Stoke City vs Aston Villa

Championship

Stoke

5-6-6

2-1

Final

Aston Villa

5-4-8

bet365 Stadium

Match pulse

STKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'AVL

53%Possession47%

12Shots14

2On target4

6Corners7

3Saves0

13Fouls17

21'Marc AlbrightonAVL26'Marc WilsonSTK50'Ciaran ClarkAVL60'Fabian DelphAVL61'Chris HerdAVL85'Ashley WestwoodAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
STK	0	2	2
AVL	0	1	1

Who won: Stoke 2-1

Stoke City beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at bet365 Stadium. Goals for Stoke: Charlie Adam (50') and Peter Crouch (70'). Goals for Aston Villa: Libor Kozák (66').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Aston Villa 1.
Offside, Aston Villa. Matthew Lowton tries a through ball, but Andreas Weimann is caught offside.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Jermaine Pennant (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Bowery (Aston Villa).
90'+2'AVL
Foul
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jonathan Walters.
89'
Foul by Glenn Whelan (Stoke City).
89'
Free kick won
Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'
Yellow card
Steven N'Zonzi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
A. Westwood
85'
Foul
Foul by Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa).
85'AVL
Foul
Offside, Stoke City. Glenn Whelan tries a through ball, but Jermaine Pennant is caught offside.
84'STK
Offside
Substitution, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna replaces Marc Albrighton.
81'
Sub
Substitution
Foul by Steven N'Zonzi (Stoke City).
L. Bacuna
81'
Sub
Substitution
Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
L. Bacuna
81'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
S. N'Zonzi
81'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Libor Kozák.
S. N'Zonzi
79'
Shot blocked
Foul by Glenn Whelan (Stoke City).
77'
Free kick won
Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77'
Foul
Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
76'
Foul
Chris Herd (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
P. Crouch
76'
Foul
Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
P. Crouch
76'AVL
Shot off target
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
75'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Libor Kozák (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
A. Begovic
75'
Shot on target
Peter Crouch (Stoke City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a headed pass following a corner.
73'STK
Shot hit woodwork
Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Albrighton.