Game #4413
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 February 1996
Aston Villa
2-0
Blackburn Rovers
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,008
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Gary Charles | 55’ | Andy Townsend | 71’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Julian Joachim, scorer on his full debut
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 February 1996
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Gary Charles
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 2-0, Gareth Southgate, Assist by Andy Townsend
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Gareth Farrelly
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
🟨 | Booking, Riccardo Scimeca
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa forward Graham Fenton and future Villa boss Tim Sherwood lined up for Blackburn.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1994–95
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Game | #27 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Wednesday, 28 February 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 30 🟨 | 21 🟥 16 | 1.66
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 17 February 1996, FA Cup, Villa 3-1 Ipswich, Portman Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Julian Joachim makes his first start since joining in place of Riccardo Scimeca.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.95 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 32.62 |
Youngest Player |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 21.45 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ray Harford | 🏴 |
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Blackburn Rovers
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Henning Berg | 🇳🇴 |
RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 |
CB Chris Coleman | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hendry | 🏴 |
M Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Billy McKinlay | 🏴 |
W Jason Wilcox | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Niklas Gudmundsson | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 | M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | for CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 85’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | W Jason Wilcox | 🏴 | (CB Paul Warhurst | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Niklas Gudmundsson | 🇸🇪 | (CF Graham Fenton (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Bobby Mimms | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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