Game #4849
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 August 2005
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
Premier League
Manchester United
Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,934
Lost
12th (-5)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Thomas Sørensen, brilliant save
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 August 2005
🟨 | 12’ Booking, Olof Mellberg
🔁 | 20’ Sub off, Jlloyd Samuel, Sub on, Eric Djemba-Djemba
🕒 | HT Manchester United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Ruud van Nistelrooy
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Ulises de la Cruz, Sub on, Nolberto Solano
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Peter Whittingham, Sub on, Luke Moore
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose narrowly at Old Trafford and the sniping by David O'Leary at his own players immediately comes to the fore.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 2003-04
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2005-06 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Sunday, 20 August 2005
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Kick off: 12.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 33 🟨 | 23 🟥 32 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 23 Oct 04, Villa 2-0 Fulham (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Liam Ridgewell, Ulises de la Cruz and Peter Whittingham replace Martin Laursen (season ending injury), Nolberto Solano and Kevin Phillips.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.73 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 31.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | 20.65 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
LB Aaron Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 🔁 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
Manchester United
GK Edwin van der Sar | 🇳🇱 |
LB Mikaël Silvestre | 🇫🇷 |
CB Rio Ferdinand | 🏴 |
CB John O’Shea | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 |
M Ji-sung Park | 🇰🇷 | 🔁 |
M Roy Keane | 🇮🇪 |
M Darren Fletcher | 🏴 |
M Paul Scholes | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Wayne Rooney | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Ruud van Nistelrooy | 🇪🇬 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Eric Djemba-Djemba | 🇨🇲 | for RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 20’ |
🔁 W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | for RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 73’ |
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | for W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 73’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CB John O’Shea | 🇮🇪 | (CB Gabriel Heinze | 🇦🇷 |)
🔁 | M Ji-sung Park | 🇰🇷 | (W Cristiano Ronaldo | 🇵🇹 |)
🔁 | CF Wayne Rooney | 🏴 | (M Alan Smith | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Gary Cahill | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
GK Tim Howard | 🇺🇸 |
RB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
Homegrown: 6/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
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_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~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, 20 August 2005
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