Game #4458
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
Lost
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Attendance: 26,726
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa extend their winless Premier League run to six as they lose to Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park but remain seventh in the table.
KEY MAN
Riccardo Scimeca, youngest player in youngest side of the season
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Andy Booth
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Carl Tiler, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Villa fielded their youngest side of the season with an average age of 25.15.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham lined up for Wednesday.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Game | #24 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1988–2002
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 October 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Incidents: None
Paul Alcock
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield Wednesday
None
TEAM NEWS
Lee Hendrie and Andy Townsend drop out and are replaced by Carl Tiler and Fernando Nélson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 28.05 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.65 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 77’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF David Hirst | 🏴 | (W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
M Orlando Trustfull | 🇳🇱 |
M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 |
M Wayne Collins | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I am very sorry and very disappointed for all the upset I caused."
Saša Ćurčić
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