Game #4443
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 November 1996
Lost
10th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Leicester City
Attendance: 36,193
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Fernando Nélson, sliced clearance to let Claridge in.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 November 1996
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Steve Claridge
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City, pen), Garry Parker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Mark Draper
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Muzzy Izzet
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa midfielder Garry Parker scores from the spot to give Leicester the lead whilst future Villa full back Simon Grayson and future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey also lined up for the foxes.
Future Villa boss Martin O’Neill masterminds Leicester’s victory over Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Game | #13 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 16 November 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 28 🟥 27 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 September 1996, Villa 3-4 Newcastle, St James' Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the first time in 8 games.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.16 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.34 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.08 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 |
Leicester City
GK Kasey Keller | 🇺🇸 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Mike Whitlow | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 |
D Julian Watts | 🏴 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | ⚽ |
M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 |
M Garry Parker (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Steve Claridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 57’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 60’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Kevin Poole (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hill | 🇬🇧 |
M Stuart Slater | 🏴 |
W Jamie Lawrence | 🏴 |
CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
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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