Game #4726
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 September 2002
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Premier League
Sunderland
Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,492
Lost
12th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton stops David Bellion scoring for Sunderland but Villa fall to their fifth defeat in eight Premier League games under Graham Taylor, Saturday, 28 September, 2002
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 September 2002
🟨 | 17’ Booking, Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), David Bellion
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Mark Delaney, Sub on, Ulises de la Cruz
🟨 | 79’ Booking, Dion Dublin
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Peter Crouch
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Mark Kinsella, Sub on, Öyvind Leonhardsen
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa return to losing ways against a second from bottom Sunderland side, fail to score for the fifth time in eight League games and now have just six Premier League victories in 21 games and eleven losses under Graham Taylor.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
Season | 2002-03 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Game | #8 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 28 September 2002
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 2002-2003
Referee: Neale Barry | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1993-2006
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 2002-03
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 13 | 1.04
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neale Barry | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1993-2006
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 25 November 2001, Villa 1-1 Leeds, Elland Road.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Mark Delaney and Dion Dublin replace Peter Crouch and Ulises de la Cruz.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.14 |
Oldest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 33.71 |
Youngest Player |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 21.52 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 2002-03
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Peter Reid | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
Sunderland
GK Thomas Sørensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Phil Babb | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jody Craddock | 🏴 |
RB Stephen Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Claudio Reyna | 🇺🇸 | 🟨 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Julio Arca | 🇦🇷 |
M Matt Piper | 🏴 |
W Kevin Kilbane | 🇮🇪 |
CF Tore André Flo | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
CF David Bellion | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 RB Ulises De La Cruz | 🇪🇨 | for FB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 77’ |
🔁 CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | for CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 86’ |
🔁 M Öyvind Leonhardsen | 🇳🇴 | for M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Stephen Wright | 🏴 | (RB Darren Williams | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Tore André Flo | 🇳🇴 | (CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | CF David Bellion | 🇫🇷 | (CF Marcus Stewart | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
GK Thomas Myhre | 🇳🇴 |
M Paul Thirlwell | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
Homegrown: 4/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not reported
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~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
MATCH STATS
Not reported
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 28 September, 2002
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