English FA Cup

Aston Villa vs Wycombe Wanderers, 2015-16 English FA Cup, Round 3

· English FA Cup
  • 75': Ciaran Clark
  • 90': Idrissa Gueye
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2 - 0

Aston Villa see off Wycombe to advance to FA Cup fourth round

Late goals from Ciaran Clark and Idrissa Gana spared Aston Villa's blushes for a second time as the Premier League strugglers overcame Wycombe 2-0.

Match Commentary

  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Idrissa Gueye replaces Carlos Sánchez because of an injury.
  • 54': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Stephen McGinn replaces Matt Bloomfield.
  • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Carles Gil replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 73': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Aaron Holloway replaces Paul Hayes.
  • 75': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
  • 80': Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Gozie Ugwu replaces Garry Thompson.
  • 82': Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wycombe Wanderers 0. Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rudy Gestede.

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 20,706

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK)
6 Ciaran Clark
4 Micah Richards
18 Kieran Richardson
40 Jack Grealish
9 Scott Sinclair
15 Ashley Westwood
38 Jordan Lyden
24 Carlos Sánchez
39 Rudy Gestede
19 Jordan Ayew

WYC Wycombe Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Matt Ingram (GK)
9 Paul Hayes
7 Garry Thompson
5 Anthony Stewart
3 Joe Jacobson Yellow Card
11 Sam Woods
6 Aaron Pierre
22 Jason McCarthy
10 Matt Bloomfield
19 Michael Harriman
20 Luke O'Nien

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