Game #4510
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 February 1998
Lost
15th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Wimbledon
Attendance: 13,131
Selhurst Park
Wimbledon
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 41’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, scored with massive deflection
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 February 1998
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon), Jason Euell
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-2, (Wimbledon), Carl Leaburn
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 1-2, Savo Milošević, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | HT Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Darren Byfield
🕒 | FT Wimbledon 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
ON THIS DAY
Brian Little's final game as Villa boss. Little became the second successive Villa manager to leave their post after defeat to Wimbledon following Ron Atkinson in November 1994. Results had been challenging in the season to date but it was still a surprise and premature departure for the Villa legend.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wimbledon
Previous 5 vs. Wimbledon: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Game | #27 |
Manager Game | #164 |
Saturday, 21 February 1998
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1985–1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 164 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 | 45 🟥 50 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Gerald Ashby | 🏴 | Worcester, 1985–1998
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 February 1996, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Burnden Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for only the third time in 38 games this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.12 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.74 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.71 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |
Wimbledon
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 |
CB Dean Blackwell | 🏴 |
RB Duncan Jupp | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Neal Ardley | 🏴 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴 |
M Peter Fear | 🏴 |
F Jason Euell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Carl Leaburn | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 56’ |
🔁 | CF Darren Byfield | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 69’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Duncan Jupp | 🏴 | (M Ståle Solbakken | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 | (CF Carl Cort | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
CB Alan Reeves | 🏴 |
W Andy Clarke | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
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, 22 February 1998