I personally would. I'm not going to sit here and say I'm an expert on rugby, but from what I have watched it seems their referees and laws are much less frustrating. I enjoy how the refs are mic'd up so you can hear the thoughts and process the officials are going through, how they justify their decisions.

I also have seen a few instances where it feels like they're just using common sense which is mind blowing when you're a football fan. Like say a lad does a high tackle in rugby, I've heard the refs say "mitigating circumstances are the tackled player was falling and there wasn't sufficient time to pull out of the tackle" and stuff like that. Imagine if that kind of common sense was applied to things like the handball rule! No way would lascelles have been punished yesterday as there was no chance he could have avoided it from that distance when executing a high kick which requires your arms for balance. They also seem to take "clear and obvious" to mean clear and obvious which is nice.

Again, I'm no rugby expert this is just based on what I've seen. I've probably watched about 25 games and never really felt hugely frustrated by the refereeing process like I do with the majority of football now.

Thought this could be an interesting conversation

ETS: I've only watched union, no league

By Keith Hackett. 22 November 19:34

David Coote needs to be managed properly through the crisis he finds himself in, just like a centre-forward who is not scoring goals.  Sport is about confidence and you can take the guy out of the oven and give him advice and build his confidence. If that means giving Coote a run of Championship games, out of the spotlight, do that then bring him back. In the Premier League there is no low-profile game and he needs to be managed through it.

His confidence would have been affected before his match at Old Trafford when he was taken off the Liverpool game as VAR. That showed a lack of consistency because if he is not good enough to be in the VAR role, why keep him on the active role for Manchester United’s game?

I thought it was an error to put him on the Liverpool game to begin with, given his involvement in the Jordan Pickford situation. It cannot be confirmed but I suspect that phone calls have been going on between Liverpool and the PGMOL to say they don’t want this guy on our game as VAR.

It is a bit of a downer to be taken off the game and for it to be publicly announced. He’s a relative new kid on the block as far as the Premier League is concerned and it does take time to establish yourself. He has a Fifa badge and that takes him into Europe but in reality an announcement should have been made earlier. His big decision in the United game was to overturn West Brom’s penalty after looking at the pitchside monitor.

He is in a great position and has made the call and he’s right, it’s a nailed-on penalty kick. I’m questioning why the VAR has seen that as a clear and obvious error because he should not come in unless that is the case. There is psychological pressure when the referee is asked to look at the monitor. He is already thinking ‘I must be wrong’.

There should be independence and the referee should have no problem with sticking with his original call but I suspect he has walked the walk to the monitor and in his own mind is feeling pressure and thinking ‘I’ve made a mistake’. I don’t think he does a forensic examination of the video. It is a glance. It looks like he has already made up his mind.

It’s the same with Michael Oliver when he overturned his own decision to award Aston Villa a penalty. It’s a clear, nailed-on penalty k

His 4th match refereeing us this season and we’re unbeaten in them (W1 D3).

Here’s the funny thing though, with him we’ve played West Ham, Wolves and Watford, all the Ws. Even further, all games have finished 1-1!

Edit: West Ham not Watford twice! 🙈

🏟 Venue: Anfield | Liverpool

🗣 Referee: David Coote

💻 VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

⏰ Kick Off: 14:00 | UK Time

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Liverpool Starting XI: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Morton, Dixon-Bonner; Gordon, Jones, Woltman.

Subs: Adrian, Firmino, Minamino, Tsimikas, Matip, Mabaya, Norris, Balagizi, Frauendorf.

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Shrewsbury Starting XI: Marosi; Bennett, Pennington, Ebanks-Landell, Nurse, Ogbeta; Vela, Davis, Leahy; Bowman, Udoh.

Subs: Pierre, Cosgrove, Burgoyne, Pyke, Bloxham, Caton, Daniels, Craig, Janneh.

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We're underway at Anfield!

⚽️ GOAL! Daniel Udoh puts the Shrews ahead at Anfield and mugs off Ronaldo in the process! (0-1)

⚽️ GOAL! Kaide Gordon with the equaliser for the Redmen! (1-1)

⚽️ GOAL! Fabinho from the spot! (1-2)

⚽️ GOAL! Bobby Firmino makes it three! (3-1)

# Aston Villa vs Manchester United

Competition: Premier League | Date: 15th January

Kick off: 17:30 GMT | Venue: Villa Park

Referee: David Coote | TV: Sky Sports PL

Team News:

Possible starting XI:

--------------de Gea----------

--AWB--Varane--Lindelof--Telles--

---van de Beek--Matic--Fred------

-------------Fernandes----------

---------Cavani---Ronaldo---------

• Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay are suspended for this game due to yellow card accumulation.

• Ronaldo, Maguire, Sancho and Jones 'should' be available after they all missed the FA Cup game. None of them have been confirmed.

• Dalot had to play through the pain barrier after a bad tackle so could be left out.

• Eric Bailly and Hannibal are with their nations at AFCON.

• Paul Pogba is the only injury, with Martial seemingly being left out of the squad due to his transfer situation.

Injuries/Suspensions:

Form guide:

United: D W D W L W

Villa: W L W L L L

Last 3 meetings:

Opposition News

New signings Coutinho and Digne are eligible to make their debuts for Villa. They've also loaned El Ghazi to Everton.

John McGinn is suspended. Trezeguet is still injured.

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🏟 Venue: Deepdale, Preston.

🗣 Referee: David Coote (Fraud)

🖥 VAR: -N/A-

⏰ Kick Off: 19:45 (UK Time)

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Preston Starting XI: Rudd, Van Den Berg, Cunningham, Lindsay, McCann, Rafferty, Hughes, Ledson, Maguire, Barkhuizen, Potts.

Subs: Iversen, Bauer, Huntington, Storey, Earl, Whiteman, Johnson, Sinclair, RIIS.

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Liverpool Starting XI: Adrian, Williams, Matip, Gomez, Tsimikas, Morton, Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Blair, Minamino, Origi.

Subs: Hughes, Pitaluga, Konate, Firmino, Jota, Dixon-Bonner, Phillips, Beck, Bradley.

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⚽️ GOAL! Minamino opens the scoring for Liverpool! (0-1)

⚽️ GOAL Divock Origi with the filthiest of finishes to double Liverpool’s lead! (0-2)

Pre-Match thread: Liverpool vs Shrewsbury Town

FA Cup Round 3 match

Stadium: Anfield

Kick off: 2:00 P.M./14:00 UTC (+0:00)

Referee: David Coote

Team News

• Salah, Mané and Keita are at the AFCON, representing their respective countries.

• Jurgen Klopp might not be in the touchline himself amid his recovery from COVID-19.

• Harvey Elliott, Thiago and Nat Philips are in the treatment room

• While there are lack of clarity about the availability of Roberto Firmino, Alisson Becker.

• Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi are back on the team.

Possible team (Liverpool):

433 - Kelleher; Bradley, Gomez, Koumetio, Robertson; Jones, Morton, Milner; Gordon, Origi, Minamino.

Possible team (Shrewsburry):

3412 - Marosi; Pennington, Ebanks-Landell, Pierre; Bennett, Vela, Davis, Leahy; Whalley; Bowman, Bloxham

Match build-up

• Liverpool have faced Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup in two previous campaigns, eliminating the Shrews in the fourth round in both 1995/96 and 2019/20, the latter after a replay.

• Shrewsbury have been eliminated from the FA Cup by Premier League opponents in five of the last six seasons, with three of those ties going to a replay. They lost 1-0 to Southampton in the 2020/21 season in the third round.

• Liverpool have progressed from nine of their last ten FA Cup third-round ties, losing the other 2-1 in the 2018/19 season against Wolves.

• Shrewsbury Town have won their last two away FA Cup matches, beating Stratford Town and Carlisle United this season. The Shrews have never won three in a row on the road in the FA Cup proper.

• Since joining the Football League in 1893, Liverpool have only lost two home FA Cup matches against sides outside the top two tiers of English football, losing to Norwich City in 1908/09 and Bolton Wanderers in 1992/93.

UP THE REDS

Watford 1 - 2 Chelsea

Watford scorers: Emmanuel Dennis (43')

Chelsea scorers: Mason Mount (29'), Hakim Ziyech (72')

Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, England

Referee: David Coote

Watford:

Manager: Claudio Ranieri (Italy)

Chelsea:

Manager: Thomas Tuchel (Germany)

MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

3': Shot from Pedro cleared

Norwich City 0 - 2 Aston Villa

Villa scorers: Jacob Ramsey (34'), Ollie Watkins (87')

Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich, England

Referee: David Coote

Norwich City:

Manager: Dean Smith (England)

Aston Villa:

Manager: Steven Gerrard (England)

MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

8': Wonderful save by Tim Krul who pushes McGinn's shot over the bar.

20': A lot of pressure but no real good chances from Villa, Targett final

Aston Villa vs. Manchester United

Competition: Premier League - Round 22

Date: Sat 15 Jan 2022

Kickoff: 17:30

Venue: Villa Park

Referee: David Coote

Aston Villa Club Statistics (all competitions)

Form: LWLLL

Goals per game: 1.4

Average Possession: 45%

Pass Accuracy: 78.8%

Shots per game: 11.5

Tackles per game: 15.8

Dribbles per game: 9.5

Manchester United Club Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WDWLW

Goals per game: 1.6

Average Possession: 52.6%

Pass Accuracy: 83.3%

Shots per game: 13.3

Tackles per game: 15.8

Dribbles per game: 9

Aston Villa Team News

• Aston Villa could give debuts to new signings Lucas Digne and Philippe Coutinho, with the latter poised to make his first Premier League appearance in four years.

• Ashley Young is still nursing a broken toe and John McGinn is suspended.

Manchester United Team News

• Manchester United pair Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay are also suspended.

• Harry Maguire, Phil Jones, Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo all missed Monday's FA Cup win over Villa but they should be fit for Saturday's match.

Match Facts

• Aston Villa won the reverse league fixture 1-0 and could do the double against Manchester United for the first time since 1954-55.

• However, Villa's current winless run of 22 Premier League home games against United is a top-flight record (D7, L15).

• The Birmingham side's most recent home league victory in this fixture was by 3-1 in August 1995. They also won 3-0 in the League Cup in 1999.

• Manchester United were awarded a penalty in each of the past four Premier League meetings. Bruno Fernandes took all four, scoring the first three but missing at Old Trafford last September.

• Villa have lost 10 of their past 14 competitive fixtures, including the last three in a row.

• The Red Devils could lose their opening two league games of a calendar year for the first time since 1985.

• Villa's total of 21 Premier League home defeats since returning to the top flight in 2019 is the most of any club.

• United have equalled the club record of six Premier League defeats at the halfway stage of a season, previously set in 2001-02.

• Villa could go 17 top-flight matches without a draw for the first time since a run of 29 between September 1964 and April 1965.

• Manchester United droppe

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FT: 90' Leeds 2 - 2 Brentford

MATCH INFO

Competition: Premier League (Matchday 15)

Date: December 05, 2021 (2021/2022)

Time: 14:00 (Europe/London)

Venue: Elland Road

Referee: David Coote, England

LINEUPS

Leeds (3-4-3)

Starting XI: I. Meslier, L. Cooper, L. Ayling, S. Dallas, Diego Llorente, Junior Firpo, A. Forshaw, K. Phillips, D. James, T. Roberts, Raphinha

Substitutes: J. Harrison, M. Klich, P. Bamford, Rodrigo, C. Summerville, J. Shackleton, C. Cresswell, J. Jenkins, K. Klaesson

Manager: M. Bielsa

Brentford (3-5-2)

Starting XI: Álvaro Fernández, P. Jansson, R. Henry, C. Goode, M. Rasmussen, E. Pinnock, C. Nørgaard, Sergi Canós, V. Janelt, S. Baptiste, B. Mbeumo

Substitutes: F. Onyeka, Y. Wissa, M. Jensen, D. Thompson, S. Ghoddos, F. Stevens, M. Cox, N. Young-Coombes, M. Forss

Manager: T. Frank

MATCH STATS

MATCH EVENTS

0' KICKOFF!

15' Substitution: J. Harrison for L. Cooper (Leeds)

27' GOAL! Scored by T. Roberts (Leeds)

29' Yellow Card for T. Roberts (Leeds)

45' Yellow Card for C. Goode (Brentford)

54' GOAL! Scored by S. Baptiste (Brentford)

55' Substitution: M. Klich for K. Phillips (Leeds)

55' Yellow Card for Sergi Canós (Brentford)

61' GOAL! Scored by Sergi Canós (Brentford)

68' Substitution: P. Bamford for Junior Firpo (Leeds)

69' Substitution: F. Onyeka for S. Baptiste (Brentford)

72' Substitution: Y. Wissa for Sergi Canós (Brentford)

75' Yellow Card for J. Harrison (Leeds)

79' Yellow Card for M. Klich (Leeds)

80' Yellow Card for R. Henry (Brentford)

85' Yellow Card for Raphinha (Leeds)

90' Substituti

#[Premier League - 2021/2022 Matchday 22] #FT: 90' Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United

Match Info:

Date: January 15, 2022

Time: 17:30 (Etc/UTC)

Venue: Villa Park

Referee: David Coote, England

Recent form

Aston Villa: LLLWWL

Manchester United: LLDLWW

Lineups:

Aston Villa - 4-3-3

Starting XI: Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Lucas Digne, Morgan Sanson, Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins, Danny Ings, Emiliano Buendía

Substitutes: Jed Steer, Matt Targett, Kortney Hause, Tim Iroegbunam, Kaine Kesler, Ashley Young, Philippe Coutinho, Carney Chukwuemeka, Cameron Archer

Coach: S. Gerrard

Manchester United - 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Raphaël Varane, Alex Telles, Fred, Nemanja Matić, Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Elanga, Edinson Cavani

Substitutes: Dean Henderson, Tom Heaton, Harry Maguire, Phil Jones, Jesse Lingard, Jadon Sancho, Juan Mata, Donny van de Beek

Coach: R. Rangnick

Match Stats:

Match events

0' KICKOFF!

6' GOAL! Scored by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

27' Yellow Card for L. Digne (Aston Villa)

31' Yellow Card for N. Matić (Manchester United)

46' Substitution: K. Hause for E. Konsa (Aston Villa)

46' Yellow Card for Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

67' GOAL! Scored by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

68' Substitution: Philippe Coutinho for M. Sanson (Aston Villa)

76' Substitution: Carney Chukwuemeka for D. Ings (Aston Villa)

77' GOAL! Scored by J. Ramsey (Aston Villa)

82' GOAL! Scored by Philippe Coutinho (Aston Villa)

89' Substitution: J. Lingard for M. Greenwood (Manchester United)

89' Substitution: D. van de Beek for Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

90' Match whistled off

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Pre-Match thread, Preston NE v Liverpool

EFL Cup Round 4

Venue: Deepdale

Referee: David Coote (hide your CBs) Assistants: Nick Hopton and Wade Smith Fourth Official: John Brooks

Team news:

• Caoimhin Kelleher is ill and thus likely not to be available for the Cup tie.
• James Milner and Naby Keita are unavailable due to injuries sustained in Liverpool's 5-0 win at Old Trafford. Milner is ruled out until the international break, while Naby Keita's injury following a horror tackle from Paul Pogba is much less severe than initially feared.
• Kaide Gordon has only returned to light training and thus is also unlikely to be available.
• Thiago Alcantara and Fabinho are unavailable, but were unlikely to be selected anyway.
• Sepp vd Berg has been allowed by Liverpool to play against them in this cup tie.

Form guide +/- (League)

Liverpool: 27/6 WDDWW (2nd)

PNE: 14/18 DLDWL (19th)

Possible line-up from The Gaffer:

Adrian

Neco - Big Nat - Joemez - Kostas

Oxlade-Chamberlain - Tyler Morton - Curtis Jones

Musialowski - Origi - Taki

Match build-up:

• Liverpool travel to face the original Invincibles in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.
• The teams are on contrasting form as the days grow shorter - while Liverpool seemingly cannot stop scoring, Preston are finding it hard to find any sort of consistency, and they currently sit six points above the drop.
• What also contrasts, however, are the teams' ambitions - Liverpool are vying for the moniker of best team in the world, while Preston's ambition ahead of the season was, and remains, surviving in the second tier of English football.
• Indeed, the emergence of Liverpool loanee Sepp van den Berg, who's on his second semester at Deepdale, seems to have been a bright point for the

#[Premier League - 2021/2022 Matchday 20] #FT: 90' Brentford 0-1 Manchester City

Match Info:

Date: December 29, 2021

Time: 20:15 (Etc/UTC)

Venue: Brentford Community Stadium

Referee: David Coote, England

Recent form

Brentford: LLWDWL

Manchester City: WWDWDW

Lineups:

Brentford - 3-5-2

Starting XI: Álvaro Fernández, Ethan Pinnock, Pontus Jansson, Mads Bech Sörensen, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Shandon Baptiste, Mathias Jensen, Frank Onyeka, Dominic Thompson, Yoane Wissa, Ivan Toney

Substitutes: Matthew Cox, Finley Stevens, Myles Peart-Harris, Mads Bidstrup, Saman Ghoddos, Marcus Forss, Sergi Canós

Coach: T. Frank

Manchester City - 4-3-3

Starting XI: Ederson, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Aké, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden

Substitutes: Scott Carson, Zack Steffen, Luke Mbete, Oleksandr Zinchenko, İlkay Gündoğan, Cole Palmer, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling

Coach: Guardiola

Match Stats:

Match events

0' KICKOFF!

16' GOAL! Scored by P. Foden (Manchester City)

69' Substitution: Sergi Canós for Y. Wissa (Brentford)

75' Substitution: M. Bidstrup for F. Onyeka (Brentford)

82' Substitution: S. Ghoddos for D. Thompson (Brentford)

87' (Manchester City)

90' Match whistled off

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I know nobody cares but I've seen over 200 movies this year. Why I'm doing it? Don't know... maybe I'd like to see others' list.

The best movie I've seen this year regardless of release date is Caché by Haneke, 10.

For the movie that went out last year I ranked those:

Spencer (2021) Director: Pablo Larraín : 8

Pig (I) (2021) Director: Michael Sarnoski : 8

The Suicide Squad (2021) Director: James Gunn : 8

Dune (2021) Director: Denis Villeneuve : 8

Wrath of Man (2021) Director: Guy Ritchie : 8

Then the not best movies in a random order...

The French Dispatch (2021) Director: Wes Anderson voto: 6

Mass (2021) Director: Fran Kranz 7

Don't Look Up (2021) Director: Adam McKay 5

The Matrix Resurrections (2021) Director: Lana Wachowski 1

Encounter (III) (2021) Director: Michael Pearce 7

Antlers (2021) Director: Scott Cooper 4

The Humans (2021) Director: Stephen Karam 7

The Last Duel (2021) Director: Ridley Scott 5

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Director: Andy Serkis 3

Malignant (I) (2021) Director: James Wan 7

Last Night in Soho (2021) 31. Last Night in Soho (2021) Director: Edgar Wright 4

The Beta Test (2021) Directors: Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe 6

Red Notice (2021) Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber 3

The Medium (2021) Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun 3

Eternals (2021) Director: Chloé Zhao 7

Lamb (II) (2021) Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson 4

Hypnotic (2021) Directors: Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote 4

Night Teeth (2021) Director: Adam Randall 4

Halloween Kills (2021) Director: David Gordon Green 4

There's Someone Inside Your House (2021) Director: Patrick Brice 1

V/H/S/94 (2021) Directors: many 1

Old (2021) Director: M. Night Shyamalan 3

No One Gets Out Alive (2021) Director: Santiago Menghini 6

Free Guy (2021) Director: Shawn Levy 6

Demonic (2021) Director: Neill Blomkamp 2

Candyman (2021) Director: Nia DaCosta 7

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Director: Destin Daniel Cretton 7

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021) Director: Adam Robitel 3

Don't Breathe 2 (2021) Director: Rodo Sayagues 4

Oxygen (2021) Director: Alexandre Aja 5

Nobody (I) (2021) Director: Ilya Naishuller 6

Infinitum: Subject Unknown (2021) Director: Matthew Butler-Hart 2

Aftermath (IV) (2021) Director: Peter Winther 2

Jungle Cruise (2021) Director: Jaume Collet-Serra 7

Fear Street Director: Leigh Janiak three movies 4, 5, 4

Blood Red Sky (2021) Director: Peter Thorwarth 5

Black Widow (2021) Director: Cate Shortland 4

The Conjuring: The Devil

Watford 1 - 2 Chelsea

Watford scorers: Emmanuel Dennis (43')

Chelsea scorers: Mason Mount (29'), Hakim Ziyech (72')

Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, England

Referee: David Coote

Watford:

Manager: Claudio Ranieri (Italy)

Chelsea:

Manager: Thomas Tuchel (Germany)

MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

3': Shot from Pedro cleared

Norwich City 0 - 2 Aston Villa

Villa scorers: Jacob Ramsey (34'), Ollie Watkins (87')

Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich, England

Referee: David Coote

Norwich City:

Manager: Dean Smith (England)

Aston Villa:

Manager: Steven Gerrard (England)

MATCH EVENTS

1': We're off!

8': Wonderful save by Tim Krul who pushes McGinn's shot over the bar.

20': A lot of pressure but no real good chances from Villa, Targett final

MATCH INFO

Competition: Premier League (Matchday 15)

Date: December 05, 2021 (2021/2022)

Time: 14:00 (Europe/London)

Venue: Elland Road

Referee: David Coote, England

LINEUPS

Leeds (3-4-3)

Starting XI: I. Meslier, L. Cooper, L. Ayling, S. Dallas, Diego Llorente, Junior Firpo, A. Forshaw, K. Phillips, D. James, T. Roberts, Raphinha

Substitutes: J. Harrison, M. Klich, P. Bamford, Rodrigo, C. Summerville, J. Shackleton, C. Cresswell, J. Jenkins, K. Klaesson

Manager: M. Bielsa

Brentford (3-5-2)

Starting XI: Álvaro Fernández, P. Jansson, R. Henry, C. Goode, M. Rasmussen, E. Pinnock, C. Nørgaard, Sergi Canós, V. Janelt, S. Baptiste, B. Mbeumo

Substitutes: F. Onyeka, Y. Wissa, M. Jensen, D. Thompson, S. Ghoddos, F. Stevens, M. Cox, N. Young-Coombes, M. Forss

Manager: T. Frank

PLAYER STATS

Leeds

Brentford

MATCH STATS

Norwich City vs. Aston Villa

Competition: Premier League - Round 17

Date: Tue 14 Dec 2021

Kickoff: 19:45

Venue: Carrow Road

Referee: David Coote

Club Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WWLWL

Goals per game: 1.5

Average Possession: 44.3%

Pass Accuracy: 77.8%

Shots per game: 11.1

Tackles per game: 15.9

Dribbles per game: 9.6

Club Statistics (all competitions)

Form: WDDLL

Goals per game: 0.7

Average Possession: 45.9%

Pass Accuracy: 80.3%

Shots per game: 11.1

Tackles per game: 15.9

Dribbles per game: 8.9

Aston Villa Team News

• Two unnamed Aston Villa players have Covid-19 and will miss Tuesday's game.

• Marvelous Nakamba is out with a knee issue so Morgan Sanson could make his first league start since April.

Norwich City Team News

• Grant Hanley has been ruled out for Norwich City because of shoulder ligament damage, while Christos Tzolis has tested positive for Covid-19.

• Ben Gibson should be fit to return from a groin problem and Brandon Williams is available after being ineligible to face parent club Manchester United.

Match Facts

• Aston Villa's 5-1 top-flight victory in their most recent trip to Norwich ended a four-match losing streak at Carrow Road, with three of those defeats in the Championship.

• Norwich have lost six of the past seven Premier League meetings, with the exception being a 2-0 home win in December 2015.

• Villa have won three of their five league matches under Steven Gerrard, as many as they had in 11 attempts with Dean Smith in charge this season.

• Norwich have lost five of their first eight home league games in a season for the third time in their history, also doing so in 2019-20 in the Premier League and in 1946-47 in the Third Division South.

• Aston Villa's solitary clean sheet in 14 Premier League away fixtures came in a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in September.

• Norwich have never won a Premier League match on a Tuesday in 15 attempts, drawing four and losing 11.

• Sixteen of 21 league goals this season have come after half time for Villa.

• Teemu Pukki has scored 16 of Norwich's past 34 Premier League goals, including five of eight this season.

• Norwich head coach Dean Smith won 55 and lost 56 of his 139 games in charge of Aston Villa from October 2018 until November this yea

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MATCH INFO

Competition: Premier League (Matchday 15)

Date: December 05, 2021 (2021/2022)

Time: 14:00 (Europe/London)

Venue: Elland Road

Referee: David Coote, England

RECENT FORM

Leeds: DLWLDL

Brentford: LLWDWL

TEAM STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD

LEAGUE TABLE

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FT: 90' Southampton 1 - 0 Leeds

MATCH INFO

Competition: Premier League (Matchday 8)

Date: October 16, 2021 (2021/2022)

Time: 15:00 (Europe/London)

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium

Referee: David Coote, England

LINEUPS

Southampton (4-4-2)

Starting XI: Alex McCarthy, Valentino Livramento, Jan Bednarek, Mohammed Salisu, Romain Perraud, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Ibrahima Diallo, Oriol Romeu, Moussa Djenepo, Armando Broja, Nathan Redmond

Substitutes: Fraser Forster, Kyle Walker-Peters, Yan Valery, Lyanco, Nathan Tella, Theo Walcott, Stuart Armstrong, Adam Armstrong, Shane Long

Manager: R. Hasenhüttl

Leeds (3-3-1-3)

Starting XI: Illan Meslier, Diego Llorente, Pascal Struijk, Liam Cooper, Jamie Shackleton, Mateusz Klich, Stuart Dallas, Tyler Roberts, Jack Harrison, Rodrigo, Daniel James

Substitutes: Kristoffer Klaesson, Cody Drameh, Charlie Cresswell, Leo Fuhr Hjelde, Adam Forshaw, Stuart McKinstry, Sam Greenwood, Crysencio Summerville, Joe Gelhardt

Manager: M. Bielsa

MATCH STATS

MATCH EVENTS

0' KICKOFF!

47' Yellow Card for T. Roberts (Leeds)

53' GOAL! Scored by A. Broja (Southampton)

58' Yellow Card for P. Struijk (Leeds)

59' Substitution: S. Armstrong for M. Djenepo (Southampton)

64' Substitution: A. Forshaw for Rodrigo (Leeds)

70' Yellow Card for Diego Llorente (Leeds)

75' Yellow Card for J. Bednarek (Southampton)

77' Substitution: J. Gelhardt for M. Klich (Leeds)

81' Substitution: C. Summerville for T. Roberts (Leeds)

81' Substitution: T. Walcott for A. Broja (Southampton)

83' Yellow Card for A. McCarthy (Southampton)

90' Match whistled off