Game #4476
Aston Villa
0-0-4, 0 PTS
Wednesday, 27 August 1997
20th (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ด |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
Substitutes
๐ | M Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | for CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 86โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
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 their oldest starting XI of the season as Stan Collymore scores his first goal for Villa on 58'.
Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ makes his first appearance of the season as an 86โ substitute.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.12 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 34.12 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 22.22 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 1993-97 ๐ 174 | 173 (1) | โฝ 11 | ๐ฅ 26 | ๐บ 1 | #693 |
On This Day
Villa score their first goals of the season but can't prevent a fourth successive defeat to sit winless and bottom of the Premier League under Brian Little.
Villa field their oldest starting XI of the season with an average age of 27.12 years.
Midfielder Andy Townsend, 34, makes his 174th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (173 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough for a fee of ยฃ500,000 later this month. Townsend won a brace of League Cups and captained the club whilst with Villa to leave with a record of W79 D42 L53, 11 Goals, 26 Assists, 26 Bookings and 4 Red Cards across his 5 seasons.
Stan Collymore scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W0 D0 L4, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke makes his 250th appearance in a Villa shirt (210 Starts) to make it W106 D63 L81, 83 Goals, 37 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.08 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (91 Starts) to make it W45 D25 L30, 9 Goals, 6 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
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) | Dwight Yorke | 27โ | Stan Collymore | 58โ |
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 27โ | Ian Taylor | 58โ |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 6โ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Les Ferdinand
โฝ | 27โ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Mark Draper
๐ | HT Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 58โ Goal, 2-1, Stan Collymore, Assist by Ian Taylor
๐ฅ
| 66โ Goal, 2-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Les Ferdinand
๐ฅ
| 77โ Goal, 2-3, (Tottenham Hotspur), Ruel Fox
๐ | 86โ Sub off, Ugo Ehiogu, Sub on, Saลกa ฤurฤiฤ
๐ | FT Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Aston Villa
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #130 |
Wednesday, 27 August 1997
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Mike Riley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1996-2009
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Mike Riley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Leeds, 1996-2009
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 125 | ๐ฉ 47 | ๐จ 25 | ๐ฅ 53 | โฝ 186 | ๐ฅ
208 |
League ๐ 109 | ๐ฉ 41 | ๐จ 23 | ๐ฅ 45 | โฝ 171 | ๐ฅ
186 |
FA Cup ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
8 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 59 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 15 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 86 | ๐ฅ
83 |
Away ๐ 64 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 32 | โฝ 98 | ๐ฅ
121 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 130 | ๐ฉ | 56 ๐จ | 36 ๐ฅ 38 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
2-0-2, 6 PTS
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,316
GK Ian Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Justin Edinburgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB Colin Calderwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB John Scales | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Stephen Carr | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Stephen Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Howells | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Andy Sinton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ruel Fox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Steffen Iversen | ๐ณ๐ด |
CF Les Ferdinand | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
Gerry Francis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | LB Justin Edinburgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Gary Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Les Ferdinand | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Neale Fenn | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Espen Baardsen | ๐ณ๐ด |
LB Jamie Clapham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Allan Nielsen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1990-91
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1997-98
Playing Squad
GK Adam Rachel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #732 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Matthew Ghent | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Paul Crichton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
CB David Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #719 |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
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 Lee Collins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Unused Sub |
FB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #721 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #724 |
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 Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 |
CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 |
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 Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #723 |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #707 |
CF Stan Collymore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #720 |
