Game #4472
Aston Villa
Sunday, 11 May 1997
Won
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Southampton
Attendance: 39,339
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Southampton
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Riccardo Scimeca, in for Ćurčić
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 11 May 1997
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Richard Dryden
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
ON THIS DAY
Villa end the season with a second consecutive top 5 finish under Brian Little.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Southampton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Southampton
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Sunday, 11 May 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1990–2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 36 🟥 35 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1990–2000
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 30 November 1996, Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
In one change for the final game of the season Riccardo Scimeca replaces Saša Ćurčić.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.37 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.82 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.93 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Graham Souness | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Maik Taylor | 🇬🇧 |
LB Francis Benali | 🏴 |
CB Richard Dryden | 🏴 |
CB Claus Lundekvam | 🇳🇴 |
RB Ulrich van Gobbel | 🇳🇱 |
RB Jason Dodd | 🏴 |
M Robbie Slater | 🇦🇺 |
M Jim Magilton | 🇬🇧 |
M Matt Oakley | 🏴 |
CF Mickey Evans | 🇮🇪 |
CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | (M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
CB Alan Neilson | 🏴 |
M Eyal Berkovic | 🇮🇱 |
M Neil Maddison | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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