Game #4447
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 December 1996
Won
4th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
West Ham United
Upton Park
Attendance: 19,105
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
West Ham United
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 38’ | Andy Townsend | 74’ |
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 December 1996
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Ugo Ehiogu, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | HT West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | FT West Ham United 0-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 4 December 1996
Villa record a third consecutive Premier League with victory over West Ham to climb to 4th in the table under Brian Little.
Goalkeeper Stuart Brock, 20, makes his first squad appearance as an unused substitute for Villa after coming through the youth ranks.
Ugo Ehiogu contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 152nd appearance (138 Starts) to make it W67 D37 L48, 8 Goals, 2 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Michael Oakes keeps his 10th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (17 Starts) to make it W8 D5 L5, 15 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.83 goals per game and 10 Clean Sheets (56%) so far in his Villa career.
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton 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
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Game | #16 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Wednesday, 4 December 1996
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🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1996-2009
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 101 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 28 🟥 28 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1996-2009
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 Michael Hughes
🟨 John Moncur
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.75 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.39 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.49 |
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
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
Harry Redknapp | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Ludek Mikloško | 🇨🇿 |
LB Keith Rowland | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
LB Julian Dicks | 🏴 |
CB Marc Rieper-Jonsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Slaven Bilić | 🇭🇷 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Bishop | 🏴 |
M Michael Hughes | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
M John Moncur | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 |
CF Florin Răducioiu | 🇷🇴 |
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Keith Rowland | 🇬🇧 | (W Stan Lazaridis | 🇦🇺 |)
🔁 | RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 | (LB Mark Bowen | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stuart Brock | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Les Sealey (ex) | 🏴 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
W Ilie Dumitrescu | 🇷🇴 |
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
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
MATCH REPORTS
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