Aston Villa vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 4-0 on aggregate
Aston Villa
  • 25': Ollie Watkins
  • 60': Leon Bailey
  • 75': Jhon Durán
  • 81': Moussa Diaby
FT
4 - 0
2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 4-0 on aggregate
Ajax Amsterdam
  • Red Card 66': Sivert Mannsverk

About

Aston Villa are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 11': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 11': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Devyne Rensch.
  • 13': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
  • 13': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax).
  • 14': Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Diant Ramaj (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
  • 19': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 25': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Diant Ramaj.
  • 25': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Ajax 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 30': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax).
  • 30': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins because of an injury.
  • 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ahmetcan Kaplan.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Ahmetcan Kaplan because of an injury.
  • 40': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
  • 40': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Ajax 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Morgan Rogers.
  • 46': Hand ball by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 47': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
  • 47': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Hand ball by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
  • 56': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
  • 56': Josip Sutalo (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Moreno.
  • 60': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Ajax 0. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
  • 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Foul by Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax).
  • 66': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Second yellow card to Sivert Mannsverk (Ajax) for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
  • 69': Substitution, Ajax. Anton Gaaei replaces Josip Sutalo.
  • 71': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 71': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Clément Lenglet replaces Diego Carlos because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Leon Bailey.
  • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Ajax 0. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Ajax. Benjamin Tahirovic replaces Devyne Rensch because of an injury.
  • 81': Goal! Aston Villa 4, Ajax 0. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Omari Kellyman replaces Douglas Luiz.
  • 84': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
  • 84': Offside, Aston Villa. Matty Cash is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
  • 89': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 90': Offside, Ajax. Jorrel Hato is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Ajax 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Ajax 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 0
54 Possession 46
2 SHOTS 13
1 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
370 Accurate Passes 315
446 Passes 370
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
5 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 35
14 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 7
11 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 2
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 30,210

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14 Pau Torres
3 Diego Carlos
15 Álex Moreno
2 Matty Cash
6 Douglas Luiz
7 John McGinn
27 Morgan Rogers Yellow Card
31 Leon Bailey
11 Ollie Watkins Yellow Card
19 Moussa Diaby
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Clément Lenglet, Tim Iroegbunam, Joe Gauci, Youri Tielemans, Omari Kellyman, Lucas Digne, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen.

AJA Ajax Amsterdam (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Diant Ramaj (GK)
13 Ahmetcan Kaplan
4 Jorrel Hato
37 Josip Sutalo
16 Sivert Mannsverk Yellow Card
6 Jordan Henderson
25 Borna Sosa
2 Devyne Rensch
9 Brian Brobbey
8 Kenneth Taylor
38 Kristian Hlynsson
Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:
Jakov Medic, Kian Fitz-Jim, Mika Godts, Benjamin Tahirovic, Branco van den Boomen, Silvano Vos, Remko Pasveer, Julian Rijkhoff, Anton Gaaei, Carlos Forbs, Gerónimo Rulli, Chuba Akpom.

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