Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
ASTON VILLA WIN 3-2 ON AGGREGATE
Early saves from Maddison and worldclass stop on Tielemans
Good block on a Maddison shot and put a header over
Some early scares when guilty of overplaying in defence
Good in the air but his distribution could be better out of defence
Wing-back was sound and steady once hosts opened the scoring
Lucky to avoid first-half penalty for handling Maddison shot
Getting to grips with Dean Smith’s advice to be more physical
Good battle with Ben Chilwell on the flank until subbed
Fierce low left-foot finish to open scoring with angled drive
Villa skipper was exceptional again and teed up opener
Striker made his debut and blew big chances in both halves
Davis (Samatta 67) 6 Trezeguet (El Ghazi 76) 6 Elmohamady (Guilbert 83)
Targett’s opener went through him. Should have done better
Full-back flashed a shot wide from distance in the first half
Defender held visitors’ back-line together with his marshalling
Got rattled by Grealish and eventually went in book for fouling him
Headed clearance from Grealish’s cross with Guilbert hovering
Just back from a minor knee op and is not yet at 100 per cent
Offered little apart from work-rate and was replaced by Vardy
Forced Nyland into two fine early saves with curled efforts
Denied by a sensational one-handed save on to the crossbar by Nyland
Put over a brilliant cross from the left to set-up equaliser
Clinical finish at back post for his eighth goal of the season
Vardy (Perez 56) 6 Gray (Barnes 86)