Game #4501
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 January 1998
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
FA Cup
Portsmouth
Attendance: 16,013
Fratton Park
Portsmouth
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Grumpy Simon Grayson saves Villa
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 January 1998
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Craig Foster
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Craig Foster
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 1-2, Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Portsmouth 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Stan Collymore, Sub on, Julian Joachim
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-2, Simon Grayson
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Portsmouth 2-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Simon Grayson
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
ON THIS DAY
Villa fall two behind to struggling second tier club Portsmouth in the third round of the FA Cup at Fratton Park before a late equaliser from grumpy Simon Grayson earns Brian Little's side a replay.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE HISTORY
Portsmouth
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 3 January 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 66 🟨 | 44 🟥 45 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Uriah Rennie | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1994-2009
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 Nov 97, Villa 2-1 Everton (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Stan Collymore and Gareth Southgate return with Darren Byfield and Riccardo Scimeca dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.92 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.60 |
Youngest Player
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 24.35 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
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
Terry Fenwick | 🏴 |
Portsmouth
GK Alan Knight | 🏴 |
RB Robbie Pethick | 🏴 |
CB Andy Thomson | 🏴 |
CB Andy Awford | 🏴 |
M Craig Foster | 🇦🇺 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Alan McLoughlin (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
M David Waterman | 🏴 |
M Andy Turner | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF John Aloisi | 🇦🇺 |
CF Mathias Svensson | 🇸🇪 | 🟨 |
CF Paul Hall | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for F Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Turner | 🇮🇪 | (M Sammy Igoe | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Aaron Flahavan | 🏴 |
CB Adrian Whitbread | 🏴 |
M David Hillier | 🏴 |
F John Durnin | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
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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*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 4 January 1998