Game #4430
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 August 1996


Won
3rd= (+7)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,646
🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Derby County

Assist(s) | Tommy Johnson | 19’ |
🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 August 1996
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Saša Ćurčić
🔁 | 14’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Julian Joachim
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0 Julian Joachim, Assist by Tommy Johnson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 2-0 Tommy Johnson (pen)
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Fernando Nélson 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Derby County
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 August 1996
Villa make it successive wins under Brian Little as they climb to 3rd in the Premier League table with victory over Derby.
Midfielder Saša Ćurčić, 24, makes his Villa debut after joining from Bolton Wanderers earlier this month for a fee of £5,400,000 to become the 717th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Right Back Fernando Nélson, 24, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of £1,750,000 in July to become the 718th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Having not scored in his previous 10 Premier League games, Tommy Johnson scores for the second time in 3 League matches to make it 49 appearances in a Villa shirt (38 Starts), W22 D10 L17, 14 Goals, 3 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.88 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | #717 | £5.400,000 signing from Bolton
🟢 RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | #718 | £1,750,000 signing from Sporting
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Derby County


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Saturday, 24 August 1996
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🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 84 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 23 🟥 23 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 Igor Štimac
🟨 Paul Parker
🟨 Daryl Powell
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Saša Ćurčić makes his debut in place of Julian Joachim.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.11 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 22.83 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |

Derby County
GK Russell Hoult | 🏴 |
LB Chris Powell | 🏴 |
CB Christian Dailly | 🏴 |
CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Igor Štimac | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Jacob Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
RB Paul Parker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Sean Flynn | 🏴 |
M Daryl Powell | 🇯🇲 | 🟨 |
M Aljoša Asanović | 🇭🇷 |
F Ron Willems | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 14’ |
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🟢 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 | (M Robin van der Laan | 🇳🇱 |)
🔁 | M Robin van der Laan | 🇳🇱 | (CF Marco Gabbiadini | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ron Willems | 🇳🇱 | (M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Martin Taylor | 🏴 |
M Lee Carsley | 🇮🇪 |
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

🟩 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | | 14 | 9* | 2* | 0 | 5* | 3 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 | | 3* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/15
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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