15th August 2007.
Aston Villa - Wigan.
Pre match interview: What are you expecting from the match?
Answer: well im expecting that we go out and fight, im not focused on the result but i am expecting a performance.
Squad named:
GK:Kirkland
DR:Taylor
DL:Edman
DC:Ignashevich
DC: Marin
DMC:Scharner
DMC:Almeyda
MC:Centeno
AMC:Buononotte
AMC:Valencia
ST:Delvecchio
SUBS:
Nash
Boyce
Bueno
Koumas
Skoko
ASTON VILLA - WIGAN KICKOFF
Goal #4. Carew heads home a beautiful cross by agbonlahor after he skipped past edman.
Goal #15. Carew gets his 2nd after agbonlahor ripped the wigan defence apart with a 40 yard pass. Carew cooly slotted it past Kirkland
Goal # 26. Delvechio bags his first goal for wigan, blasted his shot past carson after excellent build up play in the Lactics Midfield.
Goal # 36 Carew with his hattrick, latched onto a long ball upfield by Makoun and volleyed it into the top corner beyond kirkland
Goal# 39 Mellberg latched onto a rebound from a Carew Shot to make it 4-1
Goal #46. Buononotte hooked onto a fantastic through ball by Delvecchio, he then lobbed carson from just outside the box.
Half Time
ASTON VILLA 4 -2 WIGAN
Subs: Alberto Bueno comes on for Valencia.
2nd half kickoff.
#56 Olof mellberg injured - martin Laursen on.
Goal #80. Petrov scores from a 35 yard freekick, nothing kirkland could do about it.
ASTON VILLA 5 -2 WIGAN FULLTIME
On the whole im quite dissapointed with my players for succumbing to a defeat like this. However there were some positives and these were the inspirational performances from Marco Delvecchio and Diego Buononotte. | 
