next game. We've got to go all out to win it. The stakes of the Barclays Premier League are enormous. This next game is huge for us and Bolton and we've got to go for it - the players are totally committed and ready for the cause."
    • 19:05 So neither side is yet safe from the drop, with Villa 15th on 36 points and Bolton 19th on 30. Owen Coyle's side have played a game less than their opponents this evening however...
    • 19:00 Good evening and welcome to LIVE commentary from Eurosport-Yahoo! on this Premier League encounter between Aston Villa and Bolton...
    • - This match was postponed in the wake of Fabrice Muamba's admission to hospital following his collapse during Bolton's FA Cup tie against Tottenham, but the sides will be in action at Villa Park tonight.

  • Summary

    • 65' A quite simply incredible few minutes! Eagles does brilliantly to keep the ball under control inside the area and then lay it on for Ngog to stroke home! 2-1 to Bolton. This game has exploded into life!!
    • 64' GOAL FOR BOLTON! Ngog puts Bolton ahead!
    • 62' GOAL FOR BOLTON! Petrov converts the spot-kick! Great effort high and to the left! 1-1!
    • 62' PENALTY FOR BOLTON! Cuellar fouls Davies!
    • 61' Finished by Warnock but made by N'Zogbia! The winger gets to the byline down the right and cuts the ball back perfectly for Warnock to power the ball home! 1-0 to Villa!
    • 61' GOAL FOR VILLA!! Warnock breaks the deadlock!
    • 55' Eagles takes a free-kick which picks up a deflection on its way through. Given does well to parry!
    • 45' N'ZOGBIA HITS THE POST! From the free-kick the Villa man hits a curling effort which has Bogdan beaten hands down, and it sahves the outside of the left post.
    • 41' Petrov gets down the left for Bolton and curls a great ball in which Eagles is inches away from getting a touch on...
    • 37' VILLA HIT THE BAR!! Petrov loses possession in midfield, Hutton gets it down the right and cuts the ball back square just behind the penalty sport where Warnock arrives and powers a shot off the woodwork!!
    • 36' Villa turning the screw now... N'Zogbia with a great bit of trickery on the left, and his near-post cross is glanched over the bar by Heskey.
    • 35' Heskey with a great chance! Superb turn from the striker on the edge of the area but the shot isn't as well crafted, as he fires straight at Bogdan. Either side of the keeper there and Villa would have been in the lead...
    • 34' Weimann's turn to test the keeper at the other end as he cuts in off the left and fires a right-footed shot at Bogdan which the Bolton man saves.
    • 32' Miyaichi is back on and immediately the ball is fed wide to him. He has a shot on the angle on the right side, but Given saves.
    • 22' Bogdan saves from Heskey. The striker takes the ball on his chest with his back to goal, turning and volleying straight at the keeper.
    • 19' Bolton opened up and Weimann races onto the ball but an alert Bogdan is out quick to just beat him to the ball...
    • 1' Chance inside the first minute for Villa! They win a corner from the off and Herd rises to meet the delivery, heading just over after being unmarked! What a start that would have been...

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      Goalkeeper
      7.3 7
      Defenders
      4.6 5
      4.3 4
      5 5
      Yellow Card 6.3 6
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out88′ 4.5 5
      Goal 4.8 6
      Substitution Out77′ 4.6 6
      4.2 7
      Strikers
      Substitution Out71′ 6.5 5
      5.9 6
      Subs
      Substitution In71′ 5 6
      Substitution In88′ 1.3 6
      Substitution In77′ 7.3 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.5 6
      Defenders
      5.2 6
      5.7 6
      Yellow Card 5.7 5
      Yellow Card 4.8 4
      Midfielders
      4.6 4
      5.5 5
      Substitution Out45′ 6.5 6
      Goal 6.9 7
      Strikers
      Goal Substitution Out72′ 6 7
      Substitution Out86′ 5.9 8
      Subs
      Substitution In72′ 5.3 6
      Substitution In45′ 6.8 7
      Substitution In86′ 5.2 6

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