Game #4460
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Aston Villa
2-1
Coventry City
Premier League
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,409
Won
5th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43’ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dwight Yorke, hit both goals for Villa's regulation victory over Coventry.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
⚽ | 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
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa midfielder Kevin Richardson lined up for Coventry
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 21 February 1996, League Cup, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Draper and Ian Taylor return after 7 game absences along with Andy Townsend as Saša Ćurčić, Riccardo Scimeca and Carl Tiler drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.60 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.48 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
Coventry City
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 | (M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Eoin Jess | 🏴 | (CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | 🇺🇦 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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