Game #4718
Wednesday, 7 August 2002
Attendance: 26,192
Lost
Intertoto Cup Semi Final
Semi Final
Lille OSC
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Villa Park
Villa suffer a shock outright defeat at home to Lille in the Intertoto Cup as question marks are already raised about the wisdom of keeping veteran boss Graham Taylor on for a second season.
Aston Villa
0-2
Lille OSC
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Peter Enckelman, failed to hold.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 34’ Booking, Ian Taylor
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-1, (Lille OSC), Abdelilah Fahmi
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Lille OSC
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-2, (Lille OSC), Nicolas Bonnal
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Mustapha Hadji
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Peter Crouch, Sub on, Stefan Moore
🟥 | 88’ Sending off, (Lille OSC), Sylvain N’Diaye
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Stefan Moore
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Lille OSC
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose outright at home to render their away goal useless and end any European hopes before the season began.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Lille OSC
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Ligue 1 Champions: 🏆🏆
Coupe de France Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Coupe de Ligue Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Lille: 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2002-03 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Wednesday, 7 August 2002
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 2002-2003
Referee: Paulo Costa | 🇵🇹 | Porto, 1995-2010
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Aggregate Score: 🟥 1-3
Aggregate Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paulo Costa | 🇵🇹 | Porto, 1995-2010
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 20 September 2001, UEFA Cup, Villa 2-3 Varteks, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Lille OSC
🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Peter Enckleman and Dion Dublin return with Darius Vassell making his first start of the season as Stefan Postma, Jlloyd Samuel and Mustapha Hadji drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 34.20 |
Youngest Player |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 20.35 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Claude Puel | 🇫🇷 |
Aston Villa
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
Lille OSC
GK Grégory Wimbée | 🇫🇷 |
LB Grégory Tafforeau | 🇫🇷 |
CB Abdelilah Fahmi | 🇲🇦 | ⚽ |
CB Rafael Schmitz | 🇧🇷 |
CB Matthieu Delpierre | 🇫🇷 |
RB Matthieu Chalmé | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
M Nicolas Bonnal | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Philippe Brunel | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Christophe Landrin | 🇫🇷 |
M Sylvain N’Diaye | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CF Matt Moussilou | 🇨🇬 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Mustapha Hadji | 🇲🇦 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 57’ |
🔁 F Stefan Moore | 🏴 | 🟨 | for CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | 82’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Nicolas Bonnal | 🇫🇷 | (M Benoît Cheyrou | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Philippe Brunel | 🇫🇷 | (CF Djezon Boutoille | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Matt Moussilou | 🇨🇬 | (M Mile Sterjovski | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
F Michael Boulding | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Stéphane Pichot | 🇫🇷 |
M Fernando D'Amico | 🇦🇷 |
CF Héctor Tapia | 🇨🇱 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
Homegrown: 7/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Home Nation 🇫🇷 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not reported
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not reported
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Enckelman could not hold Phillipe Brunel’s shot and the ball rebounded to Nicolas Bonnal - who made no mistake."
*BBC Sport*
Wednesday, 7 August, 2002
*Villa crash out to Lille*
Aston Villa’s hope of playing European football next season ended on a rain-sodden night in Birmingham.
Lille scored on either side of half-time and will now play German side VfB Stuttgart for a place in the Uefa Cup.
But Villa boss Graham Taylor - who feared participating in the Intertoto Cup could lead to player burn-out - must now pick his players up with the new Premiership season just 10 days away.
Villa started well, with Lille goalkeeper Gregory Wimbee forced into early saves from Peter Crouch and Darius Vassell.
Crouch then found himself completely unmarked in the Lille penalty area, but although his cross-shot eluded Wimbee, defender Rafael Schmitz was able to clear the danger.
And with half-time looming Lille took a shock lead. Abdelilah Fahmi drilled a low free-kick from 25 yards out, which took a wicked deflection off the Villa defensive wall and left keeper Peter Enckelman stranded.
That was a big enough blow for the home side - but within 35 seconds of the second half Lille doubled their lead. Enckelman could not hold Phillipe Brunel’s shot and the ball rebounded to Nicolas Bonnal - who made no mistake.
Villa tried to retaliate with Staunton sending a glancing header just wide and Vassell and Crouch volleying over when presented with half-chances.
Lille also had a slice of luck when a free-kick from substitute Moustapha Hadji was pushed onto the crossbar by Wimbee, who saw the rebound fall straight back into his hands.
But at the other end Enckelman and Olof Mellberg got into a tangle and left Brunel with a shot at goal, only for the Lille player to shoot wide.
Sylvain N’Diaye was sent off in the 89th minute after becoming involved in a flare-up following a foul on Wimbee by Vassell, but it was small consolation for Villa.