Game #4450
Aston Villa
Thursday, 26 December 1996
Aston Villa
0-2
Chelsea
Premier League
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,339
Lost
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
"Bosnich could have done better with both goals."
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1996
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Gianfranco Zola
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Gianfranco Zola
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Riccardo Scimeca
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo and future Villa assistant manager Steve Clarke lined up for Chelsea
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #104 |
Thursday, 26 December 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 104 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 28 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-2005
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 8 April 1996, Villa 3-0 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.98 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.45 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.55 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Chelsea
GK Frode Grodås | 🇳🇴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 |
RB Steve Clarke | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 |
M Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Hughes | 🏴 |
F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 61’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 61’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Andy Myers | 🏴 | (LB Terry Phelan | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
CF Mark Nicholls | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Daily Mirror*
Friday, 27 December 1996
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