Game #4504
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 January 1998
Lost
13th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers
Attendance: 24,834
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
5-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, a nadir
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 January 1998
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Tim Sherwood
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Kevin Gallacher
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Kevin Gallacher
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 0-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Kevin Gallacher
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 0-5, (Blackburn Rovers), Stuart Ripley
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 5-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
ON THIS DAY
A terrible day for everyone associated with Villa, the team had shipped 9 goals against Blackburn this season alone however even this appalling result was overshadowed by Savo Milošević’s behaviour on the Ewood Park pitch. Hopelessly frustrated, Milošević let his emotions take control and spat to the ground in front of the Villa fans. An inexcusable action made all the more bizarre by the fact that Villa’s faithful had taken Milošević to their heart throughout his time with the club providing him with unwavering support. Milošević’s Villa career inevitably dwindled after this game but it is to the credit of all parties that he could take the field again in a Villa shirt, albeit less regularly, before leaving at the end of the season. Something that but for his stupid behaviour this winter afternoon didn’t need to happen.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1994–95
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #23 |
Manager Game | #158 |
Saturday, 17 January 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 0-5
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 158 | 🟩 | 67 🟨 | 45 🟥 46 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 October 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Fernando Nélson replaces Riccardo Scimeca.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.85 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.64 |
Youngest Player
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 24.39 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Roy Hodgson | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 |
CB Colin Hendry | 🏴 |
CB Stéphane Henchoz | 🇨🇭 | 🟨 |
M Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Damien Duff | 🇮🇪 |
W Stuart Ripley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jason Wilcox | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Chris Sutton | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 | (LB Gary Croft | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | (M Billy McKinlay | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Alan Fettis | 🇬🇧 |
CB Tore Pedersen | 🇳🇴 |
CF James Beattie | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
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, 18 January 1998