Game #4472
Aston Villa
Sunday, 11 May 1997
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
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 | 🇹🇹 |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
In one change for the final game of the season Riccardo Scimeca replaces Saša Ćurčić.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.37 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.82 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.93 |
Villa end the season with a victory over Southampton to finish 5th in the Premier League under Brian Little.
Riccardo Scimeca makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (44 Appearances) to make it W25 D9 L10 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 12' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Richard Dryden
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #126 |
Sunday, 11 May 1997
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1994–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Referee: Gary Willard | 🏴 | Worthing, 1994–1999
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 49 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 15 | 🟥 17 | ⚽ 63 | 🥅 62 |
League 🕒 44 | 🟩 16 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 14 | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 54 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 6 |
League Cup 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 24 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 40 | 🥅 19 |
Away 🕒 25 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 12 | ⚽ 23 | 🥅 43 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 126 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 36 🟥 35 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Premier League
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,339
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 | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
Graham Souness | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | (M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
CB Alan Neilson | 🏴 |
M Eyal Berkovic | 🇮🇱 |
M Neil Maddison | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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