English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Bolton Wanderers, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 4': Jack Grealish
  • 57': James Chester
FT
2 - 0
Bolton Wanderers

    About

    Aston Villa are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 4': Foul by Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 4': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a through ball.
    • 6': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
    • 6': Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
    • 9': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 15': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
    • 15': Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Erhun Oztumer (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
    • 22': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 22': Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pawel Olkowski with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hobbs.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 25': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 25': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 27': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Hand ball by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
    • 28': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Taylor with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 31': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 31': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but James Chester is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
    • 33': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
    • 35': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Noone.
    • 40': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
    • 40': Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
    • 42': Foul by Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 42': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 45': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 45': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 47': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
    • 48': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 52': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 52': Foul by Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 52': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Delay in match Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 57': Foul by Joe Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 57': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 59': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Wheater.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Delay in match Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Offside, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah tries a through ball, but John McGinn is caught offside.
    • 68': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 68': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Lloyd Dyer replaces William Buckley.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a headed pass.
    • 70': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Magennis replaces Clayton Donaldson.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Williams.
    • 73': Offside, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Albert Adomah.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 78': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Christian Doidge replaces Erhun Oztumer.
    • 79': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 79': Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Christian Doidge (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Tammy Abraham.
    • 83': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 83': Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 84': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
    • 86': Offside, Aston Villa. Alan Hutton tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Dyer (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Doidge.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Jack Grealish.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
    • 90'+2': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Wheater with a headed pass.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 7
    8 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    40.4 Possession 59.6
    11 SHOTS 17
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    241 Accurate Passes 431
    330 Passes 507
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    9 Accurate Crosses 3
    29 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 60
    34 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 11
    22 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 7
    24 Effective Clearances 20
    24 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 30,802

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Swansea City 3 +4 7
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    4 Middlesbrough 3 +2 6
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    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    5 James Chester
    4 Axel Tuanzebe
    3 Neil Taylor
    21 Alan Hutton
    14 Conor Hourihane
    7 John McGinn
    26 Jonathan Kodjia
    37 Albert Adomah
    18 Tammy Abraham
    10 Jack Grealish
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Ahmed Elmohamady, Mark Bunn, Scott Hogan, Yannick Bolasie, Mile Jedinak, Glenn Whelan, Anwar El Ghazi.

    BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Alnwick (GK)
    14 Jack Hobbs
    31 David Wheater Yellow Card
    3 Andrew Taylor
    16 Pawel Olkowski Yellow Card
    7 Erhun Oztumer
    4 Jason Lowe
    21 Joe Williams
    8 Clayton Donaldson
    11 William Buckley
    12 Craig Noone Yellow Card
    Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Josh Magennis, Mark Beevers, Joshua Vela, Remi Matthews, Christian Doidge, Jonathan Grounds, Lloyd Dyer.

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