Game #4441
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 October 1996
Lost
8th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 21,032
Sunderland
Roker Park
Villa lose for the third time in four Premier League games as they are beaten at Roker Park to fall back to 8th in the table.
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, destined for departure but more to come
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1996
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Paul Stewart
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Mark Bosnich, Sub on, Michael Oakes
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Bosnich
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa defender Dariusz Kubicki lined up for Sunderland.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Game | #11 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 26 October 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 95 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 28 🟥 26 | 1.59
Career Form:
Top 8
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 24 August 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨
Paul Alcock
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Sunderland
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gareth Southgate returns after a three game absence along with Mark Draper as Riccardo Scimeca and Fernando Nélson drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.36 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.28 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 23.99 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Peter Reid | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Lionel Perez | 🇫🇷 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 |
CB Richard Ord | 🏴 |
CB Andy Melville | 🏴 |
LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Kevin Ball | 🏴 |
CF David Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Michael Bridges | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | for GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 57’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 61’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 61’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Michael Bridges | 🏴 | (CF Craig Russell | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Philip Naisbett | 🏴 |
D Lee Howey | 🏴 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 |
CF Martin Smith | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"That is the worse we have played this season."
Brian Little
*Sunday Life*
Sunday, 27 October 1996
ASTON Villa's proposed £4.2 million transfer of Savo Milosevic to Perugia is expected to be completed next week.
The Serb international lost his place in the Villa side a week ago and manager Brian Little spent last night putting the final details to the move.
"The deal is in place and I expect it will be completed next week," revealed Little after his side's 1-0 defeat at Sunderland.
The Villa manager refused to comment on the possibility of spending the cash on Liverpool striker Stan Collymore.
He said: "Anyone who knows me knows I never make a comment about any player who is in contract to another football club it is only right and proper.”
Little was more forthcoming, however, on his team's disappointing performance, saying:
"That is the worse we have played this season."
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