Game #4500
Aston Villa
7-5-9, 26 PTS

Sunday, 28 December 1997
10th= (+1)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐ต๐น |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | โฝ |
F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

Substitutes
๐ | F Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lee Collins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Darren Byfield makes his first start of the season in place of Stan Collymore.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.95 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 29.59 |
Youngest Player
F Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.26 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Darren Byfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 | Youth Team promotiion
๐ข CF Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #723 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 85โ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 85โ |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Darren Byfield
๐ | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| 79โ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
โฝ | 85โ Goal, 1-1, Savo Miloลกeviฤ, Assist by Steve Staunton
๐ | 90โ Sub off, Darren Byfield, Sub on, Richard Walker ๐ข
๐ | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Sunday, 28 December 1997
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 154 | ๐ฉ | 66 ๐จ | 43 ๐ฅ 45 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:

Premier League
Leeds United
10-5-6, 35 PTS
Elland Road
Attendance: 36,909
GK Nigel Martyn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Davie Robertson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB David Wetherall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Lucas Radebe | ๐ฟ๐ฆ |
CB Robert Molenaar | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
RB Alan Maybury | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐ต๐น | ๐ |
M Lee Bowyer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harry Kewell | ๐ฆ๐บ |
CF Rod Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฝ |
George Graham (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐ต๐น | (CF Derek Lilley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Beeney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gunnar Halle | ๐ณ๐ด |
CB Mark Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stephen McPhail | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1991โ92
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 2
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Match Media
On This Day
Villa extend their unbeaten run to 3 as they are held at Elland Road to climb to 10th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Forward Darren Byfield, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in February 1994 to become the 722nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Richard Walker, 20, comes off the subs bench to make his debut in a Villa shirt after joining Villa as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1995 to become the 723rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Savo Miloลกeviฤ makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (106 Appearances) to make it W48 D38 L30, 29 Goals, 13 Assists and 13 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.52 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 202nd appearance (188 Starts) to make it W86 D50 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
What they Said
"I thought we were a little bit tired.
โIt was a difficult game for us.
โI think that the second game over the three-day period is quite difficult psychologically.
"It's quite tiring. We have been in an hotel since Friday and it's Christmas and they are a little bit tired and fed up.
โAnd I guess that sort of showed a little bit in our play.โ
Brian Little.


