Game #4471
Aston Villa
16-10-11, 58 PTS
Saturday, 3 May 1997
5th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | ๐ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ | ๐จ |
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | ๐ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | ๐ฅ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
Substitutes
๐ | CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | 57โ |
๐ | GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | 77โ |
๐ | M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ด | for F Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 85โ |
Unused Substitutes
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Andy Townsend (31)
๐จ Ian Taylor (12)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Steve Staunton (1)
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
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Villa name an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.65 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 33.80 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | 23.68 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | 1995-97 ๐ 9 | 2 (7) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 24 | #710 |
On This Day
Villa lose for the second time in eight Premier League games under Brian Little in the penultimate match of the campaign but remain 5th in the table.
Villa field their oldest team of the season at an average age of 26.65.
Midfielder Gareth Farrelly, 21, makes his 9th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) before moving on to Everton for a fee of ยฃ945,000. Farrelly would leave with a record of W5 D2 L3. A talented player whoโs potential was unfulfilled, Farrelly revealed in 2018 that he, and others in the youth set up at Villa had been bullied in a toxic environment that had prevented Villaโs youth team prospects from flourishing.
Steve Staunton is sent off on his 221st appearance in a Villa shirt (214 Starts) to make it W92 D62 L67, 17 Goals, 25 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 176th appearance (162 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L55, 10 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Andy Townsend suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 170th appearance (169 Starts) to make it W78 D42 L50, 11 Goals, 26 Assists, 26 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D5 L10, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 58โ | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 77โ |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 58โ | Andy Townsend | 77โ |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 20โ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Fabrizio Ravanelli
๐ฅ
| 34โ Goal, 0-2, (Middlesbrough), Mikkel Beck
๐ | HT Middlesbrough 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 57โ Sub off, Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ, Sub on, Julian Joachim
โฝ | 58โ Goal, 1-2, Ugo Ehiogu, Assist by Dwight Yorke
โฝ | 77โ Goal, 2-2, Savo Miloลกeviฤ, Assist by Andy Townsend
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Mark Bosnich, Sub on, Michael Oakes
๐ฅ | 81โ Sending off, Steve Staunton
๐ | 85โ Sub off, Savo Miloลกeviฤ, Sub on, Gareth Farrelly ๐ด
๐ฅ
| 90โ+ Goal, 2-3, (Middlesbrough, pen), Fabrizio Ravanelli
๐ | FT Middlesbrough 3-2 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Andy Townsend
๐จ | Booking, Ian Taylor
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Game | #37 |
Manager Game | #125 |
Saturday, 3 May 1997
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Paul Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Kent, 1991โ2000
Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 117 | ๐ฉ W54 (46% ) | ๐จ D26 | ๐บ(68% ) | ๐ฅ L37 (32% ) | โฝ 207 | ๐ฅ 154 | GD 53
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 125 | ๐ฉ | 54 ๐จ | 36 ๐ฅ 35 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
"FABRIZIO Ravanelli rescued Middlesbrough's dream of escaping relegation with a dramatic injury-time penalty winner after Aston Villa had threatened to bring the curtain down on top-flight football at the Riverside."
FABRIZIO Ravanelli rescued Middlesbrough's dream of escaping relegation with a dramatic injury-time penalty winner after Aston Villa had threatened to bring the curtain down on top-flight football at the Riverside.
Middlesbrough went ahead on 19 minutes when Ravanelli chased down Hignett's lofted pass and lobbed the ball home past a hapless Bosnich.
Another cardinal error, by the unsettled Bosnich saw them stretch their lead in the 33rd minute when Fleming clipped a long pass forward and Mikkel Beck timed his run to perfection beyond the visitors' square rearguard.
Villa took immediate control after the break and were back in the contest after 57 minutes when defender Ugo Ehiogu blasted home his fourth goal of the season from close range.
They equalised when Townsend released Savo Milosevic with a wonderful pass after robbing Stamp and the Serbian controlled with a nod of his head before galloping on and despatching a half-volley beyond Roberts.
But the game took its final, decisive twist when Little sent on Farrelly as an 85th minute substitute for Milosevic and his tug on Hignett gave Boro victory and left a luckless Villa hoping that their dream of a UEFA Cup berth is still alive.
Premier League
Middlesbrough
10-11-16, 38 PTS (Deducted 3 Points)
Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,012
GK Ben Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Clayton Blackmore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Nigel Pearson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Curtis Fleming | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐จ |
RB Gianluca Festa | ๐ฎ๐น |
M Juninho Paulista | ๐ง๐ท | ๐จ |
M รmerson Moisรฉs Costa | ๐ง๐ท |
M Robbie Mustoe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Craig Hignett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mikkel Beck | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Fabrizio Ravanelli | ๐ฎ๐น | โฝ | โฝ |
Bryan Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Mikkel Beck | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | โฝ | (M Phil Stamp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
CB Steve Vickers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alan White | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Neil Cox (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Chris Freestone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Curtis Fleming
๐จ Juninho Paulista
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Steve Staunton (1)
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1996-97
Playing Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Stuart Brock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #711 |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น | #718 |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | #710 |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #717 |
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
CF Neil Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #707 |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
