Aston Villa
Tuesday, 10 September 1996
1996-97
1st Round
Drew
1-1
Helsingborgs IF
UEFA Cup
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,818
๐จ 10 Sep 1996, Villa 1-1 Helsingborgs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Johnson | 14โ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 14' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Tuesday, 10 September 1996
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Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 87 | ๐ฉ | 39 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 23 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #4433
Match Record
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #87 |
Tuesday, 10 September 1996
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Loizos Loizou | ๐จ๐พ | Cyprus, 1996
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Helsingborgs: None
Total ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ W0 (0% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(100% ) | ๐ฅ L0 (0% ) | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | GD 0
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Helsingborgs IF
European Cup / Champions League: โ
Allsvenskan Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Svenska Cupen Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1940-41
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 14โ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Johnson, Assist by Andy Townsend
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Helsingborgs IF
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| 81โ Goal, 1-1, (Helsingborgs IF), Peter Wibrรฅn
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Helsingborgs IF
Officials
Referee: Loizos Loizou | ๐จ๐พ | Cyprus, 1996
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
๐จ Jan Eriksson
๐จ Christer Fursth
Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Helsingborgs IF
Reine Almqvist | ๐ธ๐ช |
GK Sven Andersson | ๐ธ๐ช |
RB Roland Nilsson | ๐ธ๐ช |
D Ola Nilsson | ๐ธ๐ช |
CB Andreas Jakobsson | ๐ธ๐ช |
CB Jan Eriksson | ๐ธ๐ช | ๐จ |
M Peter Wibrรฅn | ๐ธ๐ช | โฝ |
M Jesper Ljung | ๐ธ๐ช |
M Christer Fursth | ๐ธ๐ช | ๐จ |
M Ulrik Jansson | ๐ธ๐ช |
CF Magnus Powell | ๐ธ๐ช | ๐ |
CF Mattias Jonson | ๐ธ๐ช |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Magnus Powell | ๐ธ๐ช | (CF Martin Pringle | ๐ธ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Roger Persson | ๐ธ๐ช |
M Patrik Sundstrรถm | ๐ธ๐ช |
M Anders Jรถnsson | ๐ธ๐ช
M Marcus Lantz | ๐ธ๐ช |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Tommy Johnson replaces Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ.
Helsingborgs IF
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Helsingborgs IF
Match Media

What they Said
"ASTON VILLA are facing an uphill struggle to keep their UEFA Cup hopes alive after Peter Wibran scored a shock late equaliser for the part-timers of Helsinborgs at a stunned Villa Park."
ASTON VILLA are facing an uphill struggle to keep their UEFA Cup hopes alive after Peter Wibran scored a shock late equaliser for the part-timers of Helsinborgs at a stunned Villa Park.
Wibran silenced the 25,000 crowd 10 minutes from time with a close-range effort after Helsinborgs had most constant Villa pressure.
Tommy Johnson celebrated his recall to the Villa starting line-up by scoring the vital goal to give Brian Little a flying start to his first campaign as a manager in Europe.
But it was the only bright spot on an otherwise frustrating night for Villa, who were looking for a substantial lead to take to the Olympia Stadium in two weeks' time.
They lacked the imagination to break down Helsinborgs, who made life difficult for Villa by often placing 10 players behind the ball and relying on the odd counter-attack.
One such move led to Wibran's equaliser and now Little's men will have to be on their guard to make sure they avoid exiting European competition to Swedish opposition in the same way as Blackburn and Manchester United in the past two years.
Match Highlights
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