Game #4428
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Saturday, 17 August 1996
14th
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 63’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Villa hand a surprise opening day start to Scott Murray.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.89 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.09 |
Youngest Player
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 22.24 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
🔴 M Scott Murray | 🏴 | 1996 🕒 4 | 4 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 12 | #716 |
Scorer(s) | Tommy Johnson | 88’ |
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 88’ |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Ritchie Humphreys
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Scott Murray, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Guy Whittingham
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-2, Tommy Johnson, Assist by Alan Wright
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #82 |
Saturday, 17 August 1996
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Officials
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Head to Head
Total 🕒 125 | 🟩 W60 (48% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(61% ) | 🟥 L49 (39% ) | ⚽ 241 | 🥅 198 | GD 43
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 82 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 23 🟥 23 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0-0, 3 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,861
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Wayne Collins | 🏴 |
M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 | (M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 | (F Scott Oakes | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nichol | 🏴 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa open the campaign with a shock defeat at Hillsborough to a Wednesday side who had finished 11 places below them the previous season.
Midfielder Scott Murray, 22, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Bristol City for a fee of £203,000 in December 1997 to make it W0 D1 L3 across his short Villa career.
Tommy Johnson scores his first goal in 10 Premier League games to make it 47 appearances in a Villa shirt (36 Starts), W20 D10 L17, 13 Goals, 2 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.13 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Michael Oakes makes his 2nd appearance in a Villa shirt nearly 2 years after his debut under Ron Atkinson to make it W1 D0 L1, 2 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game and 1 Clean Sheet (50%) so far in his Villa career.
Mark Draper makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W26 D12 L12, 5 Goals, 7 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham scores for Wednesday on 84’.
What they Said
“I wasn’t too disheartened.
“But I do think that our game was a bit long.
“By that I mean in terms of passing, particularly after they went two up.
“We resorted to too many balls over the top and that was playing into Des Walker’s hands.
“He [Michael Oakes] did well, he had no chance with either of the goals.”
Brian Little.
Guy Whittingharn, playing against his old club, doubled Wednesday's lead by heading home an 84th minute corner from Regi Blinker and even though Tommy Johnson replied with a close-range header from an Alan Wright cross, Wednesday held on.