Game #4466
Aston Villa
15-8-9, 53 PTS

Saturday, 5 April 1997
5th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ | ๐ |
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

Substitutes
๐ | CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | for LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | 56โ |
๐ | M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | for M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 81โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Rachell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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
Goalkeepers
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Adam Rachell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Midfielders
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
Forwards
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น |
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Michael Oakes replaces Mark Bosnich as Gareth Southgate returns and Gareth Farrelly makes his first start of the season. Andy Townsend, Riccardo Scimeca drop out.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 28.85 |
Youngest Player
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | 21.62 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa win for the second consecutive Premier League game under Brian Little as Everton are beaten at Villa Park.
Dwight Yorke makes his 200th start in a Villa shirt (240 Appearances) to make it W104 D61 L75, 81 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 171st start (157 Appearances) to make it W75 D43 L53, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton contributes his 25th assist in a Villa shirt on his 218th appearance (211 Starts) to make it W92 D60 L66, 17 Goals, 25 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Michael Oakes secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L5, 16 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.80 goals per game and 11 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
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โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
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๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ

Won
3-1
๐ฉ 5 Apr 1997, Villa 3-1 Everton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 41โ | Steve Staunton | 50โ | Dwight Yorke | 54โ |
Assist(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 41โ |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 14โ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), David Unsworth
โฝ | 41โ Goal, 1-1, Savo Miloลกeviฤ, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Everton
โฝ | 50โ Goal, 2-1, Steve Staunton
โฝ | 54โ Goal, 3-1, Dwight Yorke
๐ | 56โ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, David Hughes
๐ | 81โ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Game | #32 |
Manager Game | #120 |
Saturday, 5 April 1997
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Jeff Winter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesbrough, 1995-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Jeff Winter | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Middlesbrough, 1995-2004
Linesmen: P. V. Norman; K. Pike
Reserve Official: T. J. Stevens
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 120 | ๐ฉ | 53 ๐จ | 34 ๐ฅ 33 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Everton boss Dave Watson accused his players of lacking the passion for a survival fight after a Villa Park surrender."
Everton boss Dave Watson accused his players of lacking the passion for a survival fight after a Villa Park surrender.
Despite taking an early lead through David Unsworth, the Goodison side fell apart, handing goals on a plate to Savo Milosevic and Dwight Yorke either side of a Steve Staunton strike from a free-kick.
It was a defeat which left the Merseysiders still deep in the mire, after just two wins in 15, and central defender Watson admitted their showing was simply not good enough. 'We gave the ball away too much and didn't battle. I thought one or two heads dropped, and that is something that has to be put right," said Watson.
He added: "It was disappointing that we gave away an equaliser just before half-time, but what was worse was that we just didn't react to their second goal.
"I was hoping for a better reaction from us to get the game back, but it didn't happen."
Premier League
Everton
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,339
GK Neville Southall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Terry Phelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Claus Thomsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Dave Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB David Unsworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CB Craig Short | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
RB Marc Hottiger | ๐จ๐ญ | ๐ |
M Joe Parkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Graham Stuart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Speed | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Duncan Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Dave Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB David Unsworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Richard Dunne (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
๐ | RB Marc Hottiger | ๐จ๐ญ | (CF Michael Branch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Paul Gerrard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Michael Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John Hills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Dave Watson
๐จ Craig Short
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1994-95
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Neville Southall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
GK Paul Gerrard | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Claus Thomsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Dave Watson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Unsworth (ft) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Craig Short | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Richard Dunne (ft) | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Full Backs
LB Terry Phelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Marc Hottiger | ๐จ๐ญ |
LB Michael Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB John Hills | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Joe Parkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Graham Stuart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Speed | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Forwards
CF Duncan Ferguson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Michael Branch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table

1996-97
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