Game #4765
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 2003
Aston Villa
3-1
Leicester City
Premier League
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,274
Won
13th (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Peter Whittingham | 10’ | 15’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Juan Pablo Ángel celebrates his five minute brace to see off Leicester and earn David O'Leary his first Premier League win for Villa, Saturday, 30 August, 2003.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 2003
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Ben Thatcher
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Peter Whittingham
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 3-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Peter Whittingham
🟥 | 40’ Sending off, (Leicester City), Les Ferdinand
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Leicester City
🟨 | 52’ Booking, Ronny Johnsen
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 3-1, (Leicester City), Muzzy Izzet
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Ronny Johnsen, Sub on, Alpay Özalan
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Ulises de la Cruz
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Leicester City
ON THIS DAY
Villa record their first win of the David O'Leary era as they go three up in 15' thanks to Juan Pablo Ángel's first goals of the season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1999-00
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 30 August 2003
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Bennett | 🏴 | Kent, 1995-2010
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 Dec 02, Villa 0-1 Newcastle (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
David O'Leary recalls Gavin McCann and Darius Vassell and hands Thomas Hitzlsperger his first start of the season as Gareth Barry, Ulises de la Cruz and Mark Kinsella drop out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.51 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.24 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 18.99 |
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 Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Micky Adams | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
Leicester City
GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
LB Alan Rogers | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Steve Howey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB John Curtis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
W Keith Gillespie | 🇬🇧 |
CF Les Ferdinand | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CF James Scowcroft | 🏴 |
CF Paul Dickov | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 | for CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 77’ |
🔁 RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 83’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 83’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CB Steve Howey | 🏴 | (M Lilian Nalis | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | RB John Curtis | 🏴 | (M Andy Impey | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Paul Dickov | 🏴 | (LB Jordan Stewart | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
M Mark Kinsella | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 |
W Craig Hignett | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
Homegrown: 5/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
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_4a6c05605d2b4ef8998ee9a72ee797b1~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*
Saturday, 30 August, 2003
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