English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 1, 2009
Stoke City LLWLD 2
–
Aston Villa WLDLL 2
Villa Park · 39,641 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
35.6
Possession
64.4
12
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
159
Accurate Passes
350
247
Passes
447
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
9
15
Crosses
44
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
62
23
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
12
27
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
20
49
Clearances
34

Head to Head

STK leads series 1-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 15Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 16Zat KnightCD-R
  4. 2Luke YoungLB
  5. 24Carlos CuéllarRB
  6. 19Stilian PetrovCM-L
  7. 6Gareth BarryCM-R
  8. 7Ashley YoungLM
  9. 8James MilnerRM
  10. 18Emile HeskeyCF-L
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Nigel Reo-CokerSUB
  2. 14Nathan DelfounesoSUB
  3. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  4. 10John CarewSUB
  5. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  6. 9Marlon HarewoodSUB
  7. 21Nicky ShoreySUB

STK · 4-4-2

  1. 29Thomas SorensenG
  2. 33Ibrahima SonkoCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 3Danny HigginbothamLB
  5. 28Andy WilkinsonRB
  6. 19Amdy FayeCM-L
  7. 18Salif DiaoCM-R
  8. 14Danny PughLM
  9. 7Liam LawrenceRM
  10. 11Mamady SidibeCF-L
  11. 20James BeattieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Richard CresswellSUB
  2. 6Glenn WhelanSUB
  3. 27Henri CamaraSUB
  4. 5Leon CortSUB
  5. 22Stephen KellySUB
  6. 1Steve SimonsenSUB
  7. 10Ricardo FullerSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'
  2. 45'
  3. 54'
  4. 64'
  5. 76'
  6. 79'
  7. 87'
  8. 90'+1'

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