๐ฉ 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
Scorer(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 38โ | Dwight Yorke | 74โ |
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 38โ | Andy Townsend | 74โ |
Fixture List
๐ฅ 17 Aug 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Premier League
๐ฉ 21 Aug 1996, Villa 1-0 Blackburn, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 24 Aug 1996, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
Premier League
๐จ 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 10 Sep 1996, Villa 1-1 Helsingborgs, Villa Park
UEFA Cup
๐จ 15 Sep 1996, Villa 1-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Premier League
๐จ 21 Sep 1996, Villa 0-0 United, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 24 Sep 1996, Villa 0-0a Helsingborgs, Olympiastadion
UEFA Cup
๐ฅ 30 Sep 1996, Villa 3-4 Newcastle, St James'
Premier League
๐ฅ 12 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Premier League
๐ฉ 19 Oct 1996, Villa 2-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 23 Oct 1996, Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road
League Cup
๐ฅ 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
Premier League
๐ฉ 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 23 Nov 1996, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road
Premier League
๐ฅ 26 Nov 1996, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Selhurst
League Cup
๐ฉ 30 Nov 1996, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 4 Dec 1996, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Upton Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 7 Dec 1996, Villa 1-0 Southampton, The Dell
Premier League
๐ฉ 22 Dec 1996, Villa 5-0 Wimbledon, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 26 Dec 1996, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 28 Dec 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Premier League
๐จ 1 Jan 1997, Villa 0-0 United, Old Trafford
Premier League
๐จ 11 Jan 1997, Villa 2-2 Newcastle, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 14 Jan 1997, Villa 0-0 Notts County, Meadow Lane
FA Cup
๐ฅ 18 Jan 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Premier League
๐ฉ 22 Jan 1997, Villa 3-0 Notts County, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฅ 25 Jan 1997, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground
FA Cup
๐ฅ 29 Jan 1997, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 1 Feb 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 22 Feb 1997, Villa 0-0 Forest, City Ground
Premier League
๐ฉ 2 Mar 1997, Villa 1-0 Liverpool, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 5 Mar 1997, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street
Premier League
๐จ 15 Mar 1997, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 22 Mar 1997, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Premier League
๐ฉ 5 Apr 1997, Villa 3-1 Everton, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 9 Apr 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst
Premier League
๐ฅ 12 Apr 1997, Villa 1-2 Derby, Baseball Ground
Premier League
๐จ 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
Premier League
๐ฅ 3 May 1997, Villa 2-3 Boro, Riverside
Premier League
๐ฉ 10 May 1997, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Premier League
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.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 101 | ๐ฉ | 45 ๐จ | 28 ๐ฅ 28 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #4447
Match Record
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Game | #16 |
Manager Game | #101 |
Wednesday, 4 December 1996
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Mike Riley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1996-2009
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ W27 (36% ) | ๐จ D16 | ๐บ(57% ) | ๐ฅ L32 (43% ) | โฝ 125 | ๐ฅ 129 | GD -4
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
โฝ | 38โ Goal, 1-0, Ugo Ehiogu, Assist by Dwight Yorke
๐ | HT West Ham United 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 74โ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
๐ | FT West Ham United 0-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Mike Riley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1996-2009
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
๐จ Michael Hughes
๐จ John Moncur
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | ๐ฅ | โฝ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Stuart Brock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
West Ham United
Harry Redknapp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Ludek Mikloลกko | ๐จ๐ฟ |
LB Keith Rowland | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐ |
LB Julian Dicks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Marc Rieper-Jonsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Slaven Biliฤ | ๐ญ๐ท |
RB Tim Breacker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Ian Bishop | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Michael Hughes | ๐ฌ๐ง | ๐จ |
M John Moncur | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Iain Dowie | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF Florin Rฤducioiu | ๐ท๐ด |
Substitutes
๐ | LB Keith Rowland | ๐ฌ๐ง | (W Stan Lazaridis | ๐ฆ๐บ |)
๐ | RB Tim Breacker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (LB Mark Bowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Les Sealey (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Lampard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ilie Dumitrescu | ๐ท๐ด |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Villa name an unchanged line up.
West Ham United
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
West Ham United
Match Media
What they Said
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
Sub 1
๐ฅ
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
1996-97
First Team Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Solihull Moors ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Stuart Brock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Hednesford Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Middlesbrough ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
West Ham United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | #710 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Cork City FC ๐ฎ๐ช Retired
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Southampton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Sunderland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #707 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Rubin Kazan ๐ท๐บ Retired
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Sydney Olympic ๐ฆ๐บ Retired
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #711 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Portsmouth ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Sheffield United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Fleetwood Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Walsall ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Northampton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #717 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
FK Obilic ๐ท๐ธ Retired
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Bourne Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Rocester FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Cardiff City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | #718 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
SC Rio Tinto ๐ต๐น Retired
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
West Bromwich Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Basford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Clevedon Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Neil Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Newport County ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
Matchday Programme
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