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Game #4500

Aston Villa

7-5-9, 26 PTS

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Sunday, 28 December 1997

10th= (+1)

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น |
RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ | โšฝ |
F Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ” |

Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | F Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | for F Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 90โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Michael Oakes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Lee Collins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ 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: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
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 | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 29.59 |

Youngest Player
F Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.26 |

Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข CF Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #722 | Youth Team promotiion
๐ŸŸข CF Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #723 | Youth Team promotiion

Final Appearances

None

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Drew

1-1

๐ŸŸจ 28 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road
Scorer(s) | Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | 85โ€™ |

Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 85โ€™ |

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1โ€™ Debut, Darren Byfield
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 79โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
โšฝ | 85โ€™ Goal, 1-1, Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡, Assist by Steve Staunton
๐Ÿ” | 90โ€™ Sub off, Darren Byfield, Sub on, Richard Walker ๐ŸŸข
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Leeds United 1-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Sunday, 28 December 1997

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

Officials

Referee: Dermot Gallagher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 1992-2007

Previous 5 vs. Leeds: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 81 | ๐ŸŸฉ W33 (41% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D23 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(69% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L25 (31% ) | โšฝ 116 | ๐Ÿฅ… 110 | GD 6

Match Stats

Not recorded

Brian Little | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998

๐Ÿ•’ 154 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 66 ๐ŸŸจ | 43 ๐ŸŸฅ 45 | 1.56

Villa Career Form:

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Premier League

Leeds United

10-5-6, 35 PTS

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Elland Road

Attendance: 36,909

GK Nigel Martyn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Davie Robertson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB David Wetherall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Lucas Radebe | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |
CB Robert Molenaar | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
RB Alan Maybury | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | ๐Ÿ” |
M Lee Bowyer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harry Kewell | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
CF Rod Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | โšฝ |

George Graham (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Bruno Ribeiro | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น | (CF Derek Lilley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Mark Beeney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gunnar Halle | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด |
CB Mark Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stephen McPhail | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |

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Œ
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1991โ€“92

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
๐Ÿ•’

189

โœ…

188*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

83

๐ŸŸจ

48*

๐ŸŸฅ

58

โ›”

74

๐Ÿฅ…

184*

RB Fernando Nรฉlson | ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น |
๐Ÿ•’

62

โœ…

57*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

3

๐ŸŸฉ

26

๐ŸŸจ

18*

๐ŸŸฅ

18

RB Simon Grayson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

22

โœ…

18*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

8

๐ŸŸจ

6*

๐ŸŸฅ

8

CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

61

โœ…

39*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

31

๐ŸŸจ

13*

๐ŸŸฅ

17

CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

202

โœ…

188*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

4

๐ŸŸฉ

86

๐ŸŸจ

50*

๐ŸŸฅ

66

LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
๐Ÿ•’

245

โœ…

238*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

18

29*

๐ŸŸฉ

103

๐ŸŸจ

68*

๐ŸŸฅ

74

LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

131

โœ…

129*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

8

๐ŸŸฉ

58

๐ŸŸจ

35*

๐ŸŸฅ

38

M Ian Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

120

โœ…

110*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

7

๐ŸŸฉ

53

๐ŸŸจ

31*

๐ŸŸฅ

36

M Mark Draper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

106

โœ…

104*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

14

๐ŸŸฉ

48

๐ŸŸจ

28*

๐ŸŸฅ

30

CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ‡ | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
๐Ÿ•’

106

โœ…

100*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

29*

13

๐ŸŸฉ

48

๐ŸŸจ

28*

๐ŸŸฅ

30

F Darren Byfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

โœ…

1*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

1*

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

F Richard Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

1

๐Ÿ”

1*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

0

๐ŸŸจ

1*

๐ŸŸฅ

0

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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.

โ€œIt was a difficult game for us.

โ€œI 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.

โ€œAnd I guess that sort of showed a little bit in our play.โ€

Brian Little.

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