Game #4459
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 February 1997
Won
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Sunderland
Attendance: 32,491
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Mark Bosnich | 37’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, scored to secure Villa's first win of 1997.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 February 1997
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Mark Bosnich
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Centre back Carl Tiler made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Sheffield United in March 1997 for a fee of £731,000. Tiler played for Villa in 1995-96 and 1996-97 making 15 appearances and scoring once
Former Villa defender Dariusz Kubicki lined up for Sunderland
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #25 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 1 February 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 18
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 December 1996, Villa 1-0 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |
Oldest Player
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 28.05 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.65 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🔥 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Peter Reid | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Lionel Perez | 🇫🇷 |
LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Jan Eriksson | 🇸🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Richard Ord | 🏴 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 | 🔁 |
RB Darren Williams | 🏴 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 |
W John Mullin | 🏴 |
CF David Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 76’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | (CF Craig Russell | 🏴 |)
🔁 | RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 | (CF Martin Smith | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK David Preece | 🏴 |
LB Paul Heckingbottom | 🏴 |
RB Darren Holloway | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
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
🔴 CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 1995-97 | 🕒 15 | 13 (2) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 9 | #710 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 2 February 1997