English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Preston North End, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 26': Jonathan Kodjia
  • 37': Tammy Abraham
  • Red Card 54': James Chester
  • 90'+1': Yannick Bolasie
FT
3 - 3
Preston North End
  • 56': Daniel Johnson (P)
  • 79': Paul Gallagher
  • 86': Louis Moult

About

Aston Villa are hosting Preston North End 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.
  • 1': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
  • 7': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 9': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
  • 9': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Hand ball by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
  • 14': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
  • 14': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Maxwell.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 21': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 21': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
  • 22': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Preston North End 0. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 30': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 30': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 34': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 35': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
  • 35': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Tom Barkhuizen is caught offside.
  • 37': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 39': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Preston North End) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 43': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 44': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
  • 44': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 45': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 46': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 48': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 53': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 54': Penalty Preston North End. Lukas Nmecha draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by James Chester (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': James Chester (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
  • 56': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 1. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 56': Substitution, Aston Villa. James Bree replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 57': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
  • 57': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 62': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
  • 62': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
  • 64': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Ben Davies (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Huntington.
  • 67': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 71': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
  • 71': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 76': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.
  • 76': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 78': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 78': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 2. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 81': Delay in match Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Louis Moult replaces Darnell Fisher because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Conor Hourihane.
  • 84': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 86': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 86': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 3. Louis Moult (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 88': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 88': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 90'+5': Penalty Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Penalty saved! Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Preston North End 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 4
57.4 Possession 42.6
19 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
427 Accurate Passes 304
519 Passes 391
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 4
32 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
60 Long Balls 73
25 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 8
9 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 6
15 Effective Clearances 32
15 Clearances 32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 27,331

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Mark Bunn (GK)
5 James Chester Red Card
4 Axel Tuanzebe
21 Alan Hutton
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
14 Conor Hourihane
7 John McGinn
20 Birkir Bjarnason
18 Tammy Abraham
10 Jack Grealish Yellow Card
26 Jonathan Kodjia
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Glenn Whelan, Ørjan Nyland, Scott Hogan, Albert Adomah, James Bree, Yannick Bolasie, Anwar El Ghazi.

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Chris Maxwell (GK)
6 Ben Davies Yellow Card
23 Paul Huntington
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Darnell Fisher
7 Callum Robinson
18 Ryan Ledson
4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
45 Lukas Nmecha
29 Tom Barkhuizen
8 Alan Browne
Preston North End Substitutes:
Joshua Earl, Louis Moult, Tom Clarke, Paul Gallagher, Graham Burke, Daniel Johnson, Declan Rudd.

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