#FT: Aston Villa 2-1 AZ Alkmaar

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Venue: Villa Park

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LINE-UPS

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez, Clément Lenglet, Diego Carlos (Pau Torres), Lucas Digne, Ezri Konsa (Matty Cash), Moussa Diaby (Nicolò Zaniolo), Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans (Douglas Luiz), Ollie Watkins, John McGinn, Leon Bailey (Bertrand Traoré).

Subs: Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Filip Marshall, Leander Dendoncker, Jhon Durán, Álex Moreno.

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AZ Alkmaar

Mathew Ryan, Bruno Martins Indi, Riechedly Bazoer, David Wolfe, Yukinari Sugawara, Dani de Wit (Djordje Mihailovic), Sven Mijnans (Jens Odgaard), Jordy Clasie (Tiago Dantas), Vangelis Pavlidis, Ruben Van Bommel (Myron van Brederode), Sadiq Ibrahim (Ernest Poku).

Subs: Denso Kasius, Hobie Verhulst, Wouter Goes, Alexandre Penetra, Kenzo Goudmijn, Maxim Dekker, Daniel Deen.

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

52’ Goal! Aston Villa 0, AZ 1. Vangelis Pavlidis (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riechedly Bazoer with a through ball.

61’ Goal! Aston Villa 1, AZ 1. Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.

69’ Substitution, AZ. Ernest Poku replaces Ibrahim Sadiq.

69’ Substitution, AZ. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Dani de Wit.

69’ Substitution, AZ. Myron van Brederode replaces Ruben van Bommel.

74’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Youri Tielemans.

74’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Matty Cash replaces Ezri Konsa.

74’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.

81’ Goal! Aston Villa 2, AZ 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball.

88’ Substitution, AZ. Jens Odgaard replaces Sven Mijnans.

88’ Substitution, AZ. Tiago Dantas replaces Jordy Clasie.

90’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Diego Carlos because of an injury.

90’ Substitution, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré replaces Leon Bailey.