Game #4810
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 August 2004
Aston Villa
4-2
Newcastle United
Premier League
Newcastle United
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,305
Won
6th (+4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Nolberto Solano | 4’ | 71’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Olof Mellberg scores on 4' for the second time in three Premier League games but this time sets Villa on the way to victory over Newcastle. Saturday, 28 August 2004.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 August 2004
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Olof Mellberg, Assist by Nolberto Solano
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Patrick Kluivert
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United), Andy O’Brien
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Newcastle United
🟨 | 52’ Booking, Jlloyd Samuel
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 2-2, Carlton Cole, Assist by Gareth Barry
🟨 | 56’ Booking, Thomas Sörensen
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Carlton Cole, Sub on, Juan Pablo Ángel
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 3-2, Gareth Barry, Assist by Nolberto Solano
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 4-2, Juan Pablo Ángel
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Luke Moore
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Newcastle United
ON THIS DAY
Villa bounce back from their surprise heavy defeat to Charlton last time out with a barnstorming victory over Newcastle as Villa score an early goal for the third time in four games to send them on the way and back up the early table to 6th.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Newcastle United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #49 |
Saturday, 28 August 2004
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 49 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 12 🟥 15 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009
Matches Officiated: 19
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 8
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 4 Jan 04, Villa 1-2 United (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ulises de la Cruz replaces the injured Martin Laursen.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.85 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 30.08 |
Youngest Player |
CF Carlton Cole | 🏴 | 20.81 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | ⚽ |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 🔁 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Carlton Cole | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
Newcastle United
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Olivier Bernard | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Andrew O’Brien | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Aaron Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
RB Stephen Carr | 🇮🇪 |
M Nicky Butt | 🏴 |
M Jermaine Jenas | 🏴 |
M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Laurent Robert | 🇫🇷 |
W Craig Bellamy | 🏴 |
CF Partick Kluivert | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🟨 | for M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 60’ |
🔁 CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | for CF Carlton Cole | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 86’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Olivier Bernard | 🇫🇷 | (LB Robbie Elliott | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 | (CF Shola Ameobi | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Partick Kluivert | 🇳🇱 | (CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
GK Steve Harper | 🏴 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 6/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
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_d4653adc06d94b11822ca7bc8d604f6d~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, 28 August, 2004
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