Game #4813
Wednesday, 22 September 2004
Attendance: 26,975
Won
League Cup 2nd Round
2nd Round
Queens Park Rangers
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa see off a battling QPR in the second round of the League Cup.
Aston Villa
3-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Juan Pablo Ángel, doubled lead
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Lee Hendrie
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 2-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Nolberto Solano
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 48’ Goal, 2-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Kevin McLeod
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Carlton Cole
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Thomas Hitzlsperger
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-1, Nolberto Solano
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Mathieu Berson 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Queens Park Rangers
ON THIS DAY
Villa make if four games unbeaten as a Nobby Solano inspired side see off Championship side QPR to progress to the League Cup third round as midfielder Mathieu Berson made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from FC Nantes for £2,070,000 in July 2004.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Wednesday, 22 September 2004
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Graham Salisbury | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2001-2023
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Salisbury | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2001-2023
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Lee Hendrie (first start in 6), Peter Whittingham (first start of the season) and Juan Pablo Ángel replace Carlton Cole, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Mark Delaney.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.34 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 20.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
Ian Holloway | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Chris Day | 🏴 |
CB Arthur Gnohéré | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Danny Shittu | 🇳🇬 |
RB Marcus Bignot | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Richard Edghill | 🏴 |
RB Serge Branco | 🇨🇲 |
M Kevin McLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Martin Rowlands | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Kevin Gallen | 🏴 |
CF Jamie Cureton | 🏴 |
CF Ryan Johnson | 🇯🇲 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Carlton Cole | 🏴 | for CF Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 60’ |
🔁 M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 M Mathieu Berson | 🇫🇷 | 🟢 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 84’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Arthur Gnohéré | 🇫🇷 | (CB Georges Santos | 🇨🇻 |)
🔁 | M Martin Rowlands | 🇮🇪 | (W Lee Cook | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Ryan Johnson | 🇯🇲 | (CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jake Cole | 🏴 |
M Marc Bircham | 🇨🇦 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
Homegrown: 6/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
M Mathieu Berson | 🇫🇷 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Two minutes after the re-start Kevin McLeod capitalised from a defensive mix-up between Olof Mellberg and Thomas Sorensen to give QPR a lifeline."
*BBC Sport*
Wednesday, 22 September, 2004
Aston Villa survived a hard examination at home to Championship outfit QPR but eventually made it to the third round.
Darius Vassell opened the scoring from a Lee Hendrie pass, before striker Juan Pablo Angel doubled the lead with a header from a Nolberto Solano cross
Two minutes after the re-start Kevin McLeod capitalised from a defensive mix-up between Olof Mellberg and Thomas Sorensen to give QPR a lifeline.
But a superb Solano free-kick put the game beyond doubt.