Game #4460
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
5th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Mark Draper and Ian Taylor return after 7 game absences along with Andy Townsend as Saša Ćurčić, Riccardo Scimeca and Carl Tiler drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.60 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.48 |
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 Nélson 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
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 43’ | 75’ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43’ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75’ |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Steve Staunton o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 50 | 🟩 27 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 77 | 🥅 41 |
League 🕒 46 | 🟩 24 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 69 | 🥅 39 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 25 | 🟩 15 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 41 | 🥅 12 |
Away 🕒 25 | 🟩 12 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 36 | 🥅 29 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Premier League
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,409
GK Steve Ogrizovic | 🏴 |
CB Gary Breen | 🇮🇪 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴 |
M Eoin Jess | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Darren Huckerby | 🏴 |
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 | (M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Eoin Jess | 🏴 | (CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | 🇺🇦 |
🟨 Paul Williams
🟨 Noel Whelan
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Matchday Squad:
Goalkeepers
GK Steve Ogrizovic | 🏴 |
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
Defenders
CB Gary Breen | 🇮🇪 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴 |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | 🇺🇦 |
Full Backs
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴 |
M Eoin Jess | 🏴 |
M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Darren Huckerby | 🏴 |
Forwards
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴 |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |
Not Recorded
"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.
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