Game #4499
Aston Villa
Friday, 26 December 1997
Aston Villa
4-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 38,644
Won
11th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Savo Milošević | 38’ | Simon Grayson | 81’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, outstanding
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1997
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Draper, Assist by Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Colin Calderwood
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-1, Mark Draper
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 3-1, Stan Collymore, Assist by Simon Grayson
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 4-1, Stan Collymore
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
ON THIS DAY
Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood and future Villa winger David Ginola lined up for Tottenham as Brian Little admits Steve Staunton is planning to leave the club on a Bosman free transfer at the end of the season with little sign the player will agree a new contract with Villa.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1990-91
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Friday, 26 December 1997
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Alan Wilkie | 🏴 | Chester-le-Street | 1988-2000
Kick off: 5.00pm
HT Score: 🟩1-0
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 153 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Wilkie | 🏴 | Chester-le-Street | 1988-2000 🆘
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 March 1997, Villa 2-0 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Bosnich, Fernando Nélson and Riccardo Scimeca return as Michael Oakes, Gareth Southgate and Gary Charles drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.46 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.58 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.55 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔥 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Christian Gross | 🇨🇭 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
RB Stephen Carr | 🇮🇪 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Allan Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ruel Fox | 🏴 |
W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 |
F Steffen Iversen | 🇳🇴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 | (CF Rory Allen | 🏴 |)
🔁 | LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 | (W Darren Anderton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Andy Sinton | 🏴 | (M Stephen Clemence | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Espen Baardsen | 🇳🇴 |
W José Dominguez | 🇵🇹 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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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