Game #4460
Aston Villa
12-6-8, 42 PTS
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
5th (+2)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ | โฝ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Mark Draper and Ian Taylor return after 7 game absences along with Andy Townsend as Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ, Riccardo Scimeca and Carl Tiler drop out.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 33.60 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | 23.48 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa make it successive wins under Brian Little and climb to 5th in the Premier League table as Coventry are beaten at Villa Park yet again.
Andy Townsend contributes his 35th goal involvement in a Villa shirt to secure his 75th win on his 160th appearance (159 Starts) and make it W75 D38 L47, 11 Goals, 24 Assists, 23 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Fernando Nรฉlson makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (27 Appearances) to make it W12 D8 L7 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa captain Kevin Richardson lines up for Coventry
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 43โ | 75โ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43โ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75โ |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 43โ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
โฝ | 75โ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
๐ฅ
| 78โ Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Steve Staunton o.g.
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 50 | ๐ฉ 27 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 7 | โฝ 77 | ๐ฅ
41 |
League ๐ 46 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 16 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 69 | ๐ฅ
39 |
FA Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Home ๐ 25 | ๐ฉ 15 | ๐จ 10 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 41 | ๐ฅ
12 |
Away ๐ 25 | ๐ฉ 12 | ๐จ 6 | ๐ฅ 7 | โฝ 36 | ๐ฅ
29 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 114 | ๐ฉ | 50 ๐จ | 32 ๐ฅ 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Yorke struck in the 43rd and 75th minutes while Irish international Steve Staunton put through his own goal for a Coventry consolation 12 minutes from time."
Villa move up to fifth
DWIGHT YORKE helped Aston Villa leap into fifth place in the English Premiership by scoring both their goals in a 2-1 win over Coventry at Villa Park last night.
Yorke struck in the 43rd and 75th minutes while Irish international Steve Staunton put through his own goal for a Coventry consolation 12 minutes from time.
Premier League
Coventry City
6-9-11. 27 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,409
GK Steve Ogrizovic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Breen | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Richard Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
LB Marcus Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Gary McAllister | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Telfer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Eoin Jess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Darren Huckerby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Noel Whelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Gordon Strachan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Kevin Richardson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Gordon Strachan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
๐ | M Eoin Jess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CF Peter Ndlovu | ๐ฟ๐ผ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK John Filan | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Brian Borrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | ๐บ๐ฆ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Paul Williams
๐จ Noel Whelan
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Steve Ogrizovic | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK John Filan | ๐ฆ๐บ |
Defenders
CB Gary Breen | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Richard Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Williams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | ๐บ๐ฆ |
Full Backs
LB Marcus Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Brian Borrows | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary McAllister | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Telfer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Eoin Jess | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Strachan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Darren Huckerby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Noel Whelan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Ndlovu | ๐ฟ๐ผ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1996-97
Playing Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Stuart Brock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #711 |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | #718 |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | #710 |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #717 |
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
CF Neil Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #707 |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
