Game #4829
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 January 2005
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 34,265
Won
9th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 88’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Nobby Solano, late strike.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 January 2005
🟨 | 13’ Booking, Gavin McCann
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-0, Nolberto Solano, Assist by Gareth Barry
🔁 | 90’+2 Sub off, Luke Moore, Sub on, Steven Davis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Villa open 2005 with a win for the first time in seven and score for the first time in three but it takes a very late strike from Nolberto Solano to struggle past a lowly Blackburn side. Meanwhile a new year brings no change to David O'Leary's curious, and surely damaging, running down of his squad in public.
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)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #68 |
Saturday, 1 January 2005
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 68 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 18 🟥 22 | 1.50
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 25 Aug 04, Villa 0-3 Charlton (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Jlloyd Samuel, Gavin McCann and Luke Moore (first start) replace Carlton Cole, Mathieu Berson and Steven Davis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.11 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 30.42 |
Youngest Player |
F Luke Moore | 🏴 | 18.90 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
CF Luke Moore | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Mark Hughes | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Blackburn Rovers
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nils-Eric Johansson | 🇸🇪 |
LB Dominic Matteo | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Neill | 🇦🇺 |
CB Andy Todd | 🏴 |
RB Steven Reid | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 |
M Barry Ferguson | 🏴 |
W Brett Emerton | 🇦🇺 |
CF Jon Stead | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Dickov | 🏴 | 🟨 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | for CF Luke Moore | 90’+2 |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Steven Reid | 🇮🇪 | (M David Thompson | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Jon Stead | 🏴 | (M Paul Gallagher | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
M Mathieu Berson | 🇫🇷 |
F Stefan Moore | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
LB Morten Pedersen | 🇳🇴 |
CB James McEveley | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 7/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 1 January, 2005
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