Game #4469
Saturday, 19 April 1997
Attendance: 39,339
Drew
Premier League
5th (-1)
Tottenham Hotspur
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Villa Park
Villa are held to a draw at Villa Park by Tottenham as they fall back to 5th in the Premier League table.
Aston Villa
1-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
"Dwight Yorke, crashed in a fierce eight-yard volley to rescue the draw."
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, David Hughes
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Ramon Vega
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Fernando Nélson
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lined up for Tottenham.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1990-91
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Saturday, 19 April 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 September 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Tottenham Hotspur
🟨
TEAM NEWS
In one change Steve Staunton replaces David Hughes.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.76 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.48 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
RB Dean Austin | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 |
CB Ramon Vega | 🇨🇭 | ⚽ |
LB Justin Edinburgh | 🏴 |
M David Howells | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jason Dozzell | 🏴 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 |
W Paul McVeigh | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB David Hughes | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 66’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Howells | 🏴 | (CB Stuart Nethercott | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Paul McVeigh | 🇬🇧 | (CF Neale Fenn | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Espen Baardsen | 🇳🇴 |
M Garry Brady | 🏴 |
M Danny Hill | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"That was a prelude to a period of intense Villa pressure and Andy Townsend held his head in despair after he blasted over the top following a great set-up from Milosevic."
*Sunday Mirror*
Sunday, 20 April 1997
It was the Londoners who took the lead completely against the run of play when £3 million defender Vega arrived in the box to glance home a fine header. That was a prelude to a period of intense Villa pressure and Andy Townsend held his head in despair after he blasted over the top following a great set-up from Milosevic.
But Villa got their reward as frustrated fans began to believe all was lost on a day when the club was celebrating its 100th anniversary [sic]. After Staunton had got away down the right and crashed in a first time effort, the ball rebounded to Dwight Yorke, who crashed in a fierce eight-yard volley.
