Game #4497
Aston Villa
Monday, 15 December 1997
Lost
12th= (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Manchester United
Attendance: 55,175
Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Ugo Ehiogu, pushed by Cole but no pen.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 15 December 1997
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Ryan Giggs
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
🟨 | Booking, Simon Grayson
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and future Villa centre back Ronny Johnsen lined up for Manchester United as more soft refereeing - this time Paul Durkin - hands the advantage to the opposition.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1996-97
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Monday, 15 December 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 151 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 | 41 🟥 45 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004 🆘
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 October 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Michael Oakes replaces Mark Bosnich.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.85 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.55 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 24.14 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
RB Phil Neville | 🏴 |
M Nicky Butt | 🏴 |
W David Beckham | 🏴 |
W Ryan Giggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 70’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 🇳🇴 | (CF Brian McClair | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matthew Ghent | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Raimond Van Der Gouw | 🇳🇱 |
RB Henning Berg | 🇳🇴 |
RB John Curtis | 🏴 |
CB David May | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
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 Irish Independent*
Tuesday, 16 December 1997