Game #4444
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 November 1996
Won
8th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Coventry City
Attendance: 21,335
Highfield Road
Coventry City
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 29’ | Andy Townsend | 85’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, hit a rocket to beat Cov.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 November 1996
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-0, Julian Joachim, Assist by Alan Wright
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 1-1, (Coventry City), Dion Dublin
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Julian Joachim, Sub on, Savo Milošević
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-1, Steve Staunton, Assist by Andy Townsend
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🕒 | FT Coventry City 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Draper
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
🟨 | Booking, Tommy Johnson
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa centre forward Dion Dublin scores a 75' equaliser for Coventry whilst future Villa caretaker manager Gary McAllister lines up for the Highfield Road outfit.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE HISTORY
Coventry City
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Game | #14 |
Manager Game | #98 |
Saturday, 23 November 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 98 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 28 🟥 27 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 31 March 1996, FA Cup, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Old Trafford 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Steve Staunton, Julian Joachim and Mark Draper return as Ian Taylor, Dwight Yorke and Carl Tiler drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.36 |
Youngest Player
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 22.19 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizovic | 🏴 |
LB David Burrows | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴 |
CB Liam Daish | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Eoin Jess | 🏴 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 60’ |
🔁 | CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | for CF Julian Joachim | 75’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 90’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 | (M Paul Telfer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | LB David Burrows | 🏴 | (RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 | (W Darren Huckerby | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
M Willie Boland | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
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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*Sunday Independent*
Sunday, 24 November 1996