Preston 2-0 Aston Villa — EFL Championship, 1 Oct 2016
Preston beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 October 2016 at Deepdale Stadium, Preston. Benjamin Pearson, J. Hugill got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 1-05'Benjamin Pearson
- 2-039'J. Hugillassist: D. Johnson
- 42'Alan Hutton
- 44'Benjamin Pearson
- 44'
- 45'Mile Jedinak
- Half-time2-0
- 46'out: R. Gestede
- 46'Jack Grealishout: R. McCormack
- 61'Greg Cunningham
- 81'A. Cissokhoout: J. Amavi
- 82'A. McGeadyout: P. Huntington
- 85'Jordan Amavi
- 87'John Welsh
- 90'Bailey Wright
- 90+2'Benjamin Pearsonout: Alan Browne
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Benjamin Pearson · Preston
Preston
- 7.8Benjamin PearsonM
- 7.7Tom ClarkeD
- 7.7Chris MaxwellG
- 7.7Greg CunninghamD
- 7.5Daniel JohnsonM
- 7.4Alex BaptisteD
- 7.3Jordan HugillF
- 7.2John WelshM
- 6.9Bailey WrightD
- 6.7Callum RobinsonM
- 6.7Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.6Aiden McGeadyM
Aston Villa
- 7.3Tommy ElphickD
- 7.3James ChesterD
- 7.2Rudy GestedeF
- 7.1Aly CissokhoD
- 7.0Mark BunnG
- 6.9Jonathan KodjiaF
- 6.8Ross McCormackF
- 6.7Jack GrealishM
- 6.5Albert AdomahM
- 6.5Jordan AmaviD
- 6.4Jordan AyewF
- 6.3Alan HuttonD
- 6.0Mile JedinakM
- 5.8Ashley WestwoodM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Preston4-1-4-1
Substitutes
PrestonS. Grayson
Substitutes
- 18B. PringleM
- 1A. LindegaardG
- 23P. Huntington82'D6.7
- 8Alan Browne90+2'M
- 12P. GallagherM
- 13E. DoyleF
- 9S. MakienokF
Aston VillaR. Di Matteo
Substitutes
- 23J. Amavi81'D6.5
- 13J. SteerG
- 14R. Gestede46'F7.2
- 2N. BakerD
- 8Aaron TshibolaM
- 44R. McCormack46'F6.8
- 4M. RichardsD
Team statistics
39%Possession61%
19Total shots14
7Shots on target2
5Shots off target8
7Blocked shots4
9Corners7
3Offsides3
19Fouls9
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves5
242Total passes383
155Accurate passes280
64%Pass accuracy73%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Pearson | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Tom Clarke | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Johnson | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.5 |
| Alex Baptiste | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| John Welsh | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Bailey Wright | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Callum Robinson | 90 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Paul Huntington | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aiden McGeady | 82 | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Elphick | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Rudy Gestede | 45 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Aly Cissokho | 81 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Mark Bunn | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ross McCormack | 45 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Jack Grealish | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Albert Adomah | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Amavi | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Ayew | 90 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | 6.4 |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Mile Jedinak | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Ashley Westwood | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |