Game #4484
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 October 1997
Won
10th= (+6)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Bolton Wanderers
Attendance: 24,196
Reebok Stadium
Bolton Wanderers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Stan Collymore, scuffle
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 October 1997
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Gary Charles
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
🟥 | 90’ Sending off, Stan Collymore
🟥 | 90’ Sending off, (Bolton Wanderers), Andy Todd
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dwight Yorke
ON THIS DAY
Villa clung onto victory despite the late sending off of forward Stan Collymore to move to their highest position in the table so far this season - 10th with 10 games played.
Future Villa midfielder Alan Thompson lined up for Bolton.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Bolton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Game | #10 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Saturday, 4 October 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
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
🕒 138 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 38 🟥 39 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 5 Mar 97, Villa 0-1 Leicester (a)
Cards: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Savo Milošević scores his second goal in two games, both winners
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.35 |
Youngest Player
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 24.10 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🕒 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Colin Todd | 🏴 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Keith Branagan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Gerry Taggart | 🇬🇧 |
CB Guðni Bergsson | 🇮🇸 |
CB Andy Todd | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Mike Whitlow | 🏴 |
M Scott Sellars | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Per Frandsen | 🇩🇰 |
F Peter Beardsley | 🏴 |
CF John McGinlay | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Holdsworth | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 | RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 68’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 84’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF John McGinlay | 🏴 | (W Arnar Gunnlaugsson | 🇮🇸 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Gavin Ward | 🏴 |
LB Jimmy Phillips | 🏴 |
RB Steve McAnespie | 🏴 |
M Jamie Pollock | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
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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*The Sunday Mirror*
Sunday, 5 October 1997