Aston Villa against Blackburn Rovers

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Nigel Reo-Coker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Stephen Warnock takes it (Attacking)

Steve Sidwell hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Zurab Khizanishvili takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Handball called on John Carew

Steven Reid takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

John Carew commits a foul on Martin Olsson resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Steven Reid takes it (Defending)

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play

Steven Reid hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Nigel Reo-Coker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Stephen Warnock takes it (Attacking)

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Maceo Rigters enters for Míchel Salgado. Reason: Tactical

John Carew hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot

Pascal Chimbonda clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Stewart Downing takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

Martin Olsson commits a foul on Ashley Young resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Aston Villa makes a sub: John Carew enters for Nathan Delfouneso. Reason: Tactical

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Zurab Khizanishvili commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes it (Defending)

Stephen Warnock takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Stephen Warnock resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Stephen Warnock crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: cross

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Gael Givet clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Stephen Warnock takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Phil Jones commits a foul on Emile Heskey resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Nikola Kalinic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Steve Sidwell clears the ball from danger.

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Jason Brown takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Habib Beye commits a foul on Míchel Salgado resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Defending)

Míchel Salgado takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass

Ashley Young commits a foul on Morten Gamst Pedersen resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

That last goal was assisted by Morten Gamst Pedersen (Cross from Right Byline)

Nikola Kalinic hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Zurab Khizanishvili enters for David Dunn. Reason: Tactical

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Gael Givet clears the ball from danger.

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Martin Olsson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Steven Reid takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Stewart Downing commits a foul on Steven Reid resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Aston Villa makes a sub: Steve Sidwell enters for Fabian Delph. Reason: Tactical

The second half is under way

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Morten Gamst Pedersen enters for Franco Di Santo. Reason: Tactical

Nikola Kalinic commits a foul on Carlos Jimenez Cuellar resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Jason Brown takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Nathan Delfouneso

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

El-Hadji Diouf has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: serious foul play

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross

El-Hadji Diouf commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Ashley Young takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Punch)

El-Hadji Diouf takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save

That last goal was assisted by Ashley Young (Cross from Left Wing)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Míchel Salgado is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Stephen Warnock resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: David Dunn takes it (Attacking)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.

Martin Olsson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

James Collins takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Franco Di Santo commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Gael Givet takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Offside called on Emile Heskey

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Parry)

David Dunn places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and the goalkeepper saves it!

Nigel Reo-Coker is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on Steven Reid resulting on a penalty for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Pascal Chimbonda crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Gael Givet takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Ashley Young commits a foul on Martin Olsson resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Stephen Warnock takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

Stewart Downing hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Block)

Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

David Dunn takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Fabian Delph commits a foul on Franco Di Santo resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Nikola Kalinic commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Fabian Delph resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Punch)

El-Hadji Diouf takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save

Habib Beye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Steven Reid commits a foul on Nigel Reo-Coker resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

That last goal was assisted by Ashley Young (Cross from Left Wing)

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Handball called on Steven Reid

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Emile Heskey hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Martin Olsson commits a foul on Stewart Downing resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Martin Olsson clears the ball from danger.

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

El-Hadji Diouf clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Gael Givet takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on El-Hadji Diouf resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good header. Outcome: save

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play

Brad Guzan takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Nikola Kalinic

Game on!

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Nigel Reo-Coker hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Stephen Warnock takes it (Attacking)

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Maceo Rigters enters for Míchel Salgado. Reason: Tactical

John Carew hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: shot

Pascal Chimbonda clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Stewart Downing takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

Martin Olsson commits a foul on Ashley Young resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Aston Villa makes a sub: John Carew enters for Nathan Delfouneso. Reason: Tactical

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Zurab Khizanishvili commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

Throw-in: Carlos Jimenez Cuellar takes it (Defending)

Stephen Warnock takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Stephen Warnock resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar

Stephen Warnock crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: cross

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Gael Givet clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Stephen Warnock takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Phil Jones commits a foul on Emile Heskey resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Nikola Kalinic hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Steve Sidwell clears the ball from danger.

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance

Jason Brown takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Habib Beye commits a foul on Míchel Salgado resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Defending)

Míchel Salgado takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass

Ashley Young commits a foul on Morten Gamst Pedersen resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

That last goal was assisted by Morten Gamst Pedersen (Cross from Right Byline)

Nikola Kalinic hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Zurab Khizanishvili enters for David Dunn. Reason: Tactical

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Gael Givet clears the ball from danger.

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: save

Martin Olsson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Steven Reid takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play

Stewart Downing commits a foul on Steven Reid resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Aston Villa makes a sub: Steve Sidwell enters for Fabian Delph. Reason: Tactical

The second half is under way

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

The referee has signaled the end of the first half

Blackburn Rovers makes a sub: Morten Gamst Pedersen enters for Franco Di Santo. Reason: Tactical

Nikola Kalinic commits a foul on Carlos Jimenez Cuellar resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Jason Brown takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Nathan Delfouneso

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

El-Hadji Diouf has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: serious foul play

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross

El-Hadji Diouf commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Ashley Young takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Punch)

El-Hadji Diouf takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save

That last goal was assisted by Ashley Young (Cross from Left Wing)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross

Míchel Salgado is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Stephen Warnock resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: David Dunn takes it (Attacking)

Carlos Jimenez Cuellar clears the ball from danger.

Martin Olsson crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

James Collins takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Franco Di Santo commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Gael Givet takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass

Offside called on Emile Heskey

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Parry)

David Dunn places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and the goalkeepper saves it!

Nigel Reo-Coker is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on Steven Reid resulting on a penalty for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Pascal Chimbonda crosses the ball. Outcome: open play

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Gael Givet takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play

Ashley Young commits a foul on Martin Olsson resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Stephen Warnock takes it (Defending)

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Attacking)

Stewart Downing hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Block)

Ashley Young hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save

David Dunn takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Fabian Delph commits a foul on Franco Di Santo resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Nikola Kalinic commits a foul on Habib Beye resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Míchel Salgado commits a foul on Fabian Delph resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Pascal Chimbonda takes it (Attacking)

Brad Guzan makes a very good save (Punch)

El-Hadji Diouf takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: save

Habib Beye takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Steven Reid commits a foul on Nigel Reo-Coker resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

That last goal was assisted by Ashley Young (Cross from Left Wing)

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good header. Outcome: goal

Brad Guzan takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Handball called on Steven Reid

Throw-in: Martin Olsson takes it (Defending)

Emile Heskey hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

Stewart Downing crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play

Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass

Martin Olsson commits a foul on Stewart Downing resulting on a free kick for Aston Villa

Martin Olsson clears the ball from danger.

Ashley Young crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance

El-Hadji Diouf clears the ball from danger.

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance

Throw-in: Habib Beye takes it (Defending)

Gael Givet takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Nigel Reo-Coker commits a foul on El-Hadji Diouf resulting on a free kick for Blackburn Rovers

Jason Brown makes a very good save (Catch)

Nathan Delfouneso hits a good header. Outcome: save

Ashley Young takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot

Stewart Downing takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play

Brad Guzan takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

Offside called on Nikola Kalinic

Game on!