Game #4434
Aston Villa
Sunday, 15 September 1996
Drew
6th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Chelsea
Attendance: 27,729
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-1
Aston Villa
Assists | Dwight Yorke | 18’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, "new dimension".
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 15 September 1996
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Townsend, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Frank Leboeuf
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
🟨 | Booking, Fernando Nélson
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
🟨 | Booking, Tommy Johnson
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo and future Villa assistant manager Steve Clarke lined up for Chelsea as Villa remained unbeaten for the last 5 League games, winning 3.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #6 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Sunday, 15 September 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 26 🟥 23 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 February 1996, Villa 3-3 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Saša Ćurčić replaces Tommy Johnson.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.63 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.17 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 22.89 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
Chelsea
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 |
RB Steve Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Frank Leboeuf | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
CF Gianluca Vialli | 🇮🇹 |
CF Mark Hughes | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 65’ |
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | (M Jody Morris | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Craig Burley | 🏴 | (CF John Spencer | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nick Colgan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 |
CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Irish Independent*
Monday, 16 September 1996