Game #4745
Saturday, 4 January 2003
Attendance: 23,884
Lost
FA Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Blackburn Rovers
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Villa Park
Villa embarrass at home as they lose heavily to a poor Blackburn side and are knocked out of the FA Cup in third round.
Aston Villa
1-4
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Juan Pablo Ángel, equalised to no avail, Saturday, 4 January 2003.
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Matt Jansen
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 1-1, Juan Pablo Ángel
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 1-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Matt Jansen
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Mark Kinsella, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Rob Edwards, Sub on, Liam Ridgewell
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 1-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-4 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's difficult second coming continues as Villa are routed at home by Blackburn and a shadow of his former self Dwight Yorke.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 2001-02
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2002-03 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #44 |
Saturday, 4 January 2003
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 2002-2003
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 September 2002, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor recalls Mark Kinsella in place of Thomas Hitzlsperger.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.58 |
Oldest Player |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 33.73 |
Youngest Player |
CB Rob Edwards | 🏴 | 20.04 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Rob Edwards | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
CB Lucas Neill | 🇦🇺 |
CB Andy Todd | 🏴 |
CB Martin Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Jay McEveley | 🏴 |
M Neil Danns | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 |
M David Dunn | 🏴 |
CF Matt Jansen | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
F Dwight Yorke (ex) | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 | 63’ |
🔁 CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 63’ |
🔁 CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 | for CB Rob Edwards | 🏴 | 69’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Neil Danns | 🏴 | (M Tugay Kerimoğlu | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | (W Keith Gillespie | 🇬🇧 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Wayne Henderson | 🇮🇪 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
LB Nils-Eric Johansson | 🇸🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 8/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
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
"It wasn't a case of Dwight coming back to haunt me because I regard him as the best signing I ever made."
Graham Taylor.
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 4 January, 2003
*Rovers rout Villa*
Dwight Yorke and Matt Jansen each scored twice as Blackburn Rovers routed disappointing Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Juan Pablo Angel’s fortuitous rebound had given Villa hope in the first half, cancelling out Jansen’s opener - the Blackburn man’s first goal since his summer motorbike accident.
But Rovers dominated after the break as Yorke silenced the boo-boys with a brace against his former club, either side of Jansen’s header, sending Blackburn into round four.
Blackburn boss Graeme Souness made four changes from the side which beat Middlesbrough on New Year’s Day, but his reshuffled team made an unconvincing start.
Although David Dunn forced a good early save from Villa keeper Stefan Postma, the home team began well.
Dion Dublin held his head in his hands after volleying Ulises de la Cruz’s penetrating cross over from just five yards on seven minutes.
Lee Hendrie and Angel both saw shots blocked as Villa turned up the pressure, but Blackburn took the lead on 17 minutes.
Jansen latched on to a loose long ball and rifled home in style from 18 yards - and he nearly added a second shortly afterwards, forcing a great save from the diving Postma.
Garry Flitcroft saw a powerful drive blocked, Neil Danns fired the rebound wide and Dunn forced another save as rejuvenated Blackburn took control.
For Villa, Dublin came close as he attempted to scoop Gareth Barry’s cross goalwards, but the ball drifted inches wide.
De la Cruz’s curling cross almost surprised Brad Friedel on 40 minutes, but the Blackburn keeper could do nothing to stop Angel’s equaliser one minute later.
Barry created the goal, cutting into the box and shooting low past Friedel.
McEveley cleared on the line, but hit the ball against Angel, who watched in delight as it rebounded into the net.
Friedel then saved brilliantly from Angel on the stroke of half-time.
Souness made a double substitution at the break, Tugay and Keith Gillespie coming on, and the fresh blood seemed to raise their
spirits.
Rovers regained their lead on 52 minutes, with Yorke hammering home the rebound after Postma had saved the former Villa man’s header.
And the visitors compounded Villa’s misery eight minutes later when Jansen headed home from six yards with the home team’s defence utterly static.
Barry nearly gave Villa a lifeline on 71 minutes, his jinking run and shot forcing a save from Friedel, and Dublin headed wide from the resulting corner.
But they were made to regret the missed chance seconds later as Yorke latched on to Dunn’s incisive pass and slid the ball home from 18 yards.
Blackburn sat back and Villa fashioned a host of half-chances late on - but the visitors’ defence was resolute and held firm.