Game #4457
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 January 1997
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Steve Staunton returns and Lee Hendrie makes his first start of the season as Tommy Johnson and Carl Tiler drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.24 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.53 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 19.70 |
Villa play their FA Cup fourth round tie just three days after their third round win but lose to Derby at the Baseball Ground.
Saša Ćurčić scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (16 Starts) to make it W8 D3 L7, 1 Goals, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his utterly pointless Villa career.
Mark Bosnich suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 158th appearance (157 Starts) to make it W69 D39 L50, 159 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.01 goals per game and 58 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.
Villa legend Paul McGrath lines up for Derby who he had joined earlier in the season following his release by Villa.
Lost
1-3
🟥 25 Jan 1997, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground
Scorer(s) | Saša Ćurčić | 76’ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Robin van der Laan
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), Dean Sturridge
🕒 | HT Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Fernando Nélson
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-3, (Derby County), Ron Willems
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 1-3, Saša Ćurčić
🕒 | FT Derby County 3-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 25 January 1997
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, 1984-1997
Previous 5 vs. Derby: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 111 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 32 🟥 31 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Derby County
Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,977
GK Russell Hoult | 🏴 |
LB Chris Powell | 🏴 |
CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Paul McGrath (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
CB Christian Dailly | 🏴 |
M Robin van der Laan | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
M Paul Trollope | 🏴 |
M Lee Carsley | 🇮🇪 |
M Aljoša Asanović | 🇭🇷 |
F Ron Willems | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 | (M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
CF Marino Rahmberg | 🇸🇪 |
CF Marco Gabbiadini | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"But Jim Smith's side, without a win since November 30, proved worthy winners against a Villa side who have seldom been so poor at the back."
Villa fall to Derby
DERBY put horrendous injury problems and their poor Premiership form behind to dump Villa out of the FA Cup at the Baseball Ground
The Rams, already without six first team players through injury, lost Jacob Laursen in the pre-match warm-up and then fellow defender Gary Rowett after just 19 minutes with a hamstring injury.
But Jim Smith's side, without a win since November 30, proved worthy winners against a Villa side who have seldom been so poor at the back.
Victory came via two goals in four minutes before the interval.
In the 36th minute Paul Simpson floated a centre into the box which was seized on by Van Der Laan who had time to chest the ball down before firing past Bosnich.
Villa cracked again after a wonderful piece of skill on the left flank by Asanovic which ended with a delightful pass to Sturridge.
He kept his nerve and cut in from the left before firing past an exposed Bosnich.
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