Game #4797
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 March 2004
Aston Villa
0-2
Blackburn Rovers
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,532
Lost
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Liam Ridgewell, full debut
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 March 2004
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Garry Flitcroft
🔁 | 29’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Peter Whittingham
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Jon Stead
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Blackburn Rovers
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Nolberto Solano, Sub on, Luke Moore
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Peter Crouch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Villa are surprisingly defeated at home by relegation threatened Blackburn as David O'Leary's men suffer a home defeat for the first time since January.
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 DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #36 |
Saturday, 20 March 2004
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Andy D'Urso | 🏴 | Essex, 1994-2015
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 36 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 7 🟥 13 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andy D'Urso | 🏴 | Essex, 1994-2015
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 25 October 2003, Villa 0-0 Everton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Liam Ridgewell makes his first Villa start in place of Ronny Johnsen.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 29.64 |
Youngest Player |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 | 19.68 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Graeme Souness | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Blackburn Rovers
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Michael Gray | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Neill | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Craig Short | 🏴 |
CB Andy Todd | 🏴 | (🟨)
M Tugay Kerimoğlu | 🇹🇷 |
M Martin Andresen | 🇳🇴 |
M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Brett Emerton | 🇦🇺 |
CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 |
CF Jon Stead | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 29’ |
🔁 CF Luke Moore | 🏴 | for W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | for CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 81’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CB Lucas Neill | 🇦🇺 | (CB Markus Babbel | 🇩🇪 |)
🔁 | CF Jon Stead | 🏴 | (CB Lorenzo Amoruso | 🇮🇹 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
CF Matt Jansen | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 8/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
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_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~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
*The Guardian*
Monday, 22 March, 2004
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