Game #4453
Aston Villa
Saturday, 11 January 1997
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Newcastle United
Attendance: 39,339
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Newcastle United
Assist(s) | Alan Wright | 39’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, a growing influence
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 January 1997
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Alan Shearer
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Lee Clark
🔁 | 33’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
39’ Goal, 1-2, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Alan Wright
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United
52’ Goal, 2-2, Savo Milošević
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Newcastle United
🟨 | Booking, Tommy Johnson
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa defender Steve Watson lined up for Newcastle.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Game | #22 |
Manager Game | #107 |
Saturday, 11 January 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 107 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 31 🟥 29 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Oct 96, Villa 2-0 Leeds (h)
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Gareth Southgate returns after a 7 game absence along with Tommy Johnson (8 games) as Ian Taylor and Mark Draper drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.28 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.50 |
Youngest Player
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.38 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Terry McDermott | 🏴 |
Newcastle United
GK Shaka Hislop | 🇹🇹 |
LB John Beresford | 🏴 |
LB Robbie Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Darren Peacock | 🏴 |
CB Philippe Albert | 🇧🇪 |
RB Steve Watson | 🏴 |
M David Batty | 🏴 |
M Lee Clark | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Keith Gillespie | 🇬🇧 |
F Peter Beardsley | 🏴 |
CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 33’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 67’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Pavel Srníček | 🇨🇿 |
RB Warren Barton | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Crawford | 🇮🇪 |
CF Paul Kitson | 🏴 |
CF Les Ferdinand | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
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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*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 12 January 1997