Game #4846
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 May 2005
Aston Villa
1-2
Manchester City
Premier League
Manchester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,645
Lost
10th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | Ulises de la Cruz | 61’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Juan Pablo Ángel, lashed a shot past James.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 May 2005
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Shaun Wright-Phillips
🥅 | 12’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Kiki Musampa
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Sub on, Nolberto Solano
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Jlloyd Samuel, Sub on, Eric Djemba-Djemba
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-2, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Ulises de la Cruz
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Nolberto Solano
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Luke Moore
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester City
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose a second successive match to make it 12 defeats in the last 24 League games under David O'Leary as the Villa boss claims he is yet to have been able to put his preferred XI out on the pitch after 40 games. His protestations however feel slightly ridiculous as this defeat marks the final game for Villa of the talented Thomas Hitzlsperger. Just as a year previously O'Leary had got rid of Peter Crouch and so he would again with Hitzlsperger in what was one of the most ill-conceived player sales for a very long time. Aged 23, Hitzlsperger moved on to VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer having played for Villa between 2000-01 and 2004-05 making 113 appearances, 32 as a substitute, and scoring 12, mostly spectacular, goals. Meanwhile O'Leary had reintegrated the prodigiously untalented Eric Djemba-Djemba back into the matchday squad.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #37 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 7 May 2005
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Richard Beeby | 🏴 | Northampton, 1999-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 22 🟥 30 | 1.42
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Richard Beeby | 🏴 | Northampton, 1999-2009
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Thomas Sörensen, Lee Hendrie and Ulises de la Cruz replace Stefan Postma, Nolberto Solano and Liam Ridgewell.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.46 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 30.77 |
Youngest Player |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | 20.36 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 🔥 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 🔁 |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Manchester City
GK David James (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
CB Silvain Distin | 🇫🇷 |
CB Nedum Onuoha | 🏴 |
RB Danny Mills | 🏴 |
M Claudio Reyna | 🇺🇸 |
M Joey Barton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Antoine Sibierski | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
W Shaun Wright-Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Kiki Musampa | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
CF Jonathan Macken | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🟨 | for M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 M Eric Djemba-Djemba | 🇨🇲 | for RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Antoine Sibierski | 🇫🇷 | (CF Bradley Wright-Phillips | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Jonathan Macken | 🇮🇪 | (M Lee Croft | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
GK Nicky Weaver | 🏴 |
CB David Sommeil | 🇬🇵 |
CB Stephen Jordan | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
Homegrown: 8/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
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_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~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
🔴 M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 2000-05 | 🕒 114 | 82 (32) | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 16 | #750 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 7 May, 2005
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