Game #4462
Aston Villa
Sunday, 2 March 1997
Won
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Liverpool
Attendance: 39,339
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Liverpool
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 83’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Ian Taylor, "honest toiler" hit the matchwinner to beat Liverpool.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 2 March 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, David Hughes 🟢
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Centre back David Hughes made his first appearance for Villa as a substitute aged 19 after joining the club as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1996.
Future Villa centre forward Stan Collymore, future Villa ‘keeper David James and future Villa winger Patrik Berger all featured for Liverpool.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1994-95
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Game | #28 |
Manager Game | #116 |
Sunday, 2 March 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 116 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 | 33 🟥 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Dunn | 🏴 | Bristol, 1992-2006
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 December 1996, Villa 5-0 Wimbledon, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.63 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.51 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Roy Evans | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 🇳🇴 |
LB Dominic Matteo | 🏴 |
CB Bjørn Tore Kvarme | 🇳🇴 |
CB Mark Wright | 🏴 |
M Jason McAteer | 🇮🇪 |
M Jamie Redknapp | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
W Steve McManaman | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Robbie Fowler | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Hughes | 🏴 | 🟢 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Stan Collymore (ex) | 🏴 | (W Patrik Berger | 🇨🇿 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Tony Warner | 🇹🇹 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 |
LB Steve Harkness | 🏴 |
W Mark Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
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
🟢 CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Irish Independent*
Monday, 3 March 1997
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