Game #4767
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 September 2003
Aston Villa
2-1
Charlton Athletic
Premier League
Charlton Athletic
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,410
Won
11th (+5)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Peter Whittingham | 55’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alpay Özalan 'celebrates' putting Villa ahead against Charlton in his customary gracious style as David O'Leary records a second win in six Premier League games, Saturday, 20 September 2003.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 September 2003
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Alpay Özalan, Assist by Lee Hendrie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Charlton Athletic
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-0, Jlloyd Samuel, Assist by Peter Whittingham
🟨 | 56’ Booking, Gavin McCann
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Marcus Allbäck, Sub on, Darius Vassell
🟨 | 66’ Booking, Peter Whittingham
🟨 | 84’ Booking, Juan Pablo Ángel
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-2, (Charlton Athletic), Kevin Lisbie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Charlton Athletic
ON THIS DAY
Villa's second win in six under David O'Leary lifts them to 11th in the table - their highest placing in these early stages.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Charlton Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1946-47
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Game | #6 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 20 September 2003
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Chris Foy | 🏴 | St. Helens, 1996-2015
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 1 🟥 3 | 1.17
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Chris Foy | 🏴 | St. Helens, 1996-2015
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 Nov 02, Villa 4-1 West Ham (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Alpay Özalan (first start in 5), Gareth Barry and Ulises de la Cruz replace Ronny Johnsen, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Olof Mellberg.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.22 |
Oldest Player |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 | 30.33 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 19.04 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 | ⚽ |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 |
F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Alan Curbishley (ex) | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
Charlton Athletic
GK Dean Kiely | 🇮🇪 |
LB Chris Powell | 🏴 |
CB Mark Fish | 🇿🇦 |
CB Jonathan Fortune | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Radostin Kishishev | 🇧🇬 | 🔁 |
M Scott Parker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Matt Holland | 🇮🇪 |
M Claus Jensen | 🇩🇰 |
CF Shaun Bartlett | 🇿🇦 |
F Paulo Di Canio | 🇮🇹 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | for F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 | 64’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Radostin Kishishev | 🇧🇬 | (M Graham Stuart | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Paulo Di Canio | 🇮🇹 | (CF Kevin Lisbie | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Stefan Moore | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
GK Simon Royce | 🏴 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 |
CF Jonatan Johansson | 🇫🇮 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 7/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_584ba6d07fba4555bd46ea9d1d2e0d1c~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, 20 September, 2003
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