Game #4449
Aston Villa
Sunday, 22 December 1996
Won
4th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Wimbledon
Attendance: 28,874
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-0
Wimbledon
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 61’ | Saša Ćurčić | 86’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, destroyed Wimbledon
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 22 December 1996
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Wimbledon
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 3-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Andy Townsend
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Carl Tiler
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 4-0, Savo Milošević
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
⚽ | 86’ Goal, 5-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Saša Ćurčić
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Wimbledon
🟨 | Booking, Saša Ćurčić
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa midfielder Øyvind Leonhardsen lined up for Wimbledon.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wimbledon
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Sunday, 22 December 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 28 🟥 28 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 17 April 1996, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Bosnich replaces Michael Oakes in an otherwise unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.96 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.44 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.54 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
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
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |
Wimbledon
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kimble | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Dean Blackwell | 🏴 |
M Neal Ardley | 🏴 |
M Øyvind Leonhardsen | 🇳🇴 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴 |
M Robbie Earle | 🏴 |
CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 74’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔥 | 🟨 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Chris Perry | 🏴 | (RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 | (CF Dean Holdsworth | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Brendan Murphy | 🇮🇪 |
M Peter Fear | 🏴 |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 8 10/11
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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*Evening Herald*
Monday, 23 December 1996