Game #4689
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 December 2001
Aston Villa
0-2
Leicester City
Premier League
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,711
Lost
6th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
David Ginola, embarrasment
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 December 2001
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Ade Akinbiyi
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester City
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 0-2, (Leicester City), James Scowcroft
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Alpay Özalan, Sub on, Steve Staunton
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, David Ginola 🔴
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🟥 | 85’ Sending off, David Ginola
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Villa failed to scored for the second successive game and the fourth time in five matches as they lose at home to second from bottom Leicester. Embarrassing as the result was, the match also, fittingly, featured the end of another wretched and embarrassing episode with the utterly ill-fitting and ill-disciplined David Ginola finally making his final appearance for the club. Ginola had brought his melodrama to the club for a scarcely believable £3m and was an unwelcome and unwanted as his attitude seemed to reciprocate.
Ginola made his final appearance aged 34 before being released on a free transfer to Everton in February 2002. Ginola was a classic example of the late-era Ellis strategy of making a single ‘marquee’ signing, regardless of team fit, despite more pressing needs elsewhere in the squad.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1999-00
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2001-02 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #14 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Saturday, 1 December 2001
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
John Gregory | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 179 | 🟩 | 80 🟨 | 47 🟥 52 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 Jan 01, Villa 1-2 Leeds (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Delaney, Alan Wright, George Boateng, Paul Merson, Darius Vassell and Juan Pablo Ángel are recalled as Boško Balaban, Ian Taylor, Hassan Kachloul, Dion Dublin and Steve Staunton drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.10 |
Oldest Player |
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 | 38.06 |
Youngest Player |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 21.48 |
MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
Leicester City
GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
LB Callum Davidson | 🏴 |
LB Alan Rogers | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
CB Matt Elliott | 🏴 |
M Lee Marshall | 🏴 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Robbie Savage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Ade Akinbiyi | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF James Scowcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | for CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 | 60’ |
🔁 W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 | 🟥 | 🔴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 72’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Alan Rogers | 🏴 | (LB Jordan Stewart | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ade Akinbiyi | 🏴 | (CF Trevor Benjamin | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
F Boško Balaban | 🇭🇷 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
GK Simon Royce | 🏴 |
M Stefan Oakes | 🏴 |
M Matt Jones | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
Homegrown: 2/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
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
🔴 W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 | 2000-02 | 🕒 41 | 19 (22) | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 4 | 🇺 20 | #747 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Guardian*
Monday, 3 December, 2001
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