Game #4763
Aston Villa
Sunday, 24 August 2003
Aston Villa
0-0
Liverpool
Premier League
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,573
Drew
17th (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
New boss David O'Leary acknowledges the crowd on his home debut but Villa are yet to win under his leadership after an opening day defeat and home draw, Saturday, 24 August 2003.
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 24 August 2003
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Ulises de la Cruz
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
David O'Leary earns his first point as Villa boss but without a win in the opening two games they fall back to 17th in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2002-03
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Sunday, 24 August 2003
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 1.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 1 | 0.50
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 27
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 9
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 11 January 2003, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Olof Mellberg and Darius Vassell replace Alpay Özalan and Marcus Allbäck.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.59 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.23 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 18.97 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gérard Houllier | 🇫🇷 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Liverpool
GK Jerzy Dudek | 🇵🇱 |
CB Stéphane Henchoz |🇨🇭|
CB Sami Hyypiä | 🇫🇮 |
CB Jamie Carragher | 🏴 |
LB John Arne Riise | 🇳🇴 |
M Danny Murphy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steven Gerrard | 🏴 |
W Harry Kewell | 🇦🇺 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF El-Hadji Diouf | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
F Michael Owen | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 87’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Danny Murphy | 🏴 | (M Igor Bišćan | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | (CF Milan Baroš | 🇨🇿 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
GK Chris Kirkland | 🏴 |
RB Steve Finnan | 🇮🇪 |
M Vladimir Smicer | 🇨🇿 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
Homegrown: 5/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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 recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Sunday, 24 August, 2003
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