Game #4463
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 5 March 1997
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 75’ |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
🟨 Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 David Hughes
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
David Hughes comes in for his first start in place of Steve Staunton.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.78 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.64 |
Youngest Player
CB David Hughes | 🏴 | 19.10 |
Villa lose for the first time in 5 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Centre back David Hughes, 19, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining the club as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1996 to become the 719th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Tommy Johnson makes it 10 Premier League games without a goal on his 69th appearance in a Villa shirt (49 Starts), W28 D18 L23, 16 Goals, 4 Assists and 11 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.31 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Julian Joachim makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W8 D5 L12 and 3 Goals so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 8.33 games played so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa full back Simon Grayson, future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey and former Villa midfielder Garry Parker line up for Leicester as future Villa boss Martin O’Neill masterminds another victory over Villa.
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Steve Claridge
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, David Hughes
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #117 |
Wednesday, 5 March 1997
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 117 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 | 33 🟥 33 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,626
GK Kasey Keller | 🇺🇸 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Matt Elliott | 🏴 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 |
M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 |
M Garry Parker (ex) | 🏴 |
W Steve Guppy | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Robins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | (ft)
Substitutes:
🔁 | CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 | (D Julian Watts | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Mark Robins | 🏴 | (CF Steve Claridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | (M Scott Taylor | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Kevin Poole (ex) | 🏴 |
W Jamie Lawrence | 🏴 |
🟨 Steve Guppy
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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