Game #5210
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Attendance: 27,544
Stoke
Britannia Stadium
Stoke City
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Yacouba Sylla | 90’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa make it three wins in four games against fellow strugglers to earn another vital three points in their fight against relegation under Paul Lambert.
KEY MAN
Matt Lowton hits a screamer to put Villa ahead on 87' and record a third win in four games under Paul Lambert, Saturday, 6 April 2013.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 April 2013
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🟨 | 35’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🕒 | HT Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Yacouba Sylla
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 1-1, (Stoke City), Michael Kightly
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Jordan Bowery, Sub on, Charles N’Zogbia
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Andreas Weimann, Sub on, Darren Bent
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-1, Matt Lowton
⚽ | 90’+1 Goal, 3-1, Christian Benteke, Assist by Yacouba Sylla
🕒 | FT Stoke City 1-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Paul Lambert's Villa secure their fourth win in seven to double their tally of wins from the previous twenty five Premier League games under Lambert. As a result of Villa's late late victory against 13th placed Stoke - without question their most important win in many a season - they climb out of the relegation places to sixteenth place and two points clear of the drop zone with six to play.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Stoke
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1971-72
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2012-13 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #32 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 6 April 2013
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Paul Lambert | 🏴 | Glasgow, 2012-2015
Referee: Mark Clattenburg | 🏴 | Durham, 2000-2017
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Paul Lambert | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 9 🟥 17 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mark Clattenburg | 🏴 | Durham, 2000-2017
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 Feb 13, Villa 2-1 West Ham (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Simon Beck, Ron Ganfield
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Stoke
🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Fabian Delph and Jordan Bowery replace Barry Bannan and Yacouba Sylla as Brad Guzan remains in goal ahead of Shay Given.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age |
| 24.03 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | 28.59 |
Youngest Player |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 21.68 |
MANAGER
Paul Lambert | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁
F Jordan Bowery | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Tony Pulis | 🏴 |
Stoke
GK Asmir Begović | 🇧🇦 |
CB Robert Huth | 🇩🇪 |
CB Marc Wilson | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Ryan Shawcross | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ryan Shotton | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Steven N’Zonzi | 🇫🇷 |
M Geoff Cameron | 🇺🇸 |
M Dean Whitehead | 🏴 |
M Matthew Etherington | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Jon Walters | 🇮🇪 |
CF Kenwyne Jones | 🇹🇹 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Yacouba Sylla | 🇲🇱 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | for F Jordan Bowery | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 F Darren Bent | 🏴 | for F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 85’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Marc Wilson | 🇮🇪 | (CF Cameron Jerome | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CB Ryan Shotton | 🏴 | (M Charlie Adam | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | M Matthew Etherington | 🏴 | (W Michael Kightly | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 |
M Karim El Ahmadi | 🇲🇦 |
W Brett Holman | 🇦🇺 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Thomas Sørensen (ex) | 🇩🇰 |
RB Andy Wilkinson | 🏴 |
CF Peter Crouch (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Michael Owen | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI: £61.06m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/18
Homegrown: 4/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £50.60m
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 5 |
CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 |
M Chris Herd | 🇦🇺 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
Illness | 1 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
Bomb Squad | 1 |
M Stephen Ireland | 🇮🇪 |
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Jean Makoun | 🇨🇲 | Stade Rennais
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | Blackpool
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | Mallorca
UNAVAILABLE
Not Reported
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 57%
Possession A | 43%
Shots F | 11
Shots A | 6
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 2
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 4
Fouls F | 10
Fouls A | 15
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It was a storming finish to the game from Villa as they claimed a third victory in four games to lift them three points above the relegation zone."
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 6 April 2013
*Aston Villa moved out of the relegation zone by beating Stoke, whose own survival prospects took a blow.*
Gabriel Agbonlahor gave Villa the lead when he side-footed in from close range at the second attempt.
Villa almost added a second when Andreas Weimann’s effort came back off the post, before Michael Kightly slammed in a shot to level for Stoke.
But a spectacular Matthew Lowton strike restored Villa’s lead and Christian Benteke slotted in to wrap up the win.
It was a storming finish to the game from Villa as they claimed a third victory in four games to lift them three points above the relegation zone.
Wins for Wigan and Sunderland on Sunday could see Paul Lambert’s side fall back into the bottom three, but this performance will give Villa plenty of confidence for the run-in.
In contrast, Stoke have won only once in their last 13 league outings and find themselves just four points from the bottom three, with their form and confidence looking increasingly fragile.
The Potters had an early penalty appeal turned down when a Jon Walters cross hit the arm of Villa defender Nathan Baker, and matters soon got worse for Tony Pulis’s men.
Hesitant defending proved the home side’s downfall as Villa took advantage of their let-off to quickly take the lead. Lowton combined with Jordan Bowery on the right flank before firing in a low cross for Agbonlahor, who scored after his initial shot came back off Geoff Cameron.
Stoke looked shocked and Bowery, 21, almost capitalised when he ran at the flailing home defence and curled an 18-yard shot into the side-netting.
Villa now had a firm grip on the game and again came close to a second when Weimann was denied by the woodwork.
Agbonlahor slipped a pass inside to release his fellow forward and the Austrian’s low side-footed shot came back off the foot of the post, Potters keeper Asmir Begovic appearing to get a vital touch.
Agbonlahor then thought he should have had a penalty, racing through on goal before going down as he skipped past the outstretched leg of Begovic. The Villa striker was instead booked for diving.
Stoke were booed off at half-time and the Potters produced nothing to improve their fans’ mood after the interval.
Instead, it was Villa who again went close when left-back Joe Bennett found Bowery, who got past Marc Wilson too easily but saw his shot blocked by Begovic.
Stoke, in danger of finishing bottom of the Premier League scoring charts for a second successive season, failed to make any real chances until a belated rally produced an equaliser.
Midfielder Charlie Adam helped on a Walters pass to fellow sub Kightly, who fired in from 12 yards.
But it was a false dawn for the home side as Villa responded with Lowton’s superb strike, the right-back chesting down a clearance 30 yards out and volleying spectacularly into the top corner.
Benteke completed the win when he broke clear late on and side-footed past Begovic.