Game #4621
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 July 2000
3rd Round
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK David James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Boateng | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ๐ |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M Steve Stone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
F Luc Nilis | ๐ง๐ช | ๐ข | โฝ | ๐ |
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
Substitutes
๐ | M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M George Boateng | ๐ณ๐ฑ | 56โ |
๐ | F Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Dion Dublin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 65โ |
๐ | F Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Luc Nilis | ๐ง๐ช | 75โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Peter Enckelman | ๐ซ๐ฎ |
D Jonathan Bewers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Richard Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alan Thompson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Paul Merson (1)
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
Villa hand a debut to Luc Nilis and recall Gareth Southgate as Mark Delaney (suspension) and Jlloyd Samuel drop out. Despite fielding 19 year old Gareth Barry, the first XI is an extremely 'experienced' one with an average age of 28.97 years old - a concern for a team that had already demonstrably shown that lasting the distance over a full season was its achilles heel.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.97 |
Oldest Player |
F Luc Nilis | ๐ง๐ช | 33.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.42 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข CF Luc Nilis | ๐ง๐ช | #745 | Free Transfer signing from PSV Eindhoven
Final Appearances
None
Won
3-1
๐ฉ 22 Jul 2000, Villa 3-1 Pลรญbram, Hawthorns
Scorer(s) | Dion Dublin | 8โ | Ian Taylor | 57โ | Luc Nilis | 61โ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Luc Nilis
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Dion Dublin
๐ฅ
| 20โ Goal, 1-1, (FK Pลรญbram), Marek Kuliฤ
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 FK Pลรญbram
๐ | 56โ Sub off, George Boateng, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
โฝ | 57โ Goal, 2-1, Ian Taylor
โฝ | 61โ Goal, 3-1, Luc Nilis
๐ | 65โ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Darius Vassell
๐ | 75โ Sub off, Luc Nilis, Sub on, Julian Joachim
๐ฅ | 87โ Sending off, Paul Merson
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 FK Pลรญbram
Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 22 July 2000
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Knud Stadsgaard | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | Copenhagen, 2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1 (3-1)
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Knud Stadsgaard | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | Copenhagen, 2000
Assistants: Lars Gerner | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | Torben Siersen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
Previous 5 vs. Pลรญbram: ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ W1 (50% ) | ๐จ D1 | ๐บ(100% ) | ๐ฅ L0 (0% ) | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 1 | GD 2
Match Stats
Not recorded
John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1998-2002
๐ 111 | ๐ฉ | 55 ๐จ | 25 ๐ฅ 31 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Intertoto Cup
FK Pลรญbram
The Hawthorns
Attendance: 8,200
GK Michal ฤaloun | ๐จ๐ฟ |
RB Radek Mynรกล | ๐จ๐ฟ | ๐ |
RB Marcel Mรกcha | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CB Jaroslav Schindler | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CB Damir Grliฤ | ๐ญ๐ท |
D Jiลรญ Rychlรญk | ๐จ๐ฟ |
M Daniel ล mejkal | ๐จ๐ฟ |
M Rรณbert Novรกk | ๐ญ๐ท | ๐ |
M Lukรกลก Jarolรญm | ๐จ๐ฟ |
M Tomรกลก Kuฤera | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CF Marek Kuliฤ | ๐จ๐ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
Jiลรญ Kotrba
Substitutes
๐ | RB Radek Mynรกล | ๐จ๐ฟ | (F Michal Nehoda | ๐จ๐ฟ |)
๐ | M Rรณbert Novรกk | ๐ญ๐ท | (M Rudolf Otepka | ๐จ๐ฟ |)
๐ | CF Marek Kuliฤ | ๐จ๐ฟ | (CF Michal Seman | ๐จ๐ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Michal ล pit | ๐จ๐ฟ |
D Petr Podzemsky | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CB Jan Riegel | ๐จ๐ฟ |
M Jan Zustek | ๐จ๐ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Paul Merson (1)
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
Czech First League Champions: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Substitutes
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 survive a late sending off to beat FK Pลรญbram at The Hawthorns and reach the Intertoto semi final.
In the expectation of a low crowd and with works taking place at Villa Park, Villa make use of neighbourโs West Bromโs Hawthorns stadium for the visit of Pลรญbram. For the second successive game Villa have a player sent off with Paul Merson following on from Mark Delaney, much to the chagrin of boss John Gregory.
Belgian international forward Luc Nilis, 33, makes a goalscoring Villa debut of much promise after joining from PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer earlier in July 2000 to become the 745th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Paul Merson is sent off for the 1st time in a Villa shirt on his 73rd appearance (58 Starts) to make it W31 D20 L22, 10 Goals, 11 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
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