🟢 | 1’ Debut, Amadou Onana
💥 | 2’ John McGinn tripped in the box, referee gives nothing
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Amadou Onana, Assist by Youri Tielemans
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Leon Bailey, Bad Foul
💥 | 35’ Referee awards penalty to West Ham for a trip by Matty Cash on Soucek in a rare break from the home side
🎥 | 36’ VAR confirms penalty despite the replay clearly showing Matty Cash getting a touch to the ball before making contact with the player
🎥 | 36’ VAR applies the ‘new’ ‘referee’s call initiative’ to their penalty ‘decision’ in that they will only overturn a decision if the referee is clearly wrong
🎥 | 36’ VAR does not overturn a penalty they know to not be a penalty because they deem the on-field referee to have not made a significant enough error in incorrectly awarding the penalty
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-1, (West Ham United), Lucas Paquetá
🕒 | HT West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 47’ Lucas Paquetá commits yet another foul but remains on the pitch despite his first half booking and repeated offences
❗| 56’ Chance! Morgan Rogers assisted by Youri Tielemans
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen 🟢
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 2-1, Jhon Durán, Assist by Jacob Ramsey
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Matty Cash, Sub on, Kosta Nedeljkovic 🟢
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Bad Foul
💥 | 90’ The referee signals 7’ of injury time
🕒 | 90’+9 FT West Ham United 1-2 Aston Villa

🔁 | 16’ Sub off, Matty Cash (Injury), Sub on, Kosta Nedeljkovic
❗| 24’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins assisted by Morgan Rogers
🕒 | 45’+7 HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
❗| 55’ Chance!, Amadou Onana hits the bar
❗| 55’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins
❗| 62’ Chance!, Morgan Rogers
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal) Leandro Trossard
🟨 | 72’ Booking, Amadou Onana, Bad Foul
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal) Thomas Partey
🕒 | 90’+5 FT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal

❗| 2’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins assisted by Youri Tielemans
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Amadou Onana, Bad Foul
🔁 | 16’ Sub off, Leon Bailey (Injury), Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
❗| 21’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins assisted by Morgan Rogers
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Amadou Onana, Assist by Ollie Watkins
🟨 | 40’ Booking, Youri Tielemans, Bad Foul
🕒 | 45’+3 HT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 55’ Booking, Lamare Bogarde, Bad Foul
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Amadou Onana (Injury), Sub on, Ross Barkley
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Jhon Durán, Assist by Lucas Digne
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Facundo Buonanotte
🟨 | 74’ Booking, John McGinn, Bad Foul
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Lamare Bogarde, Sub on, Kosta Nedeljkovic
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
💥 | 90’+1, 7 minutes of injury time signalled
🟨 | 90’+2 Booking, Jhon Durán, Bad Foul
🕒 | 90’+9 FT Leicester City 1-2 Aston Villa

❗| 8’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins header cleared off the line
❗| 11’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins slices Lucas Digne’s cross with Morgan Rogers ready to tap in
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Dwight McNeill, Everton score in their first attack having fouled Onana in the build up
🎥 | 15’ VAR does not intervene
💥 | 17’ Amadou Onana returns to the pitch
💥 | 18’ A studs up challenge from Iroegbunam on Bogarde receives only a booking
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Dominic Calvert-Lewin
💥 | Everton go two up totally against the run of play as they optimise a needless foul and slack discipline to hit a shock second, despite their pragmatic and conservative approach they are in dreamland
💥 | 30’ More highly physical play at both ends of the pitch from Everton and Villa are struggling to cope
❗| 30’ Chance!, Morgan Rogers breaks but Pickford saves
💥 | 31’ Another foul from Everton goes unpunished as Calvert-Lewin leads with his arm into Torres
💥 | 34’ A clearance out of Sean Dyche’s route one handbook is met by Calvert-Lewin as the difference in approaches cannot be overstated.
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-2, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Lucas Digne, another lovely move this time results in a goal.
💥 | 36’ Jordan Pickford feigns injury to break the momentum.
💥 | 38’ Play restarts to a cacophony of boos and Villa break playing rings around Everton but unable to make the breakthrough.
💥 | 40’ Gueye goes straight through the back of Jacob Ramsey, no card given.
💥 | Another Everton hoof sees Dwight McNeil cause more problems in the box.
💥 | 45’ The fourth official signals 7’ of injury time.
💥 | 47’ Everton continue to operate at walking pace before another hoof ball goes straight out of touch.
💥 | 49’ Harrison dives to win a free kick in a defensive position and referee Pawson buys it again allowing Pickford to slow the game further before another foul in the middle of the park on Rogers goes unpunished, the next challenge from Rogers doesn’t.
💥 | 51’ Another Everton hoof lands straight in the arms of Emi Martínez.
🕒 | 45’+7 HT Aston Villa 1-2 Everton
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
🟨 | 47’ Booking, Emiliano Martínez, Time-wasting. Supreme irony abounds as Craig Pawson books a Villa player for time-wasting, maybe he was confused by the change of ends.
❗| 49’ Chance!, Morgan Rogers denied by a point blank save from Pickford
❗| 49’ Chance!, Jacob Ramsey denied by a last gap tackle on the follow up that deflects the ball to safety
💥 | 52’ A mistake in midfield gives Everton possession that leads to Calvert-Lewin failing to beat a stranded Martínez as Konsa’s tackle saves the day. Villa look unable to deal with the physical stuff today.
💥 | 55’ Every ball is bouncing kindly for Everton at the moment as a benevolent referee doesn’t help.
💥 | 57’ Keane's last man tackle stops an Ollie Watkins break on goal
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 2-2, Ollie Watkins, played in by an Everton defender’s flailing feet
💥 | 60’ Ashley Young drags Morgan Rogers to the ground in the penalty area, VAR does not intervene
❗| 62’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins misses his hat-trick as Rogers’ ball in evades his stretch leg
💥 | 64’ Watkins as last man on the left is dragged down by O’Brien, no action, VAR does not intervene
💥 | 68’ Ashley Young goes down in the box to waste some time
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Jhon Durán
❗| 72’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins misses his hat-trick again as he guides the ball just wide of the post
💥 | 72’ Another Everton player hits the deck, this time with cramp… maybe if they played above walking pace they’d be alright
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 3-2, Jhon Durán, Assist by Ross Barkley. Jhon Durán scores one of the greatest goals ever seen at Villa Park.
❗| 79’ Chance!, Ollie Watkins is foiled by Pickford’s punch
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía, *Scenes*
❗| 85’ Chance!, Jhon Durán scissor kicks over
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
🕒 | 90’+7 HT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton

💥 | 10’ This pitch is an abomination, bouncing all over the place in front of the ‘keeper.
💥 | 15’ The ball zips far too quickly across the surface making control impossible even for the home side who in these early stages are getting the benefit of the refereeing decisions as the Young Boys throw themselves to the ground more than Brighton under De Zerbi
💥 | 17’ A shocking challenge from the Young Boy #7 attacker in the penalty area on Onana goes unchallenged.
💥 | 19’ Play restarts after Onana receives treatment
💥 | 20’ Another shocking dive from a Young Boy sees a wide free kick awarded against Bogarde. The Bulgarian referee really needs to crack down here.
❗| 23’ Chance! Watkins chests down for the oncoming McGinn but his searing shot is off target.
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Youri Tielemans, Assist by John McGinn, A brilliantly worked corner routine ends in a super strike from Tielemans
❗| 29’ Chance! Watkins breaks clear but the awful surface sees the ball bouncing uncontrollably and out of his reach to the great good fortune of Young Boys. How UEFA have deemed this pitch as acceptable is a mystery.
💥 | 32’ A young boy holds back and interferes with Emiliano Martínez as he prepares to release the ball. No action from the referee.
💥 | 33’ Finally a booking for Niasse from the Bulgarian official after yet another Young Boy foul
❗| 34’ Chance! Watkins pings the ball in before it ricochets around and cleared by a desperate hoof
❗| 35’ Chance! Rogers strides forwards with the goal gaping but elects to play Watkins in and it’s cleared.
❗| 36’ Chance! Jacob Ramsey curls one in but the ‘keeper gets down to save
💥 | 38’ Another shocking tackle but Villa break form their own half before the ball is played out to Digne who’s cross in sees the Young Boy ‘keeper concede what surely must be a penalty before Jacob Ramsey hurdles his team mate and dinks it in.
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 2-0, Jacob Ramsey, Assist by Ollie Watkins
❗| 39’ Chance! Villa break down the right and more last ditch, and fortunate defending keeps Watkins at bay as the pitch continues to be the 12th man.
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 3-0, Ollie Watkins reacts quickest as his initial shot is blocked to hammer it past the ‘keeper
🎥 | 45’ Astonishingly the goal is disallowed after 2 minutes for hand ball, despite the ball clearly hitting Watkins’s chest. A truly shocking decision.
💥 | 45’+2 another foul in the Villa penalty area is finally punished with a free kick. Young Boys have been hugely lucky with a benevolent referee, they could have seen a red card on 17’, they should have seen a red card on 38’ and they are gifted a scoreline reduction. Villa should be 3 up playing 9.
🕒 | 45’+4 HT Young Boys 0-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Lamare Bogarde, Sub on, Diego Carlos
💥 | 46’ Cheikh Niasse is taken off before he’s sent off
💥 | 46’ Another shocking tackle on Onana, another foot up, and finally a booking
💥 | 47’ Another petulant tackle this time from the substitute on Jacob Ramsey
❗| 48’ Chance! Morgan Rogers breaks from midfield but shoots high and wide
❗| 51’ Chance! Villa playing some beautiful keep ball football before the final one two doesn’t quite come off
💥 | 53’ The substitute Elia finally gets a yellow card after another studs up challenge from the Swiss
💥 | 56’ It’s all gone scrappy as Young Boys of an Everton and resort to hoofing it forward
❗| 57’ Chance! A lovely one two sees Digne clear in the box before a last ditch tackle prevents a strike on goal.
❗| 58’ Chance! Tielemans hits a speculative long one but it’s straight at the ‘keeper
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán as Watkins is given a rest from his battering…. Durán is a very different temperament … this could see fireworks
💥 | 61’ Play acting from Young Boys sees their #7 attacker belatedly fall to the ground clutching his face after a legitimate from Onana, fair play to the referee, he ignores it completely.
❗| 63’ Chance! John McGinn can’t get the ball from under his feet as he shapes to shoot before Jacob Ramsey forces a finger tip save from the ‘keeper
💥 | 68’ Clear retribution from the #7 attacker who elbows Onana, reminder he could easily have been red carded in the first 17’
💥 | 68’ A foul on Jacob Ramsey sees the defender intentionally tread on his foot
💥 | 69’ Now John McGinn is sent flying and he can’t help but remonstrate with a referee who has allowed the game to descend like this
💥 | 70’ Superb reaction save from Emiliano Martínez after Ezri Konsa is sloppy in possession
💥 | 76’ Morgan Rogers rides four fouls before finally being brought down
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 3-0, Jhon Durán, Assist by Jacob Ramsey, Durán with a beautiful low curving shot from the edge of the penalty area
🟨 | 78’ Booking, Jhon Durán is booked for his celebration whilst Montero receives a caution for trying to start a ruckus
🎥 | 79’ Astonishingly yet again the goal is disallowed after 2 minutes for hand ball. Another truly shocking decision and both VAR and the Bulgarian referee had second looks before contriving to disallow it.
💥 | 80’ The Young Boys centre forward falls in the area clearly trying to win a penalty off Carlos but the Brazilian is too cute for him
💥 | 83’ Brilliant defending from Ezri Konsa after his earlier error but he is brought down right in front of the referee as the attempts to start a counter attack and the referee ignores it.
❗| 83’ Chance! Morgan Rogers can’t get enough power into his shot and the ‘keeper saves
💥 | 84’ Another Young Boys dive as Diego Carlos stands his ground and wins the ball before the player tries to con the referee
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 3-0, Amadou Onana, Assist by Youri Tielemans, Onana shouts for the ball and is teed up to perfection by Tielements before dispatching a low accurate strike beyond the ‘keeper. No way can that one be disallowed.
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Youri Tielemans, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ross Barkley
❗| 90’ Chance! Buendía does brilliantly by the byeline to bring the ball into the area before Jhon Durán’s shot is blocked
💥 | 90’+3 John McGinn slices a clearance before bulldozing into the loose ball and winning his side a throw, brilliant defending tom the captain at the end of a long hard night.
❗| 90’+5 Still Villa come riding the tackles serving some shocking challenges and a poor set of officials to open their Champions League campaign with a resounding win.
🕒 | 90’+6 FT Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa

💥 | 1’ A resplendent Villa Park is awash with emotion as we say goodbye to Gary Shaw, his regular seat empty save for his European Cup winning shirt
💥 | 3’ Villa suddenly at sixes and sevens at the back after a bright start
💥 | 6’ Alt-Nouri booked for a cynical pull back on Konsa to prevent a break
💥 | 8’ A minute of applause rings out in honour of Gary Shaw
💥 | 11’ Another rough house foul from Wolves, free kick but no card
💥 | 13’ Ollie Watkins mistimes his sliding tackle to give Wolves a free kick in the centre of the park… cue more time wasting from the visitors
💥 | 14’ The game still hasn’t restarted as the injured player does not leave the field and return to play per the rules
💥 | 15’ Another Wolves foul, this time Semedo on Ramsey, another free kick in the centre of the park, Wolves are strangling the game of fluidity
💥 | 15’ And again, Semedo on Ramsey, a booking and another free kick in the centre of the park
💥 | 17’ Wolves corner, it’s clear how they’ve set up to play, tackle to the limit and wait for a set piece chance. Villa need the ball to create some momentum.
💥 | 20’ A poor first 20 minutes of football elapses, credit to Wolves, their game plan is ugly but working
💥 | 20’ Yet another foul, push in the back on Watkins and a free kick opportunity wasted through hesitancy. It’s just not flowing at the minute.
💥 | 22’ Villa looking really uncertain at the back when Wolves come long, we desperately need some extended possession
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Matheus Cunha. Carlos gives the ball away and an unstoppable shot beats Martínez, Villa have been really poor, totally sucked into Wolves game plan
💥 | 26’ Another shocking foul from Wolves, this time on Digne from Gomes, the referee needs to get a grip here, booked
🚑 | 27’ Digne in real pain and still down, unlike on 14’ the referee orders him off the pitch
🟨 | 28’ Booking, Pau Torres for remonstrating with the referee about the frequency and severity of Wolves’ fouls
💥 | 29’ Craig Dawson runs through a passive Villa midfield
💥 | 29’ Another strong Wolves ball into the box is cleared by Onana but Villa are second best all over the pitch at present
💥 | 30’ Another simple, effective long ball to the wing from Wolves, another good ball in, another mix up in the box and how are the visitors not two up. We’ve just seen the worst 30’ of the season from Villa.
💥 | 33’ Villa break through John McGinn but in contrast to Wolves there is no composure in the box, chance wasted
💥 | 34’ Villa break, Rogers to Watkins, Wolves block with ease
💥 | 35’ Tielemans to McGinn, shot, again Wolves block with ease
💥 | 36’ Credit to Wolves, their discipline without the ball is strong, banked lines preventing any Villa fluidity, everything is being rushed and Villa just cannot get a foot hold
💥 | 37’ Two Wolves fouls in quick succession on Tielemans then Torres and the referee belatedly whistles before Wolves easily defend a break from Rogers
💥 | 38’ McGinn pirouettes to start another break but there is so little space as Onana tries to lift the crowd, Villa are subdued on and off the pitch.
💥 | 40’ Brilliant tackle from Digne prevents another Wolves break before Rogers cedes possession to allow Wolves to run down the clock over a deep free kick
💥 | 42’ A long ball sees Wolves break and Martínez has to get down and save, Villa immediately surrender possession
💥 | 43’ Wolves slip the ball into the Villa box and it is all too easy for the visitors
💥 | 44’ Again Wolves walk the ball into the Villa box and a lucky block puts the ball out for a corner. Dawson has a free header in the box but wastes it.
💥 | 45’ 5’ of injury time is shown, Villa need to not concede again before half time but Wolves are so on top they break again with Villa simply flailing
💥 | 45’+1 Good feet from Tielemans releases McGinn before yet another Wolves foul puts him on the deck before another Wolves player boot hits the captain. No action from the referee. But McGinn remains down.
💥 | 45’+3 Play restarts with Wolves in possession and McGinn off the pitch, Villa are down to 10 men
💥 | 45’+5 A loose ball almost breaks for Watkins as the last man blocks with ease before another slack piece of play from Rogers allows Wolves in.
💥 | 45’+6 A truly woeful 45’ from Villa ends. With John McGinn, the only player playing anywhere near his level, injured and a doubt for the second half.
🕒 | 45’+6 HT Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Leon Bailey
💥 | 46’ Bailey breaks, Alt-Nouri deliberately flails his arm into the Jamaican’s face, the referee doesn’t act, VAR doesn’t intervene despite the replays showing it was an entirely voluntary movement by the Wolves play
💥 | 47’ Bailey remains down as the concussion checks continue, this could be an immediate sub of the sub
💥 | 48’ Bailey still down, the replay agains shows the deliberate nature of the elbow
💥 | 49’ Bailey leaves the pitch with Ian Maatsen over the resultant free kick, the ball goes straight through the crowd of players, great delivery
💥 | 50’ Bailey remains off the pitch, Villa are down to 10 men as Rogers concedes a free kick
💥 | 51’ Bailey resumes before Onana’s tackle upends a Wolves player in the centre circle. Incredibly the visiting fans boo the referee for not producing a card.
💥 | 52’ Tielemans and Ramsey cannot get the ball from under their feet as Onana commits another clumsy challenge
💥 | 53’ Bailey bamboozles Wolves in the box but it goes out fro a goal kick
💥 | 54’ A hugely fortunate bounce sets Wolves free before a dive by the Wolves player is deemed a foul against Tielemans
💥 | 55’ Wolves finally take the free kick after wasting 90 seconds before an aimless ball up the field sees Wolves regain possession.
💥 | 56’ Wolves have sucked all the space out of this game and Villa simply don’t know how to break through.
💥 | 60’ It’s difficult to overstate just how poor Villa have been in these first 60’
💥 | 61’ Yet another terrible Wolves challenge delivers a deserved yellow card
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Jhon Durán
❗| 62’ Chance! Rogers’ quick feet nearly catches out Wolves in the box before Barkley’s goal bound shot is fortunately blocked by the Wolves defender
💥 | 64’ Wolves waste another 90 seconds over a substitution and the referee books Unai Emery for aiming his complaints, Sean Derry goes in the book too.
💥 | 66’ Wolves break, Villa’s defence errs again and more composure could have seen the visitors two up
❗| 67’ Chance! Wolves clear an Ollie Watkins header off the line with Johnstone totally beaten. Villa so not look like they will be able to make the breakthrough today.
💥 | 69’ Villa with their longest spell of possession in the game but there is no cutting edge before another sloppy Carlos pass cedes possession again
💥 | 69’ Jhon Durán heads over
💥 | 71’ A Wolves error sees Johnstone have to run out of his box and make a desperate clearance as Villa threaten to break clear with an unguarded net ahead
⚽ | 73’ Goal!, 1-1, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Morgan Rogers. Villa’s haphazard pressure finally pays off.
💥 | 73’ Another ridiculous Wolves challenge, this time on goalscorer Watkins, sees the offender prostrate on the ground.
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Morgan Rogers for an alleged foul as he ran across the defender’s path
💥 | 76’ The Wolves played remains down, this has now been 3 minutes.
🚑 | 78’ A stretcher is on, 5 minutes wasted
💥 | 80’ Still no play
💥 | 81’ Finally the Wolves player is removed from the pitch
💥 | 81’ Wolves find now is the right time to make their sub for a player for whom a stretcher appeared 3 minutes earlier
💥 | 82’ Play restarts after a 9’ delay with a Villa free kick
💥 | 82’ Immediately Wolves foul again to leave Jhon Durán on the deck
💥 | 84’ The referee finally allows Villa to take the free kick, that’s 1 minute of play in the last 11.
💥 | 85’ Another Wolves foul leave the Villa player flat out on the touchline
💥 | 86’ A huge scramble in the box but no Villa player can get a clean touch to tuck the ball away
⚽ | 88’ Goal!, 2-1, Ezri Konsa, Assist by Youri Tielemans, Ezri with an outstanding finish at the back post from a wonderful Tielemans cross
💥 | 90’ The fourth official signals 13’ of injury time. Gary O’Neil complains. Odd that.
💥 | 90’+2 Wolves, so disciplined in the first half, are much more ragged now
⚽ | 90’+4 Goal!, 3-1, Jhon Durán, Assist by Morgan Rogers A simply beautiful move, thuggery vs. Ballet as Wolves continue their hatchet men tactics, Villa finally play around them, Maatsen to Rogers to Duran, end of story
💥 | 90’+5 Unsurprisingly Villa Park is rocking and for all that was truly insipid in the first half, since the turn of the hour they have been back playing at their true level. Meanwhile the once noisy Wolves fans are streaming out.
💥 | 90’+7 Magnificent defending by Maatsen to prevent a Wolves tap in, what a 45’ he has had, undoubtedly his best so far
🔁 | 90’+9 Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
💥 | 90’+9 Duran is left flat on his face by another Wolves foul
🟨 | 90’+10 Booking, Ross Barkey, for a foul he did not make, Cuhna then picks up a card for complaining.
💥 | 90’+12 Wolves cannot get the ball off Villa, a total reversal
🕒 | 90’+13 FT Aston Villa 3-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joe Gauci, Kadan Young
🕒 | 45’+2 HT Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal!, 1-0, Emiliano Buendía, Assist by Kadan Young
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Aidan Borland 🟢
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
⚽ | 85’ Goal!, 2-0, Jhon Durán (pen)
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Kadan Young, Sub on, Ben Broggio 🟢
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Ian Maatsen, Sub on, Travis Patterson 🟢
🔁 | 90’+1 Sub off, Emiliano Buendía, Sub on, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 🟢
🥅 | 90’+5 Goal, 2-1, (Wycombe Wanderers), Richard Kone
🕒 | 90’+6 FT Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa

🗒️ | 3’ Since kick off Ipswich haven’t touched the ball as Villa make pretty shapes in the opposition half before Tielemans shoots a dipping shot over
🗒️ | 5’ Still all Villa but poessession is now further back
🗒️ | 6’ Kalvin Phillips falls over and Amadou Onana is punished triggering Ipswich’s first goal, poor refereeing by Attwell even before the ultimate punishment
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (Ipswich Town), Rory Delap. Amazingly Villa fall behind yet again but Emiliano Martínez probably shouild have done better at his near post
🗒️ | 11’ Still all Villa posession since the goal before Torres goes down in the area from a faliling Ipswich defensive arm
🗒️ | 13’ Still all Villa as Watkins is barged off the ball in the penalty area…. old fashioned but usually a liability these days
❗ | 14’ Chance! Pinball in the box after a poor defensive clearance and Villa have a chance….
⚽ | 14’ Goal!, 1-1, Morgan Rogers, Assist by Ollie Watkins
🗒️ | 16’ Villa are facing yet another team that niggle away, shirt pulls, stray elbows, kicks and then go down way too easily under legitimate challenges
🗒️ | 17’ A really strong cross in from Ipswich, they are looking stronger and more connected than the firat 15’ but Villa are still dominating possession and the patterns
🗒️ | 21’ More Ipswich play around the Villa box but it goes nowhere as Villa break and Watkins is cycically brought down on the touch line to prevent a breakway, free kick but no action from referee Attwell
🗒️ | 22’ Youri Tielemans is punished for an offence that really wasn’t, Tielemans had been remonstrating with Attwell earlier about his awareness
🗒️ | 24’ A ridiculous push on Tielemans 30 yards out right in front of the refereee, a free kick, no caution and you get the feeling Ipswich are getting bolder in their challenges because of it
🗒️ | 25’ No free kick for Rogers despite being brought down in a comming together before he is immediately punished for running across a player’s path who hits the ground
🗒️ | 26’ What could have been a lovely move is squandered by a stray midfield pass with spaces wide open for Villa to attack
🗒️ | 28’ Villa playing it around the Ipswich box again but no openings
🗒️ | 29’ Incidentally the hoardings around Portman Road read like diseases ‘HALOITSM’ ‘HALOCRM’ ‘HALOPSA’ …there’s a brand marketeer somewhere that needs sacking
🗒️ | 30’ Still all Villa but Ipswich are proving adept at interrupting flow with last ditch legs
🗒️ | 31’ A first bit of wingplay from Leon Bailey sees him receive the ball back and the chance to deliver a teasing cross….
⚽ | 32’ Goal!, 2-1, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Leon Bailey. A perfect cross from Bailey is straight onto Watkins’ head and Villa lead.
🗒️ | 34’ Diego Carlos is penalised and Ipswich have a free kick on the edge of the area, it’s cleared to Kalvin Phillips outside the box and Martínez puts it behind at full stretch
🗒️ | 36’ Leon Bailey is bundled to the floor in front of the referee but it takes an age for Attwell to award the free kick
🗒️ | 37’ Martínez saves Villa with an excellent save from the onrushing Delap an attack brought about by some strangely short play in the middle of the park from Villa.
🗒️ | 38’ A purely natural leverage elbow from Watkins catches an Ipswich defender prompting a strong taking to from the referee
🗒️ | 40’ A long ball into the box is just too far in front of Watkins as the ‘keeper collects
🗒️ | 42’ Ipswich win a corner and fair play to the home team, as an attacking team they aren’t awful
🚑 | 42’ Martínez is caught in the face by an Ipswich defender as he collects the ball and is down
🗒️ | 44’ Checks over, Martínez can continue for now, the ball starts with Ipswich in possession in their own half
🗒️ | 45’ Rogers is maimed in midfield and the referee appears not to notice as Villa attack before Ipswich break it up
🟨 | 47’ Rogers is fouled badly, poorly and obviously twice in succession and is clearly frustrated as Attwell finally brings out a card, then another
🕒 | 45’+3 HT Ipswich Town 1-2 Aston Villa
🗒️ | 46’ Villa on the attack immediately before a cut back doesn’t come off and Lucas Digne fouls his opponent, Attwell awards a free kick and takes no action before Ogbene of Ipswich ‘asks’ hims to book Digne and he dutifully does, crazy.
🟨 | 46’ Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
🗒️ | 48’ Villa’s passing is just a little too long for each other in these early stages of the second half before some lucky ricochets keep Ipswich a threat ahead of excellent and clever defending from Diego Carlos
🗒️ | 50’ Play is very much more subdued at the start of this secoind half as Sam Morsy has the cheek to complain he was fouled. Another stray foot in stymies a Villa build but they regain possession before Ollie Watkins is brought down and the referee ignores it again.
🗒️ | 52’ A loose ball sets Villa free but they cannot make anything of it as Morgan Rogers strikes a really frsutrated figure given his lack of protection from the referee
🟨 | 53’ Ipswich break down the left and another excellent cross is put behind for a corner, Martínez sets Villa away before ex Villa man Tuanzebe scythes down Tielemans in full flow with another stray leg and is deservedly booked
🗒️ | 56’ Villa need to up the momentum right now, Ipswich are there for the taking but there’s no doubt that they are a cohesive attacking threat at times, and clearly build on confidence
🗒️ | 57’ Sam Morsy treads on the back of Tielemans’ ankle and should be off, no action from Attwell
🗒️ | 59’ Villa desperately need a third here so they can play with full fluidity as the Portman Road crowd embarrass themselves calling for a handball on Digne’s midriff…. just as well we’re not in Switzerland
🗒️ | 60’ Fabulous play from Rogers in the middle of the park keeps Villa moving
🗒️ | 62’ Villa playing keep ball again before a stray pass goes straight to the ‘keeper and momentum is lost
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
🗒️ | 66’ More excellent defending from Diego Carlos but Villa need to be far more forceful going forward, they have become quite passive allowing Ipswich to settle
🗒️ | 70’ Well this was coming, another poor challenge from Sam Morsy treading on Philogene’s boot, Attwell seems transfixed and unable to move before blowing for a free kick a good 5 seconds after the challenge, no second yellow, no VAR check, this is normally the point that Attwell’s officiating plummets into total incompetence
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 2-2, (Ipswich Town), Rory Delap. Villa pegged back and they only have themselves to blame. Very poor approach this second half.
🗒️ | 73’ A foot up late challenge on Durán earns Ipswich another yellow card before Ramsey has a stray attempt to put Villa back ahead
🗒️ | 74’ Receiving a knee in the back and Philogene is punished, madness
🗒️ | 76’ There really does look like there will only be one winner now and sadly that’s the home side, Villa are out of ideas, it’s always been a bogey ground this
🗒️ | 78’ Too easy for Ipswich as they regain possession from an aimless Villa long ball
🗒️ | 79’ Villa finally mount an attack but it’s cleared no nonsense into row z
🗒️ | 80’ A desperate, desperate last ditch tackle from Torres prevents Ipswich from going ahead, Villa are in real trouble here
🗒️ | 82’ Villa play it around the box and Durán is fouled right on the edge of the penalty area
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Youri Tielemans, Sub on, Ross Barkley
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🗒️ | 85’ The free kick is finally taken by Buendía and it is hopeless
🗒️ | 87’ Villa give the ball away allowing Ipswich to break but regain posession and work it to Philogene but again it’s so easy for Ipswich to win the ball back before Ross Barkley shoots from distance and the ‘keeper makes a comfortable save.
🗒️ | 89’ Ipswich are hoofing it clear now but it only needs to take one lucky bounce and they will be in, such a poor second half from Villa, Bayern Munich is no excuse
🗒️ | 90’+2 All Ipswich, all around Villa’s box, two corners in succession and Villa make a total hash of it to concede a third.
🗒️ | 90’+5 Villa get more than they deserved as the final whistle goes and yet again Villa get stage fright as they are about to clinch top spot.
🕒 | 90’+5 FT Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa

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🗒️ | 13’ All Bayern so far, ominous at present
🗒️ | 14’ Neuer races 40 yards off his line to clear Villa’s attack
💥 | 17’ Villa break and Dayot Upamecano clearly fouls Ollie Watkins as the last man, unbelievably the referee doesn’t even award a free kick when it’s a clear red card offence. UEFA standard refereeing strikes again
💥 | 17’ Another foul on Ollie Watkins playing on the shoulder sees Upamecano carded but he shouldn’t even be on the pitch
⚽ | 21’ Goal! 1-0, Pau Torres, Assist by Lucas Digne but was it offside?
🎥 | 23’ VAR deems they were offside, to be fair Lucas Digne was
❗| 26’ Chance! Morgan Rogers releases Ollie Watkins who cuts back to Onana but his shot is straight at the ‘keeper
🔁 | 27’ Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, Leon Bailey. Ramsey succumbs to injury once again as Villa are forced into a reshuffle
💥 | 30’ Another Munich foul, this time from Coman but Villa have settled and are looking the more fluent side despite Bayern having missed the opportunity to give Kane a tap in
🗒️ | 33’ Villa are putting their feet in just like Wolves, Ipswich and Wycombe, maybe there’s something to this inelegant side of the game
🗒️ | 34’ Great defending on the wing stops Bayern from causing a threat
🗒️ | 37’ A lull in the game to Villa’s benefit but Bayern push up high to keep the pressure on, clearly there is an arrogance to their play from playing also-rans week in week out, Villa needn’t be overawed
🗒️ | 38’ Martínez makes a finger tip save to prevent Bayern going ahead from a ridiculously good long range strike
🗒️ | 39’ Bayern contnue to surround Vills each time they get the ball and their crowding out tactics work a treat, no momentum possible from Villa currently
🗒️ | 41’ Villa though still build patiently before a silly Bayern dive cons the ref
💥 | 42’ Total madness as the Bayern player goes through Jaden and the referee gives nothing
💥 | 42’ Kane fouls Onana and another clear yellow card is avoided by the referee much to the frustration of the Villa players. This is a very poor performance from European officials yet agaon
💥 | 44’ Another Bayern foul, another free kick, they look like they are going to get away with this with Radu Petrescu in charge, really poor officiating here.
💥 | 45’ Almost unbeleivably if what has happened had not already gone before the backtracking Jaden is punished by the referee as the defender leaps into his trajectory. Where do they get these officials from? They make Stuart Atterll look competent.
🕒 | 45’+2 Aston Villa 0-0 Bayern Munich
🗒️ | 46’ Musiala comes on for Coman, great, at least it shows we had them scared
🗒️ | 46’ Neuer hoofs it a la Wolves
🗒️ | 47’ Villa break down the left after great tenacious player to win the corner, Jaden is doing well
🗒️ | 48’ Terrible clearance from Neuer is saved by an offside flag
💥 | 49’ Yet another Dayot Upamecano foul on Watkins, no punishment, is this kid going to do a Koeman and score the winner?
🗒️ | 50’ Konsa clears at the back post in Bayern’s first attack of the second half
🗒️ | 52’ Bayern keeping the ball as their desperation sees Kimmich appeal for hand ball for a ball he fired straight at Konsa’s elbow, corner, embarrassing
🗒️ | 54’ Kimmich’s corner goes straight out of play
💥 | 54’ Another foul and Villa’s frustration is all too much on the touchline
🗒️ | 56’ Ping pong in the area as a series of weak Bayern shots are cleared
🗒️ | 56’ Villa break but somehow Bayern are seemingly doubling up on every forward player, good discipline
🗒️ | 59’ Onana is injured after his first half troubles as Kadan also comes on for Bailey with the sub subbed (injury),
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
🗒️ | 60’ As an side it’s incredible how much physical punishment Onana takes from his opponents
💥 | 61’ More poor refereeing as play is pulled back unnecessarily to Morgan Rogers’ cost
🗒️ | 62’ Tempting fate but Villa look totally in control here
🗒️ | 63’ Musiala runs at the defence, takes a one two and wins a corner, fabulous play, he’d be much more suited to an Emery team
🗒️ | 64’ Jaden doing the little things really well, clever kid
🟨 | 65’ At last! A yellow card for a foul on Ollie Watkins, this time it’s not Upamecano but Gnabry, meanwhile Sané comes on
🗒️ | 66’ Bayern break but it’s so offside it is embarrassing, Villa are showing them up here
🗒️ | 67’ It’s JD time
🗒️ | 68’ Such competent defending sniffs out a Bayern attack in the box before Ollie Watkins is relieved from his battering by Jhon Durán
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
💥 | 70’ This referee… awards a free kick for a non foul from Tielemans that pales into insignifcance as to what has gone before… Bayern noticeably trying to slow the game
🗒️ | 72’ A long ball from Martínez releases Jaden before a truly fortunate foot or excellent tackle saves the corner
🗒️ | 73’ Three Bayern men around Barkley win the ball in midfield
🗒️ | 74’ Villa break before another cynical Bayern challenge under the referee’s nose
🗒️ | 75’ Paulinha comes on… what has Kompany the tactician said? “you know english football, go on and score”
🗒️ | 75’ Laimer goes down like a sack of spuds… typical Germany play from a Swiss
🗒️ | 79’ Fabulous ball into Jhon Durán from Pau Torres who beats Neuer from outseide the box, totally and utterly deserved
⚽ | 79’ Goal! 1-0, Jhon Durán, Assist by Pau Torres
🗒️ | 82’ You have to hand it to Neuer, he’s a bit of a special ‘keeper as he nods down a clearance to his defence
🗒️ | 83’ Bayern’s first genuinely clean and good tackle sets them on the break before a fabulous point blank save from Martínez but it’s offside anyway
🗒️ | 85’ Kompany throws on attacking subs… fair play to him
🗒️ | 86’ The pressure Bayern put on the Villa players is something to behold, only occassionally legal but then one assumes they get away with it in the Bundesliga but impressive nonetheless to buy the referee’s largesse
🗒️ | 88’ Villa clear from Bayern’s posessional pressure but it comes back and it’s yet another easy pick up from Martínez
🗒️ | 90’ The third official or fourth or sixth shows 4’ of injury time
🗒️ | 90’ Martínez makes a genuinely excellent save this time before going down with ‘cramp’. That would have been a wounder.
🟨 | 90+1’ Booking, Ian Maatsen, not sure why yet
🗒️ | 90+2’ Villa hoof but it comes back
🗒️ | 90+3’ Bayern in possession around the penalty area as the ball bounces and hits Diego Carlos’ shoulder for which the referee decides to issue a yellow card
🟨 | 90+3’ Booking, Diego Carlos, Elbow ball
🟨 | 90+4’ Booking, Jhon Durán
🗒️ | 90’+4 Harry Kane plays like he does for England and over promises but there is still time
🗒️ | 90’+5 Stunning stunning stunning save from Martínez to save a certain goal, the best ‘keeper in the World period.
🕒 | 90’+5 FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich

🟨 | 3’ Booking! (Manchester United), Christian Eriksen, Bad Foul
🚑 | 10’ Ezri Konsa is down, it looks like it’s game over for him
🔁 | 12’ Sub off, Ezri Konsa, Sub on, Diego Carlos
🟨 | 37’ Booking! (Manchester United), Harry Maguire, Bad Foul. United are a headless bunch.
🟨 | 41’ Booking! (Manchester United), Kobbie Mainoo, Bad Foul.
🕒 | 45’+4 HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
🟨 | 59’ Booking! (Manchester United), Marcus Rashford, Bad Foul.
💥 | 62’ Rashford should have seen 🟥 another terrible tackle from United but the referee clearly doesn’t want the headlines
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jhon Durán
💥 | 68’ Genuinely excellent free kick from Fernandes hits the top of the bar… not going in but still impressive
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🟨 | 87’ Booking! (Manchester United), Victor Lindelöf, Bad Foul.
💥 | 88’ The ref is fiddling with his technology and the match is delayed
💥 | 90’+2 Fiddle over, play restarts
❗| 90’+3 Chance! Jaden with a vicious goal bound shot assisted by Maatsen but a lucky turn of the defender’s back sends the ball out for a corner. That was a certain goal.
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking! Ross Barkley, Bad Foul.
🕒 | 90’+8 HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United A really solid Villa performance ends. How many times have Villa put in a shift like that and come out unlucky losers against United? Too many to mention. Another point, heady times continue

🟨 | 19’ Booking! (Bologna FC 1909), Riccardo Orsolini, Bad Foul
❗| 21’ Chance! Jhon Durán, Assist from Youri Tielemans saved by Skorupski
❗| 23’ Chance! John McGinn, shot saved by Skorupski
🟨 | 45’ Booking! (Bologna FC 1909), Stefan Posch
❗| 45’+2 Chance! Morgan Rogers, Assist from Leon Bailey saved by Skorupski
🕒 | 45’+3 HT Aston Villa 0-0 Bologna FC 1909
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
❗| 45’+2 Chance! Leon Bailey wide from Morgan Rogers’ assist
🟨 | 45’ Booking! (Bologna FC 1909), Charalampos Lykogiannis, Bad Foul
🟨 | 49’ Booking! Ross Barkley, Bad Foul
🟨 | 53’ Booking! (Bologna FC 1909), Remo Freuler, Bad Foul
⚽ | 55’ Goal!, 1-0, John McGinn
⚽ | 64’ Goal!, 2-0, Jhon Durán, Assist by Morgan Rogers
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Jhon Durán, Sub on, Ollie Watkins
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
🔁 | 77’ (Bologna FC 1909), Sub off, Dan Ndoye, Sub on, Samuel Iling-Junior (Villa loanee)
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Youri Tielemans, Sub on, Boubacar Kamara
❗| 86’ Chance! (Bologna FC 1909), Sam Beukema heads onto the post
❗| 90’+4 Chance! Jacob Ramsey one on one saved by Skorupski
🕒 | 90’+4 HT Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna FC 1909

🟨 | 4’ Booking, Amadou Onana, Bad Foul
❗| 6’ Chance! Ollie Watkins from an Ezri Konsa assist
❗| 7’ Chance! Morgan Rogers from an Ollie Watkins assist
❗| 14’ Chance! Youri Tielemans, saved by Mark Travers
❗| 15’ Chance! Ollie Watkins from a Lucas Digne assist
🟨 | 18’ Booking, Youri Tielemans, Bad Foul
❗| 23’ Chance! Amadou Onana, saved by Mark Travers
⚽ | 28’ Goal!, 1-0, John McGinn, Assist by Ollie Watkins
🎥 | 30’ Goal overturned by VAR as ball deemed to have crossed the line before crossing
🟨 | 41’ Booking, Jacob Ramsey, Bad Foul
🕒 | 45’+5 HT Aston Villa 0-0 AFC Bournemouth
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Ross Barkley
❗| 47’ Chance! Youri Tielemans from a Jacob Ramsey assist
🟨 | 55’ Booking, John McGinn, Bad Foul
🔁 | 57’ Sub off Morgan Rogers, Sub on Jhon Durán
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Lucas Digne, Bad Foul
❗| 63’ Chance! Ollie Watkins from a Matty Cash assist
❗| 66’ Chance! Jhon Durán, saved by Mark Travers
🔁 | 71’ Sub off John McGinn, Sub on Leon Bailey
🔁 | 71’ Sub off Lucas Digne, Sub on Ian Maatsen
❗| 74’ Chance! Jhon Durán from an Ollie Watkins assist
⚽ | 76’ Goal!, 1-0, Ross Barkley, Assist by Leon Bailey
🔁 | 82’ Sub off Ollie Watkins, Sub on Boubacar Kamara
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking, Matty Cash, Bad Foul
🟨 | 90’+6 Booking, Ross Barkley, Bad Foul
🥅 | 90’+6 Goal, 1-1, (AFC Bournemouth), Evanilson
🕒 | 90’+8 HT Aston Villa 1-1 AFC Bournemouth

❗| 3’ A couple of fleet footed moves from Brugges and Bailey holding his neck in discomfort is the news so far.
❗| 7’ Plenty of Villa possession in Brugges’ half but the angles and distance are just off at the moment preventing any real chances from otherwise promising positions.
❗| 10’ Lovely pass and move in midfield before Tielemans blasts wildly over.
❗| 13’ Chance! Terrible defenisve play from Brugges allows Kamara to tee up Rogers, deflected wide, corner. Referee Stieler awards a non foul against Kamara that basically ends the opportunity.
❗| 14’ Nice play from Bailey who frees Watkins but a lucky defensive block in the area bounces the ball to safety.
❗| 15’ Carlos is punished for very little contact and a free kick is awarded just outside the box by Referee Stieler. A couple of typical European officiating moments there,
🟨 | 16’ Booking for Nielsen, acciedently catching Tielemans’ boot, that seemed harsh too.
❗| 18’ Not wishing to criticise but it’s so easy for teams to attack and cross well down the left with a centre back playing at right back, a massive oversight that for Villa, to be fair that and the lack of a backup ‘keeper are Emery’s only real squad weaknesses.
❗| 19’ Two Brugges attacks in quick succession despite looking very offside, either they were or the judgement and movement of the Brugges players is phenomenal. We talk fractions these days and they were defeinitely fractions offside.
❗| 20’ Another really soft free kick this time against Mings from refreee Stieler.
❗| 21’ Chance! Villa win the ball in midfleld and set Watkins free, agonisingly just wide, best chance of the game.
❗| 22’ Again Brugges so high up on the Villa defence that you can’t believe they’re not off side as they receive the ball, presumably the approach is to let them be and check later if a goal is scored, ridiculous.
❗| 23’ Great play from Maatsen on the left to keep the ball in but Villa are facing two banks of 5 in front of them from the home team as the challanges begin to get more robust.
❗| 24’ Chance! fabulous ball from Kamamra but McGinn cannot direct the header on goal and it bounces up and over.
🟨 | 25’ The refreee is having a mare, Mings is booked and Stieler decides to scream at Diego Carlos before booking him, Unai Emery is not impressed.
❗| 28’ The referee seems to have taken the fluidity out of the game, it certainly looks like Villa have been affected by those two bookings. Suddenly nerves are appaarent.
❗| 29’ Another Brugges attack, surely offside at the start, sees Martinez save onto the bar, the ball stays in and another Martinez save is requred… are these different rules? What is the point of a linesman? The flag should have been up on the first ball.
❗| 31’ Chance! Villa break through the 10 men block and Rogers’ shot is deflected for a corner
❗| 33’ Mingolet repeatedly pushes the Villa player in the back as he awaits a corner before a two man assault on Watkins prevents a shot. These are definitely different rules, if he’d have gone down on the fourth push would that be a peanlty?
❗| 35’ Again the Brugges attacker is ahead of Mings as he receives the ball in the box and dispatches a shot requiring a panicked clearance. That precipitates another follow up strike…. de ja vu. The combination of marginal offside delivery, a yard of space won, a strike and a follow up shot almost seems like a tactic from Brugges. Is this the first example of a team playing the system of referee’s lack of onfield decision making to their benefit? Certainly if you have a chance, any chance it creates momentum, being pulled back for offside negates that completely, not doing so has the total opposite effect. Brugges are undoubtedly benefiiting from that.
❗| 37’ Chance! McGinn from distance but Mingolet gets down easily.
❗| 38’ Brugges manage an attack without being offside and they are impressive technically but Villa aren’t helping themselves allowing play to come on to them so easily.
❗| 40’ A bit of possession for the last 2 minutes from Villa but no way through… it feels like they haven’t seen Brugges play…. Tielemans, subdued so far plays a ball into the box without a player near.
❗| 45’+2 Still Villa in possession but another aimless ball is the outcome before Brugges win the ball far too easily and are in on goal in a flash, by contrast Villa are playing with no pace or dynamism before a genuine foul in the centre circle sees a free kick for Tielemans to deliver. Comes to nothing. Poor half from Villa in then end. But there is a feeling here that Brugges know something we don’t.
🕒 | 45’+3 HT Club Brugge 0-0 Aston Villa
❗| 49’ A slightly barmy handball awarded against Rogers befor another diagonal ball comes in and Brugges are stretching Villa’s backline again.
❗| 50’ Referee Stieler has totally lost the plot. Self importantly strutting from the Villa half with players in tow, points to the spot as McGinn can hardly believe it and the referee claims that Mings’ movement of the ball with his hand in preparation for taking a free kick was handball. Absolute farce. The referee claims he ‘believes’ Martinez had already taken the free kick and awards the penalty. Totally unacceptable. MINGS ISN’T BOOKED. The same thing happened Arsenal v. Bayern last season. No action taken. Interesting but totally in keeping with how Stieler has officiated the game.
🥅 | 52’ Goal, (Club Brugges), Hans Vanaken, penalty
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jhon Durán
❗| 60’ Villa are in a mess, as they attack they are hitting the first man whilst retreating with alacrity under pressure.
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Tyrone Mings, Sub on, Pau Torres
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
❗| 69’ Villa cannot string a pass together, they seem unable to play against this Brugges defence, bizarre
❗| 70’ Brugges chance from distance
❗| 72’ More misplaced passing from Villa,
❗| 73’ Terrible cross from Bailey as he’s played in down the flank, straight into the ‘keeper’s arms with no force
🟨 | 77’ Referee Stieler books Vetlesen for a clear foul and apologises to the Brugges player. This is odd in the extreme.
❗| 78’ Tielemans delivers the ball from the resultant free kick but it’s powderpuff stuff and within a second Brugge are attacking with Villa committing unforced errors… are they all ill or something
❗| 79’ Duran is dragged to the ground from behind and another free kick is awarded
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Diego Carlos, Sub on, Kosta Nedeljkovic
❗| 82’ More powderpuff aimless play from Villa, this is quite a shocking peformance on the back of the second half at Tottenham, three defeats in a row against inferior opposition ahead of a trip to League leaders Liverpool
❗| 83’ Brugges miles off side, release the attacker and Martinez is forced to come out of his area to save, no flag, no free kick.
❗| 85’ Shot wide by Kamara, for Villa today that’s a chance
❗| 87’ Another aimless shot from Villa, we may be playing 12 but we have been incredibly poor
❗| 88’ Buendía is everywhere but to such an extent that he can’t focus any play to good effect despite making more attacking moves in 8’ than the team had managed in the previous 80’
❗| 89’ Niggly foul after niggly foul from Brugges, Villa just can’t cope
🟨 | 90’ Villa lose the ball and Kamara lunges, misses, and is booked, if he’d connected there’s no doubt he’d have been off.
🗒️ | As ever Unai will be even-handed after tha game but he must be very very worried.
❗| 90+1 Cut back in the area from Maatsen but Villa cannot get the shot away
❗| 90+2 Cross into the box easily headed away
🟨 | 90’+3 Villa passively passing around the box before another hoof from Brugges relieves the ‘pressure’ ahead of a pathetic dive from a Brugge player feining an elbow from Konsa…. who is booked. Unbelievable. Brugees get the free kick and to their credit try to attack as Villa mess it up.
🗒️ | A truly woeful performance, worrying times. Three defeats in a row. Huge, huge question marks over what has happened.
🕒 | 90’+6 HT Club Brugge 1-0 Aston Villa

❗| 11’ Chance! Watkins over from a Rogers pass
❗| 11’ Chance! Ramsey’s shot from a Tielemans pass is blocked
❗| 15’ Chance! Bailey heads over from a Tielemans assist
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Darwin Núñez, Leon Bailey fouls Salah in the build up, good job they scored or that would have been a red all day long
❗| 25’ Chance! Wide from Watkins after another Rogers pass
❗| 32’ Chance! This time Ramsey wide
🟨 | 34’ Booking! Morgan Rogers, Bad Foul
❗| 37’ Chance! Digne in, Onana heads for goal, saved
❗| 38’ Chance! Same again, Digne in, Carlos heads for goal, saved
❗| 38’ Chance! And again, Watkins heads for goal, saved
❗| 38’ Chance! 3 in a minute as Digne puts the ball wide form a Tielemans pass
🚑 | 45’ Jacob Ramsey is down getting treatment
🔁 | 45’+2 Sub off, Jacob Ramsey, Sub on, John McGinn
🟨 | 45’+3 Booking! Youri Tielemans, Bad Foul
🕒 | 45’+4 HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
❗| 46’ Chance! Rogers wide
💥 | 58’ Torres fouled in the box by Bradley, no penalty from referee Coote but it is clearly a foul
🎥 | 58’ VAR check incredibly does not overturn the onfield decision, that is shocking
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins, Sub on, Jhon Durán
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Ian Maatsen
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Boubacar Kamara
🟨 | 76’ Booking! Boubacar Kamara, Bad Foul
❗| 82’ Chance! Philogene over from a McGinn ball in
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah
❗| 88’ Chance! McGinn wide from Maatsen pass
🕒 | 90’+5 FT Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa

🥅 | 4’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Ismaïla Sarr
🗒️ | 20’ Palace have been on the defensive since taking a shock lead but Villa just can’t make the pressure count
💥 | 23’ Will Hughes nobbles Rogers from behind, no booking
❗| 28’ Chance! Bailey to Watkins, near post save from Henderson
⚽ | 36’ Goal!, 1-1, Ollie Watkins on his 185th appearance scores from a John McGinn assist on his 250th appearance
❗| 39’ Chance! Bailey hits the bar from a Rogers cross
💥 | 43’ Bailey is fouled in the box
🎥 | 44’ VAR Check, penalty given
💥 | 45’ Missed penalty, Youri Tielemans, Dean Henderson saves
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 1-2, (Crystal Palace), Justin Devenny ridiculous good fortune for Palace, shades of Liverpool as Palace break from a corner and Villa have no cover.
❗| 45’+4 Chance! McGinn wide
🕒 | 45’+6 Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Lamare Bogarde, Sub on, Matty Cash
❗| 48’ Chance! McGinn wide
❗| 48’ Chance! Rogers’ shot from Bailey’s pass is blocked
❗| 49’ Chance! Maatsen receives from McGinn and shoots but Henderson saves
❗| 50’ Chance! Maatsen again, Palace block again
❗| 50’ Chance! Maatsen turns provider, Watkins shoots, Palace get a block again
❗| 50’ Chance! Carlos now! wide
🟨 | 59’ Booking! Diego Carlos, Bad Foul
🟨 | 66’ Booking! Ian Maatsen, Bad Foul
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Ian Maatsen, Sub on, Lucas Digne
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Jhon Durán
❗| 75’ Chance! Watkins shot is blocked from Durán ball
❗| 75’ Chance! Barkley heads over
⚽ | 77’ Goal!, 2-2, Ross Barkley, Assist by Youri Tielemans
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Emiliano Buendía
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jaden Philogene-Bidace
❗| 83’ Chance! A shot is blocked by Palace yet again this time Durán from Buendía’s ball
🟨 | 85’ Booking! Emiliano Buendía, Bad Foul
🕒 | 90’+7 Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace