Game #4702
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 February 2002
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Chelsea
Attendance: 41,137
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Darius Vassell | 28’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Paul Merson celebrates scoring Villa's first goal since John Gregory's departure as Graham Taylor starts with a Premier League draw against Chelsea, Saturday, 9 February 2002.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 February 2002
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Merson, Assist by Darius Vassell
🟨 | 44’ Booking, Jlloyd Samuel
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Olof Mellberg, Sub on, Gareth Barry
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Steve Stone
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Frank Lampard
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
ON THIS DAY
Underlining the sheer folly of Ellis’ abrasive and allegedly duplicitous relationship with former boss John Gregory, Graham Taylor unexpectedly returns as Villa boss nearly 12 years - and significant reputational damage - since his last match in charge of the club.
Despite the concerns however Taylor was welcomed on the strength of his past achievements alone and Villa were now unbeaten in five - including this creditable draw with Chelsea - albeit without a win since John Gregory departed.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1999-00
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2001-02 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 9 February 2002
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 2002-2003
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 2002-03
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 25
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 7
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 October 2001, Villa 2-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa field an unchanged line up for the third successive game for the first time this season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.59 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 33.92 |
Youngest Player |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 20.88 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 2002-03
Aston Villa
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
M Mustapha Hadji | 🇲🇦 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
MANAGER
Claudio Ranieri | 🇮🇹 |
Chelsea
GK Carlo Cudicini | 🇮🇹 |
LB Graeme Le Saux | 🏴 |
CB Marcel Desailly | 🇫🇷 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Albert Ferrer | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Emmanuel Petit | 🇫🇷 |
M Samuele Dalla Bona | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
W Mario Stanic | 🇭🇷 |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 |
CF Eidur Guðjohnsen | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | for CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 M Steve Stone | 🏴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Albert Ferrer | 🇪🇸 | (CF Mikael Forssell | 🇫🇮 |)
🔁 | CB John Terry | 🏴 | (LB Joe Keenan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Eidur Guðjohnsen | 🇮🇸 | (F Gianfranco Zola | 🇮🇹 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Boaz Myhill | 🏴 |
F Boško Balaban | 🇭🇷 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Ed De Goey | 🇳🇱 |
M Slavisa Jokanovic | 🇷🇸 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 5/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/16
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
*The Guardian*
Monday, 11 February, 2002