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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 3 (setup 5, season 17)
Aston Villa
v.
Preston North End
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Lars UNNERSTALL16Chris MAXWELL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Alan HUTTON72Tom CLARKE
Jordan AMAVI3Daniel PUDIL
Yoann GOURCUFF47RENATO Cardoso Porto NETO
Carlos Alberto SÁNCHEZ Moreno757Bailey WRIGHT
John TERRY6Alan BROWNE
Leandro BACUNA7Daniel JOHNSON
Sidney SAM87MAICON Marques Bitencourt
Jonathan KODJIA97Stevie MAY
Glenn WHELAN10Aiden McGEADY
Ross McCORMACK611Mauro Matías ZÁRATE
Manager
Jores OKORE12Paul GALLAGHER
Sam JOHNSTONE13Anders LINDEGAARD
Keinan DAVIS14Greg CUNNINGHAM
Micah RICHARDS15Eoin DOYLE
Henri LANSBURY16Liam GRIMSHAW

Aston Villa 3 Preston North End 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 31,187, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Jon MOSS 6½, TV: live)
1 Kodjia, 60 Kodjia, 87 AmaviScorers6 Pudil
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings55 Browne
3Corners5
7Fouls1
4Offsides3
6Shots on3
11Shots off10
17Total shots13
3Shots saved2
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Daniel PUDIL
1GOAL!! After being forced wide KODJIA was able to force the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (1-0 Aston Villa)
5Uncertainty in the Preston North End defence enabled SAM to crack an effort just beyond the far post.
5A corner was collected by WHELAN who forced an effort just beyond the near post.
6GOAL!! A mishit clearance dropped to RENATO NETO who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily PUDIL was on hand to volley the ball into the top corner. (1-1)
9RENATO NETO was put clear by JOHNSON and he beat UNNERSTALL but thrust his shot over.
11A cross from MCGEADY left MAY in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
14KODJIA nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
16A twenty yard drive from SAM caused the 'keeper no problem.
23RENATO NETO shot over.
31A shot from GOURCUFF was nodded off the line by CLARKE.
31CLARKE stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
41BROWNE rushed a simple chance.
45A penalty box scramble resulted in MAY driving a low shot over.
 
55BROWNE cautioned for a poor challenge.
57GOURCUFF beat MCGEADY and whacked the ball to SAM who blasted his shot wide.
59A pin-point pass was collected by MAY and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
60GOAL!! The creative AMAVI neatly nodded on a cross for KODJIA to hit the ball in. (2-1 Aston Villa)
67SAM waltzed away from BROWNE and rifled a weak shot into the crowd.
71AMAVI beat four Preston North End players and slammed a shot wide.
79A clever pass from GOURCUFF, was nudged goalbound by SAM only for MAXWELL to block.
80A free-kick from KODJIA flew over.
87GOAL!! A mishit goal-kick was intercepted by SAM who setup AMAVI with a simple chance. (3-1 Aston Villa)