Game #4477
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 1997
Aston Villa
1-0
Leeds United
Premier League
Leeds United
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,027
Won
20th (-)
Last 5 | 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 67’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dwight Yorke, hit the winner
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gary Charles, Sub on, Fernando Nélson
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
ON THIS DAY
Villa won their first game of the season after 4 successive defeats but remained 20th in the Premier League table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1991–92
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #131 |
Saturday, 30 August 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Brian Little |
Referee | Peter Jones, Loughborough |
KO | 3.00pm |
HT Score | 0-0 |
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 | 36 🟥 38 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1988-2002
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 November 1996, League Cup, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Wright and Simon Grayson return to the starting line up as Riccardo Scimeca misses out
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.88 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.26 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 24.84 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
Leeds United
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
LB Davie Robertson | 🏴 |
CB David Wetherall | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 |
RB Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Alf-Inge Håland | 🇳🇴 |
M Bruno Ribeiro | 🇵🇹 |
M David Hopkin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Harry Kewell | 🇦🇺 |
CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M David Hopkin | 🏴 | (RB Gunnar Halle | 🇳🇴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
CB Robert Molenaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 |
CF Derek Lilley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ef4a75023942420ebcd9c53ffd65626b~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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