Game #4446
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 November 1996


Won
6th= (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,053
🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Middlesbrough

Assist(s) | None
🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 November 1996
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
🟨 | Booking, Alan Wright
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 November 1996
Villa make it successive Premier League wins under Brian Little for the first time since September as they beat Middlesbrough to climb back to 6th in the table.
Former Villa defender Neil Cox lines up for Middlesbrough
🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Middlesbrough


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Game | #15 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 30 November 1996
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🟩 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1994–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 | 28 🟥 28 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1994–1999
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Savo Milošević
🟨 Alan Wright
CARDS

🟨 Neil Cox
🟨 Curtis Fleming
🟨 Robbie Mustoe
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Savo Milošević returns after a 7 game absence as Julian Joachim drops out whilst Riccardo Scimeca replaces Gareth Southgate.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.38 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.48 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Bryan Robson | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Gary Walsh | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Curtis Fleming | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
RB Chris Morris | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Whyte | 🏴 |
M Juninho Paulista | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M Phil Stamp | 🏴 |
M Robbie Mustoe | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Craig Hignett | 🏴 |
CF Mikkel Beck | 🇩🇰 |
CF Fabrizio Ravanelli | 🇮🇹 |
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SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Juninho Paulista | 🇧🇷 | (CF Andy Campbell | 🏴 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Ben Roberts | 🏴 |
D Phil Whelan | 🏴 |
CB Craig Liddle | 🏴 |
CF Jan Aage Fjörtoft | 🇳🇴 |
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

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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