Aston Villa

Wednesday, 15 October 1997

1997-98

3rd Round

Lost

0-3

West Ham United

League Cup

Upton Park

Attendance: 20,360

🟥 15 Oct 1997, Villa 0-3 West Ham, Upton Park

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

🟥 9 Aug 1997, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Filbert Street

Premier League

🟥 13 Aug 1997, Villa 0-4, Blackburn, Villa Park

Premier League

🟥 23 Aug 1997, Villa 0-1, Newcastle, St James'

Premier League

🟥 27 Aug 1997, Villa 2-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Premier League

🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 13 Sep 1997, Villa 3-0 Barnsley, Oakwell

Premier League

🟨 16 Sep 1997, Villa 0-0 Bordeaux, Stade du Parc Lescure

UEFA Cup

🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

Premier League

🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Premier League

🟨 27 Sep 1997, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 30 Sep 1997, Villa 1-0 Bordeaux, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

🟩 4 Oct 1997, Villa 1-0 Bolton, Reebok

Premier League

🟥 15 Oct 1997, Villa 0-3 West Ham, Upton Park

League Cup

🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

Premier League

🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

UEFA Cup

🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

Premier League

🟥 1 Nov 1997, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 4 Nov 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

🟨 8 Nov 1997, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst

Premier League

🟩 22 Nov 1997, Villa 2-1 Everton, Villa Park

Premier League

🟥 25 Nov 1997, Villa 1-2 Steaua, Stadionul Steaua

UEFA Cup

🟥 29 Nov 1997, Villa 1-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Premier League

🟩 6 Dec 1997, Villa 3-0 Coventry, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 9 Dec 1997, Villa 2-0 Steaua, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

🟥 15 Dec 1997, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford

Premier League

🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 26 Dec 1997, Villa 4-1 Spurs, Villa Park

Premier League

🟨 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road

Premier League

🟨 3 Jan 1998, Villa 2-2 Portsmouth, Fratton

FA Cup

🟨 10 Jan 1998, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 14 Jan 1998, Villa 1-0 Portsmouth, Villa Park

FA Cup

🟥 17 Jan 1998, Villa 0-5 Blackburn, Ewood

Premier League

🟩 24 Jan 1998, Villa 4-0 Albion, Villa Park

FA Cup

🟥 1 Feb 1998, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 7 Feb 1998, Villa 1-0 Derby, Pride Park

Premier League

🟥 14 Feb 1998, Villa 0-1 Coventry, Villa Park

FA Cup

🟥 18 Feb 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park

Premier League

🟥 21 Feb 1998, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Selhurst

Premier League

🟩 28 Feb 1998, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Premier League

🟥 3 Mar 1998, Villa 0-1 Atlético, Estadio Metropolitano

UEFA Cup

🟩 8 Mar 1998, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Premier League

🟥 11 Mar 1998, Villa 0-1 Barnsley, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 14 Mar 1998, Villa 3-1 Palace, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 17 Mar 1998, Villa 2-1a Atlético, Villa Park

UEFA Cup

🟩 28 Mar 1998, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison

Premier League

🟩 4 Apr 1998, Villa 2-0 West Ham, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 11 Apr 1998, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Highfield Road

Premier League

🟩 18 Apr 1998, Villa 2-1 Southampton, The Dell

Premier League

🟥 25 Apr 1998, Villa 1-3 Bolton, Villa Park

Premier League

🟩 2 May 1998, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

Premier League

🟩 10 May 1998, Villa 1-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

Premier League

On This Day

Wednesday, 15 October 1997

Villa are well beaten at Upton Park to leave League Cup glory closed to Brian Little this season.
Ian Taylor makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (109 Appearances) to make it W50 D27 L32, 11 Goals, 6 Assists and 15 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Riccardo Scimeca makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (28 Starts) to make it W28 D9 L13 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1994-1998

🕒 139 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 38 🟥 40 | 1.59

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Game #4485

Match Record

Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #139 |
Wednesday, 15 October 1997

Game Record

Manager: Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1989-2001
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Head to Head

Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨

Total 🕒 77 | 🟩 W27 (35% ) | 🟨 D17 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L33 (43% ) | ⚽ 125 | 🥅 132 | GD -7

Trophy Cabinet

Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96

West Ham United

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80

Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Match Timeline

Officials

Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Barnsley, 1989-2001

Officials

Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

Officials

Villa Bookings

🟨 Ian Taylor (17)

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

Match Stats

Not recorded

Line Up & Subs

Aston Villa

Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1994-1998

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 71’ |
🔁 | RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 71’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 71’ |

Unused Substitutes

None

West Ham United

Harry Redknapp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

GK Craig Forrest | 🇨🇦 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
RB Steve Potts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Unsworth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Rio Ferdinand | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Steve Lomas | 🇬🇧 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Eyal Berkovic | 🇮🇱 |
CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CF John Hartson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Tim Breacker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (LB Keith Rowland | 🇬🇧 |)
🔁 | CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 | (M Ian Bishop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Les Sealey (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Aston Villa

Not recorded

Brian Little recalls Riccardo Scimeca to the starting line up

West Ham United

Not Recorded

Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

West Ham United

Match Media

What they Said

"It all left Collymore isolated and spiralling into history as one of soccer's greatest misfits.

"He has scored just once since arriving at Villa Park 13 games ago against everyone's favourite Aunt Sally, Spurs, and looked nowhere near adding to that tally against the Hammers."

JOHN HARTSON showed £7million Stan Collymore where the goal was last night.

West Ham's magnificent striker scored twice and helped make the other goal in a one-way third round Coca-Cola Cup tie.

West Ham manager Harry Redknapp said: "John is a big strong boy. People said we paid too much for him but we are now being proved right. I wouldn't like to play against him. He's in the Geoff Hurst mould."

It all left Collymore isolated and spiralling into history as one of soccer's greatest misfits.

He has scored just once since arriving at Villa Park 13 games ago against everyone's favourite Aunt Sally, Spurs, and looked nowhere near adding to that tally against the Hammers.

He went straight into the pocket of Rio Ferdinand, who looked a class act and will no doubt figure in Glenn Hoddle's World Cup England next summer.

But it was Hartson, amazingly jettisoned by Arsenal, who again caught the eye. The Welsh international is no slouch, with ground skills far better than many give credit, but he also has an almost slavish appetite for work.

Match Highlights

Team Selection

Goalkeeper

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |

🕒

180

✅

179*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

57*

⛔

🥅

178*

Defenders

RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |

🕒

✅

47*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

15*

CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

28*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

13*

CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

190

✅

176*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

61*

CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

90*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

26*

Midfielders

LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

116

✅

115*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

33*

M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

91*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

26*

M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

109

✅

100*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

32*

CF Stan Collymore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

✅

13*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

Forwards

CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |

🕒

✅

87*

⚽

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

25*

F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |

🕒

259

✅

219*

⚽

🔥

🟩

111

🟨

🟥

83*

Substitutes

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

⛔

🥅

RB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

🔁

⚽

Sub 1

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

17*

M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |

🕒

🔁

10*

⚽

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

12*

None

🕒

🔁

⚽

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

1997-98

First Team Squad

GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #732 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Solihull Moors 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #699 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired

CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #708 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Middlesbrough 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #705 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Fleetwood Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Lee Collins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Hinckley United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | #693 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Lee Hendrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #712 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Basford United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Scott Murray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #716 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Clevedon Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | #668 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Sunderland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Richard Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #723 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Solihull Moors 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | #688 |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Sydney Olympic 🇦🇺 Retired

GK Paul Crichton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #709 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired

RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | #718 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

SC Rio Tinto 🇵🇹 Retired

FB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #721 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Blackpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Gareth Barry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #724 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

West Bromwich Albion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #706 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Southampton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #726 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Julian Joachim | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #713 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Bourne Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | #707 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Rubin Kazan 🇷🇺 Retired

GK Matthew Ghent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

Where are they now?

Rushall Olympic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #719 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired

CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #677 |

Centre Back

Where are they now?

Sheffield United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Died

RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #703 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

West Ham United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | #675 |

Full Back

Where are they now?

Walsall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #701 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

Northampton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | #717 |

Midfielder

Where are they now?

FK Obilic 🇷🇸 Retired

CF Darren Byfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #722 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Redditch United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Neil Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #714 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Newport County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired

CF Stan Collymore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #720 |

Forward

Where are they now?

Real Oviedo 🇪🇸 Retired

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