Game #4473
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 August 1997
Leicester City
1-0
Aston Villa
Premier League
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,304
Lost
17th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dwight Yorke, failed to sparkle
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 August 1997
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Stan Collymore
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Ian Marshall
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
ON THIS DAY
Centre forward Stan Collymore made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £9,450,000 in July 1997.
Future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey lined up for Leicester.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1996-97
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #127 |
Saturday, 9 August 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 127 | 🟩 | 56 🟨 | 36 🟥 35 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 19
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Brian Little names three new players in the squad with Paul Crichton and Simon Grayson making the Subs bench whilst Stan Collymore makes his first team debut. Gary Charles returns to the squad after missing the whole of the 1996-97 campaign due to injury whilst Michael Oakes deputises for Mark Bosnich in goal.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.68 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 34.07 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.79 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
Leicester City
GK Kasey Keller | 🇺🇸 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Pontus Kåmark | 🇸🇪 |
CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 |
CB Matt Elliott | 🏴 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 |
M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 |
M Stuart Campbell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Guppy | 🏴 |
CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Stuart Campbell | 🏴 | (M Robbie Savage | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 | (CF Steve Claridge | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Paul Crichton | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
GK Ian Andrews | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Graham Fenton (ex) | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
🟢 CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 10 August 1997
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