Game #4780
Aston Villa
Sunday, 14 December 2003
Aston Villa
3-2
Wolves
Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,964
Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 21’ | Mark Delaney | 23’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Juan Pablo Ángel celebrates his brace as he inspires Villa to victory against Wolves but David O'Leary is unimpressed with his fourth win in sixteen Premier League games, Sunday, 14 December 2003.
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 14 December 2003
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Gareth Barry
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 2-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Mark Delaney
🟨 | 35’ Booking, Mark Delaney
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 2-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Alex Rae
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 3-1, Gareth Barry, Assist by Mark Delaney
🔁 | 51’ Sub off, Thomas Sörensen, Sub on, Stefan Postma
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Marcus Allbäck, Sub on, Ulises de la Cruz
🟨 | 60’ Booking, Jlloyd Samuel
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Mark Kennedy
🟨 | 82’ Booking, Gavin McCann
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Juan Pablo Ángel delivered for David O'Leary once again and Villa had a third successive home win, two in the League, to scramble out of the relegation places and into 16th.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wolverhampton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Game | #16 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Sunday, 14 December 2003
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 7 | 1.37
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 24
🟩 : 11
🟨 : 8
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 Apr 03, Villa 1-2 Everton (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Marcus Allbäck and Thomas Hitzlsperger replace Lee Hendrie and Peter Whittingham.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | 34.67 |
Youngest Player |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 21.71 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 | 🔁 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Dave Jones | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Michael Oakes (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Dennis Irwin | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Paul Butler | 🇮🇪 |
CB Joey Craddock | 🏴 |
RB Oleg Luzhnyi | 🇺🇦 | 🟨 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Paul Ince | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Colin Cameron | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mark Kennedy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Henri Camara | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 | for GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 | 51’ |
🔁 RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | for F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 | 58’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Dennis Irwin | 🇮🇪 | (LB Lee Naylor | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Colin Cameron | 🏴 | (M Silas | 🇵🇹 |)
🔁 | CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 | (CF Kenny Miller | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
GK Andy Marshall | 🏴 |
M Joey Guðjónsson (ex) | 🇮🇸 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
Homegrown: 5/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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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_196cf0d9f41f4fb687678337fad0eaff~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, 14 December, 2003
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