Aston Villa vs Preston North End, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Aston Villa

22': Albert Adomah
36': Albert Adomah (P)

FT
2 - 2

Preston North End

64': Jordan Hugill
76': Jordan Hugill

Jordan Hugill at the double to earn Preston a point at Villa

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marnick Vermijl.
12': Attempt missed. Andre Green (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor with a cross.
12': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
12': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Preston North End. Thomas Spurr tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
18': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
18': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
19': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Preston North End 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
24': Offside, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
25': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
25': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
26': Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
28': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Gallagher.
32': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
35': Penalty Aston Villa. Albert Adomah draws a foul in the penalty area.
35': Penalty conceded by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
40': Chris Maxwell (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
41': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Gallagher.
44': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
44': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
45'+2': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Gallagher following a set piece situation.
45'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
45'+5': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0.
0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0.
47': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
49': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
49': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
49': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
51': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
52': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
52': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Thomas Spurr.
53': Attempt missed. Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henri Lansbury with a cross following a corner.
54': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
54': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
57': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
58': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
58': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
59': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
59': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan replaces Callum Robinson.
61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Chester.
61': Hand ball by Thomas Spurr (Preston North End).
63': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
63': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 1. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
65': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
65': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
66': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
67': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Foul by Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End).
68': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Marnick Vermijl (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt missed. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
69': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a headed pass.
70': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Henri Lansbury.
72': Delay in match Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
74': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
76': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross following a corner.
77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Henri Lansbury.
78': Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Jordan Hugill because of an injury.
79': Hand ball by Andre Green (Aston Villa).
83': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
84': Offside, Preston North End. Tom Clarke tries a through ball, but Jermaine Beckford is caught offside.
84': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
84': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
88': Substitution, Aston Villa. Gary Gardner replaces Jordan Amavi.
90': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
90': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Jack Grealish.
90'+5': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
90'+5': Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2.

Statistics

PNE		AVL
15	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	0
44	Possession	56
8	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
229	Accurate Passes	329
355	Passes	447
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
16	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.2
99	Long Balls	79
39	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
14	Effective Tackles	13
19	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	26
35	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 32,415

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
34	Sam Johnstone (GK)
2	Nathan Baker
12	James Chester
23	Jordan Amavi
21	Alan Hutton
40	Jack Grealish
15	Ashley Westwood
5	Henri Lansbury
11	Gabriel Agbonlahor
19	Andre Green
37	Albert Adomah

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Gary Gardner, Tommy Elphick, Leandro Bacuna, Micah Richards, Mark Bunn, Aaron Tshibola, Keinan Davis.

Preston North End (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
5	Tom Clarke
17	Thomas Spurr
2	Marnick Vermijl
11	Daniel Johnson
8	Alan Browne
14	Aiden McGeady
12	Paul Gallagher
25	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Andrew Boyle, Jermaine Beckford, Anders Lindegaard, Liam Grimshaw, Daryl Horgan, Simon Makienok, Ben Pringle.

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