On This Day
Ten man Villa are held by Portsmouth Fratton Park to leave them winless in their first three Premier League games of the season under David O'Leary.
Nolberto Solano, 30, is sent off for the second time in a Villa shirt on his 52nd and unexpectedly final appearance for the club (47 Starts) before returning to Newcastle United for a fee of ยฃ2,030,000 in October 2005. Solano, who had cost Villa ยฃ1,800,000 in January 2004, had been a committed and productive player during his short Villa career and would leave with a record of W18 D15 L19, 9 Goals, 9 Assists, 7 Bookings and 2 Red Cards at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.88 games played. However whilst his first 40 games delivered 15 goal involvements (Every 2.66 games), his final 12 delivered just 3 (Every 4.00 games) as he seemed to be another player whose form was detrimentally affected by extended exposure to OโLeary.
GK Thomas Sรถrensen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
LB Aaron Hughes | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Olof Mellberg | ๐ธ๐ช |
CB Liam Ridgewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Gavin McCann | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Nolberto Solano | ๐ต๐ช | ๐ฅ | ๐ด |
W Peter Whittingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | ๐ |
F Kevin Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
David O'Leary | ๐ฎ๐ช | 2003-2006
Substitutes
๐ RB Ulises de la Cruz | ๐ช๐จ | for F Kevin Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 37โ |
๐ F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | 74โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Stuart Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Cahill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Eric Djemba-Djemba | ๐จ๐ฒ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Gareth Barry (33)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Nolberto Solano (2)
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
Nolberto Solano and Kevin Phillips replace Ulises de la Cruz and Jlloyd Samuel.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.41 |
Oldest Player |
F Kevin Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
M Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง | 20.65 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด W Nolberto Solano | ๐ต๐ช | 2004-05 ๐ 52 | 47 (5) | โฝ 9 | ๐ฅ 9 | ๐บ 1 | #773 |
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 11โ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ | 11โ Sending off, Nolberto Solano
โฝ | 11โ Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Richard Hughes
๐จ | 16โ Booking, Gareth Barry
๐ | 37โ Sub off, Kevin Phillips, Sub on, Ulises de la Cruz
๐ฅ
| 42โ Goal, 1-1, Portsmouth, Lomana LuaLua
๐ | HT Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 74โ Sub off, Juan Pablo รngel, Sub on, Luke Moore
๐ | FT Portsmouth 1-1 Aston Villa
Season | 2005-06 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Tuesday, 23 August 2005
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: David OโLeary | ๐ฎ๐ช | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Graham Poll | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Graham Poll | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Previous 5 vs. Portsmouth: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 75 | ๐ฉ W34 (45% ) | ๐จ D19 | ๐บ(71% ) | ๐ฅ L22 (29% ) | โฝ 142 | ๐ฅ 123 | GD 19
Match Stats
Not recorded
David O'Leary | ๐ฎ๐ช | 2003-2006
๐ 89 | ๐ฉ | 33 ๐จ | 24 ๐ฅ 32 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
What they Said
โI thought the sending off was a joke. Nolberto Solano sent off for violent conduct? Do me a favour.
โHe is an honest lad and says he didnโt touch him. But I was proud of the way the players fought for the rest of the game. The only thing we did wrong was showing LuaLua inside in the incident when he scored his goal.โ
David OโLeary.
Lomana LuaLuaโs spectacular strike gave Portsmouth a point against Aston Villa.
Villa took the lead after 11 minutes, just seconds after being reduced to 10 men when Nolberto Solano was sent off for elbowing Richard Hughes.
Hughes recovered, only to then head Gareth Barryโs free-kick past goalkeeper Sander Westerveld.
Pompey dominated with the extra man, and LuaLua curled a brilliant 20-yard drive past Thomas Sorensen, but their pressure failed to force a winner.
Pompey gave a debut to new signing, Denmark defender Brian Priske, but it proved an inauspicious start for his new club.
Villa took the lead in bizarre circumstances after 11 minutes, immediately after going down to 10 men.
Solano was rightly shown the red card by referee Graham Poll for lashing out with an elbow at Hughes, who was booked for his original foul on the Peruvian.
Hughes was quickly back on his feet, only to head Barryโs resulting free-kick past a startled Westerveld.
Pompey responded well as LuaLua proved a constant threat to the Villa defence, and OโLearyโs side suffered a blow after 35 minutes when Kevin Phillips limped off to be replaced by Ulises De la Cruz.
The home side continued to dominate and deservedly equalised four minutes before the interval, LuaLua cutting in from the left before curling a glorious finish beyond Thomas Sorensen.
Pompey were lifted by the goal and tried to press home the advantage after the break.
Gary OโNeil somehow shot over the top of an open goal after 62 minutes from John Viafaraโs cross, before Laurent Robert brought
a fine fingertip save from Sorensen.
Hughes then almost made amends for his earlier own goal, only to shoot inches wide as time ran out.
*Aston Villa manager David OโLeary:*
โI thought the sending off was a joke. Nolberto Solano sent off for violent conduct? Do me a favour.
โHe is an honest lad and says he didnโt touch him. But I was proud of the way the players fought for the rest of the game. The only thing we did wrong was showing LuaLua inside in the incident when he scored his goal.โ
GK Sander Westerweld | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
LB Grรฉgory Vignal | ๐ซ๐ท |
CB Dejan Stefanoviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
CB Azar Karadaล | ๐ณ๐ด | ๐ |
CB Andrew OโBrien | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Brian Priske | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Jhon Viรกfara | ๐จ๐ด | ๐จ |
M Richard Hughes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Gary OโNeil | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Laurent Robert | ๐ซ๐ท |
CF Lomana LuaLua | ๐จ๐ฉ | โฝ | ๐จ |
Alain Perrin | ๐ซ๐ท |
Substitutes
๐ | CB Azar Karadaล | ๐ณ๐ด | (CF Vincent Pรฉricard | ๐ซ๐ท |)
๐ | M Gary OโNeil | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Svetoslav Todorov | ๐ง๐ฌ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Jamie Ashdown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Andy Griffin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Giannis Skopelitis | ๐ฌ๐ท |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Jhon Viรกfara
๐จ Richard Hughes |
๐จ Lomana LuaLua
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
๐ฅ Nolberto Solano (2)
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1949-50
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
2005-06
Playing Squad
GK Stefan Postma | ๐ณ๐ฑ | #762 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
AGOVV Apeldoorn ๐ณ๐ฑ Retired
GK Stuart Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #788 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Southampton ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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 Gary Cahill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #786 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
AFC Bournemouth 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
LB Aaron Hughes | ๐ฌ๐ง | #780 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
Heart of Midlothian ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Retired
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
RB Wilfred Bouma | ๐ณ๐ฑ | #784 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
PSV Eindhoven ๐ณ๐ฑ Retired
M Craig Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #789 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Birmingham City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
M Eirik Bakke | ๐ณ๐ด | #787 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Sogndal IL Fotball ๐ณ๐ด 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 Steven Davis | ๐ฌ๐ง | #777 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Rangers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Retired
W James Milner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #785 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Brighton & Hove Albion ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
W Nolberto Solano | ๐ต๐ช | #773 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Hartlepool United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Patrik Berger | ๐จ๐ฟ | #783 |
Winger
Where are they now?
AC Sparta Praha ๐จ๐ฟ 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 Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #790 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐จ๐ด | #752 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Atlรฉtico Nacional ๐จ๐ด Retired
CF Kevin Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #781 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Leicester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #774 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Toronto FC ๐จ๐ฆ Retired
CF Milan Baroลก | ๐จ๐ฟ | #782 |
Forward
Where are they now?
FK Vigantice ๐จ๐ฟ Retired
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