Game #4457
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 January 1997
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
FA Cup 4th Round
Attendance: 17,977
Derby County
Baseball Ground
Villa play their FA Cup fourth round tie three days after their third round win losing to Derby at the Baseball Ground.
Derby County
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Mark Bosnich, left no chance by Derby.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 January 1997
🥅 | 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
ON THIS DAY
Villa legend Paul McGrath lined up for Derby who he had joined earlier in the season following his release by Villa.
Saša Ćurčić scored his first and only goal for Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Derby County
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
FIXTURE HISTORY
Derby County
Previous 5 vs. Derby: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #30 |
Manager Game | #111 |
Saturday, 25 January 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 January 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Steve Staunton returns and Lee Hendrie makes his first start of the season as Tommy Johnson and Carl Tiler drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.24 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.53 |
Youngest Player
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 19.70 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Jim Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🇹🇹 |
Derby County
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 | (M Paul Simpson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Marino Rahmberg | 🇸🇪 |
CF Marco Gabbiadini | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"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."
*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 26 January 1997
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.
