On This Day
Villa recover from a poor first half to beat Southampton and make it four wins in seven and six wins in nineteen Premier League games under David O'Leary to climb to 9th in the table - their highest position since New Years' Day.
Villa go 3 games unbeaten for the first time November despite former Villain Peter Crouch putting relegation threatened Southampton two up in the first half.
A strong result, and improved performance, are tainted somewhat by more David O'Leary post match barbs towards his players.
Steven Davis scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 24th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W9 D5 L10, 1 Goal and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Ulises de la Cruz contributes his 10th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 87th appearance (66 Starts) to make it W34 D21 L32, 2 Goals, 8 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Carlton Cole secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 27th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D8 L9, 3 Goals, 4 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.86 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Darius Vassell secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 196th appearance (120 Starts) to make it W75 D50 L71, 45 Goals, 14 Assists, 15 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.31 games played so far in his Villa career.
Darius Vassell records his 50th draw in a Villa shirt on his 196th appearance (119 Starts) to make it W75 D50 L71, 45 Goals, 14 Assists, 15 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.32 games played so far in his Villa career.
GK Thomas Sรถrensen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ๐ |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐ช๐จ | ๐ฅ |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐ฉ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
M Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง | โฝ |
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | ๐ |
F Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
David O'Leary | ๐ฎ๐ช | 2003-2006
Substitutes
๐ CF Carlton Cole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | for F Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 36โ |
๐ W Nolberto Solano | ๐ต๐ช | ๐ฅ | for CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | 46โ |
๐ F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | 77โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Stefan Postma | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Mathieu Berson | ๐ซ๐ท |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Lee Hendrie (57)
๐จ Gareth Barry (32)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Thomas Hitzlsperger and Ulises de la Cruz replace Nolberto Solano and Liam Ridgwell.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.40 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐ช๐จ | 30.71 |
Youngest Player |
M Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง | 20.30 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
โScorer(s) | Carlton Cole | 55โ | Nolberto Solano | 70โ | Steven Davis | 72โ |
Assist(s) | Nolberto Solano | 55โ | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 70' | Ulises de la Cruz | 72โ |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 4โ Goal, 0-1, (Southampton), Kevin Phillips
๐ฅ
| 13โ Goal, 0-2, (Southampton), Peter Crouch
๐จ | 32โ Booking, Lee Hendrie
๐ | 36โ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Carlton Cole
๐ | HT Southampton 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 46โ Sub off, Martin Laursen, Sub on, Nolberto Solano
โฝ | 55โ Goal, 1-2, Carlton Cole, Assist by Nolberto Solano
๐จ | 65โ Booking, Gareth Barry
โฝ | 70โ Goal, 2-2, Nolberto Solano, Assist by Thomas Hitzlsperger
โฝ | 72โ Goal, 3-2, Steven Davis, Assist by Ulises de la Cruz
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Juan Pablo รngel, Sub on, Luke Moore
๐ | FT Southampton 2-3 Aston Villa
Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #81 |
Saturday, 16 April 2005
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: David OโLeary | ๐ฎ๐ช | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Andy D'Urso | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1999-2005
Kick off: 3.15pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-2
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Andy D'Urso | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1999-2005
Referee: Andy D'Urso | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Essex, 1999-2005
๐ 15 | ๐ฉ 5 | ๐จ 4 | ๐ฅ 6 | ๐ : 1
Cards ๐จ 22 | ๐ฅ 1 |
Penalty โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
3 |
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 67 | ๐ฉ 27 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 21 | โฝ 92 | ๐ฅ
78 |
League ๐ 60 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 18 | โฝ 80 | ๐ฅ
70 |
FA Cup ๐ 5 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ
6 |
League Cup ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 34 | ๐ฉ 19 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 54 | ๐ฅ
23 |
Away ๐ 33 | ๐ฉ 8 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 14 | โฝ 38 | ๐ฅ
55 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
David O'Leary | ๐ฎ๐ช | 2003-2006
๐ 81 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 20 ๐ฅ 28 | 1.47
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
โWe had to make changes at half-time. Martin Laursen was just not good enough. Heโs just come back from a knee injury and hurt it again.
โI might not have much choice for players for Wednesday against Charlton.
โDarius Vassell will have to have a scan and it could be bad, but I still think weโve got an outside chance to go in the UEFA Cup.โ
David OโLeary.
Aston Villa pulled off an unlikely comeback to rob Southampton of the points in a classic game of two halves.
Saints started quickly, Kevin Phillips latching on to a Peter Crouch cross, before Crouch buried a Jamie Redknapp through-ball inside 13 minutes.
But Villa substitutes Nolberto Solano and Carlton Cole changed the game after the break, Cole converting a pass from Solano, who then scored from a corner.
Steven Davis slotted the winner on 72 minutes as Saints bemoaned their luck.
Traffic congestion pushed back the kick-off by 15 minutes, but Southampton soon made up for lost time.
Phillips and Crouch, who have never failed to score when partnered up front in the Premiership, took just four minutes to extend that run.
Crouch used his frame to force his way inside and found Phillips, whose deft touch carried him past a challenge before he fired in from six yards.
Villaโs patched-up defence - reshuffled in the absence of the injured Olof Mellberg and the banned Liam Ridgewell - looked uncomfortable.
And they conceded again 10 minutes later, Redknapp threading a perfect through-ball for Crouch to score.
The hosts continued to pose the bigger threat to the disgust of Villa boss David OโLeary, who saw jinxed striker Darius Vassell stretchered off with yet another injury.
It fell to Cole and Solano to repair the damage.
Just 10 minutes after the restart, Solano flicked on to Cole who side footed in from the edge of the box.
Southampton survived a big appeal for a goal when Cole saw his shot from a Juan Pablo Angel cross smothered by Niemi right on the line.
But Villa would not be denied, Solano finishing in style when a Thomas Hitzlsperger corner fell to him six yards out.
And Southamptonโs spectacular capitulation was complete when a Ulises de la Cruz cross was stroked in by Davis for his first league goal.
Henri Camara and Crouch had late chances to salvage a point, but the hosts ran out of steam and remain in desperate relegation trouble.
*Aston Villa boss David OโLeary*
โWe had to make changes at half-time. Martin Laursen was just not good enough. Heโs just come back from a knee injury and hurt it again.
โI might not have much choice for players for Wednesday against Charlton.
GK Antti Niemi | ๐ซ๐ฎ |
LB Olivier Bernard | ๐ซ๐ท |
CB Andreas Jakobsson | ๐ธ๐ช | ๐ |
CB Claus Lundekvam | ๐ณ๐ด |
RB Paul Telfer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Anders Svensson | ๐ธ๐ช | ๐ |
M Rory Delap | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Jamie Redknapp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (๐จ)
M Nigel Quashie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Peter Crouch (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Kevin Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Harry Redknapp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Andreas Jakobsson | ๐ธ๐ช | (CB Calum Davenport | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | RB Paul Telfer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | (CF Henri Camara | ๐ธ๐ณ |)
๐ | M Anders Svensson | ๐ธ๐ช | (LB Graeme Le Saux | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Paul Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Danny Higginbotham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Jamie Redknapp
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
2004-05
Playing Squad
GK Stefan Postma | ๐ณ๐ฑ | #762 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
AGOVV Apeldoorn ๐ณ๐ฑ Retired
GK Thomas Sรถrensen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #772 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Melbourne City ๐ฆ๐บ Retired
GK Wayne Henderson | ๐ฎ๐ช | Unused Sub |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Preston North End ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Liam Ridgewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #768 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Southend United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #776 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Olof Mellberg | ๐ธ๐ช | #756 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FC Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ Retired
CB Vรกclav Drobnรฝ | ๐จ๐ฟ | Unused Sub |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
SK Treboradice ๐ธ๐ฐ Died
FB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐น๐น | #741 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Egerton FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
RB Mark Delaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #736 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐ช๐จ | #763 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
LDU Quito ๐ช๐จ Retired
M Eric Djemba-Djemba | ๐จ๐ฒ | #779 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
FC Vallorbe-Ballaigues ๐จ๐ญ Retired
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #724 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
West Bromwich Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Gavin McCann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #771 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Bolton Wanderers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Basford United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Mathieu Berson | ๐ซ๐ท | #778 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Vannes OC ๐ซ๐ท Retired
M Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง | #777 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Retired
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | ๐ฉ๐ช | #751 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Everton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Nolberto Solano | ๐ต๐ช | #773 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Hartlepool United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Peter Whittingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #770 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Blackburn Rovers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Died
CF Carlton Cole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #775 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Persib Bandung ๐ฎ๐ฉ Retired
CF Darius Vassell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #726 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Leicester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | #752 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Atlรฉtico Nacional ๐จ๐ด Retired
F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #774 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Toronto FC ๐จ๐ฆ Retired
F Stefan Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #761 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Highgate United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Match Media
