Game #4449
Aston Villa
10-3-5, 33 PTS

Sunday, 22 December 1996
4th (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | ๐ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ | โฝ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

Substitutes
๐ | CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | 74โ |
๐ | M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | ๐ฅ | ๐จ | for M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 79โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ (4)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ฎ๐ช | 33.44 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.54 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa hammer Wimbledon to extend their winning run to 5 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Savo Miloลกeviฤ scores a brace for his first goals in 12 games on his 63rd appearance in a Villa shirt (60 Starts) to make it W32 D16 L15, 18 Goals, 8 Assists and 8 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.42 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W7 D3 L4, 0 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings at a goal so far in his Villa career.
Mark Bosnich makes his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (149 Starts) to make it W68 D35 L48, 147 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.98 goals per game and 55 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.
Andy Townsend makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (151 Appearances) to make it W73 D34 L44, 11 Goals, 23 Assists, 23 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Fernando Nรฉlson secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (18 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L4 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa midfielder รyvind Leonhardsen lines up for Wimbledon.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 38โ | 86โ | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 42โ | 75โ | Ian Taylor | 61โ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 61โ | Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | 86โ |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 38โ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke
โฝ | 42โ Goal, 2-0, Savo Miloลกeviฤ
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Wimbledon
โฝ | 61โ Goal, 3-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Andy Townsend
๐ | 74โ Sub off, Fernando Nรฉlson, Sub on, Carl Tiler
โฝ | 75โ Goal, 4-0, Savo Miloลกeviฤ
๐ | 79โ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ
โฝ | 86โ Goal, 5-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-0 Wimbledon
๐จ | Booking, Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Sunday, 22 December 1996
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Dunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1995-2004
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Steve Dunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1995-2004
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 103 | ๐ฉ | 47 ๐จ | 28 ๐ฅ 28 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Milosevic has been a different player since the collapse of his move to Perugia last month, finally showing the kind of form on a consistent basis that persuaded manager Brian Little to pay ยฃ3.5m for his services in the summer of 1995 and warned that the best was still to come from his flourishing partnership with Dwight Yorke."
ASTON VILLA striker Savo Milosevic helped destroy Wimbledon's proud unbeaten run with two goals and then sent a shiver down the spine of the rest of the Premiership title chasers.
Milosevic has been a different player since the collapse of his move to Perugia last month, finally showing the kind of form on a consistent basis that persuaded manager Brian Little to pay ยฃ3.5m for his services in the summer of 1995 and warned that the best was still to come from his flourishing partnership with Dwight Yorke.
Many more performances likes this from the Serb and any thoughts Little may have of moving into the market for the likes of Liverpool's Stan Collymore, Celtic's Pierre Van Hooydonk or any other multi-million pound striker may well be rendered redundant.
The Dons' previously mean-machine defence on their travels only seven Premiership goals conceded previously away from home simply could not contain the Milosevic-Yorke combination as Villa powered to a 5-0 win.
While Milosevic rejoiced in finally producing the goods, Yorke is already on a red-hot scoring streak with 11 goals in the last 12 matches and chasing last season's tally of 25.
Milosevic said: "Myself and Dwight have got to know each other over the past 18 months as a partnership and things definitely now look much better for us but I think there is more to come from the both of us.
Milosevic added: ''The good thing for Aston Villa is that we have a hit a winning streak while some of the other leading teams such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle have been losing the odd game recently. We also still have a lot more to come from us as a team."
Premier League
Wimbledon
10-4-4, 34 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,874
GK Neil Sullivan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Kimble | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Chris Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Kenny Cunningham | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
CB Dean Blackwell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Neal Ardley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M รyvind Leonhardsen | ๐ณ๐ด |
M Vinnie Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Robbie Earle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Marcus Gayle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Efan Ekoku | ๐ณ๐ฌ |
Joe Kinnear | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Chris Perry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (RB Brian McAllister | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CB Kenny Cunningham | ๐ฎ๐ช | (CF Dean Holdsworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Brendan Murphy | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Peter Fear | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mick Harford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Alan Kimble
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1987-88
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1996-97
Playing Squad






























