Aston Villa vs Swansea City
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 AVL | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 SWA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Aston Villa 2-0
Aston Villa beat Swansea City 2-0 on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Matthew Lowton (16') and Christian Benteke (88').
Play by play
- Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Swansea City 0.
- 90'+2'
Handball
Hand ball by Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa).
K. El Ahmadi
- 90'+2'
Handball
Attempt missed. Luke Moore (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
K. El Ahmadi
- 80'
Yellow card
Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michu.
E. Lichaj
- 90'
Shot off target
Goal! Aston Villa 2, Swansea City 0. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 89'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Luke Moore (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angel Rangel with a cross.
B. Davies
- GOAL88'
Goal! Right footed shot
C. Benteke
Attempt missed. Luke Moore (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.
AVL 2 - 0 SWA - 87'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Matthew Lowton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darren Bent.
- 85'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
L. Moore
- 84'AVL
Shot on target
Offside, Swansea City. Luke Moore tries a through ball, but Itay Shechter is caught offside.
- 83'
Shot on target
Attempt blocked. Luke Moore (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 81'
Offside
Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'
Free kick won
Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80'
Foul
Foul by Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa).
- 80'AVL
Foul
Substitution, Swansea City. Itay Shechter replaces Leon Britton.
- 80'Sub
Subbed on for B. Holman
Substitution, Aston Villa. Charles N'Zogbia replaces Brett Holman.
E. Shechter
- 79'Sub
Substitution
Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
C. N'Zogbia
- 79'AVL
Shot off target
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
- 78'
Corner awarded
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Bent.
- 78'AVL
Shot blocked
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michel Vorm.
- 74'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
M. Vorm
- 74'AVL
Shot on target
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Angel Rangel.
- 74'
Corner awarded
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Lichaj.
- 74'
Free kick won
Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'
SubSubstitution
Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
A. Westwood
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