Aston Villa v Stoke City, 03 October 2015

Score1-0 to Stoke City
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance33,189

View Aston Villa v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm

0 Aston Villa

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Goals:

Marko Arnautović 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Jordan Amavi
Defender Jose Angel Crespo
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Rudy Gestede
Forward Scott Sinclair

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Grealish for Joleon Lescott 46
Jordan Ayew for Scott Sinclair 59
Carles Gil for Ashley R Westwood 75

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Bojan Krkić 58
Marco Van Ginkel for Marko Arnautović 69
Joselu for Mame Biram Diouf 86

Cards:

Ashley R Westwood 44 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Jordan Ayew

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Marco Van Ginkel
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu

Comments:

League position: 18th Aston Villa had now lost all of their last four Premier League games by a one-goal margin. They had now earned only one point in their last seven Premier League games. This was Ashley Westwood's 100th Premier League appearance for Villa (three goals).

Comments:

League position: 14th Stoke City had now won their last two Premier League games after winning just two of their previous 11 league outings. They had been without a win in eight Premier League away matches since a 2-1 victory at Villa Park in February. This was their first clean sheet in the Premier League in 2015-16.

0 Aston Villa

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Jordan Amavi
Defender Jose Angel Crespo
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Joleon Lescott
Defender Micah Richards
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Rudy Gestede
Forward Scott Sinclair

Substitutions:

Jack Grealish for Joleon Lescott 46
Jordan Ayew for Scott Sinclair 59
Carles Gil for Ashley R Westwood 75

Cards:

Ashley R Westwood 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Kieran Richardson
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Forward Jordan Ayew

Comments:

League position: 18th Aston Villa had now lost all of their last four Premier League games by a one-goal margin. They had now earned only one point in their last seven Premier League games. This was Ashley Westwood's 100th Premier League appearance for Villa (three goals).

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Marko Arnautović 55 G

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Phillip Wollscheid Defender
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Charlie Adam Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Marko Arnautović Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Bojan Krkić Forward
Jon Walters Forward

Substitutions:

Ibrahim Afellay for Bojan Krkić 58
Marco Van Ginkel for Marko Arnautović 69
Joselu for Mame Biram Diouf 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Marco Van Ginkel
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu

Comments:

League position: 14th Stoke City had now won their last two Premier League games after winning just two of their previous 11 league outings. They had been without a win in eight Premier League away matches since a 2-1 victory at Villa Park in February. This was their first clean sheet in the Premier League in 2015-16.