Game #4440
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 October 1996
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Leeds United
Attendance: 15,803
Elland Road
Leeds United
1-2
Aston Villa (Holders)
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Ian Taylor, equaliser to set Villa on the way to another victory over Leeds.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 October 1996
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Lee Sharpe
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 1-1, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Mark Draper
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 2-1, Dwight Yorke (pen)
🕒 | FT Leeds United 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Tommy Johnson
ON THIS DAY
Villa replay the 1996 League Cup final and win again.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1991–92
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Wednesday, 23 October 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 94 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 28 🟥 25 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 15 September 1996, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Steve Staunton is replaced by Riccardo Scimeca.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.28 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.38 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
CB Richard Jobson | 🏴 |
CB Paul Beesley | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Ford | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Andy Couzens | 🏴 |
W Lee Sharpe | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 71’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Paul Beesley | 🏴 | (LB Ian Harte | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 | (CB David Wetherall | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
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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Thursday, 24 October 1996