Game #4893
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 August 2006
Arsenal
1-1
Aston Villa
Premier League
Arsenal
Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,023
Drew
10th
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Steven Davis | 53’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Villa celebrate Olof Mellberg scoring the first goal of the season, first goal under Martin O'Neill and the first goal at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, Saturday, 19 August 2006.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 August 2006
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-0, Olof Mellberg, Assist by Steven Davis
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Steven Davis, Sub on, Lee Hendrie 🔴
🥅 | 84’ Goal, 1-1, (Arsenal), Gilberto Silva
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Lee Hendrie
🟨 | 87’ Booking, Juan Pablo Ángel
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Luke Moore, Sub on, Eric Djemba-Djemba 🔴
🔁 | 90’+3 Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Martin Laursen
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
What a difference a change of manager makes, not the result but the attitude “I’m still trying to get to know my players, but I thought they were terrific it’s a great result."
Martin O’Neill’s appointment had literally met with wild excitement of the sort few had previously witnessed. This renowned motivator had changed the outlook of the club already and confidence for the future was sky high.
Coupled with new owner Randy Lerner it offered no embarrassment when the club launched their ‘Proud History, Bright Future’ tagline. The squad of course was broadly as was and overnight miracles weren’t expected but a totally different mindset had enveloped the club.
Martin O’Neill might still be “getting to know” his players but he was already chopping the squad as Lee Hendrie made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Sheffield United on a free transfer in June 2007.
Hendrie had played for Villa between 1995-96 and 2006-07 making 307 appearances, 65 as substitute, and scoring 31 goals. In truth for all his undoubted talent, Hendrie would never be the sort of player Martin O’Neill would have any truck with and it is a source of real regret for many that a player who should have achieved much more at Villa allowed off field distractions to prevent him realising his potential.
In contrast to Hendrie, but equally quickly, Eric Djemba-Djemba made his final appearance in a Villa shirt aged 25 before moving on to Qatar SC on a free transfer in July 2007.
Prodigiously untalented, David O’Leary had nonsensically paid Manchester United £2,290,000 for a player who looked poor from the moment he arrived in English football and he remained with Villa between 2004-05 and 2006-07. Over those 3 seasons Djemba-Djemba made 11 appearances, 7 as substitute, and never looked like even a moderately capable Sunday League player.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2004-05
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Season | 2006-07 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 19 August 2006
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 33
🟩 : 13
🟨 : 12
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 Apr 06, Villa 3-1 Birmingham (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Martin O'Neill's first team selection largely resembles that under David O'Leary as Gabriel Agbonlahor and Juan Pablo Ángel are selected as the strike force.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.49 |
Oldest Player |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 30.84 |
Youngest Player |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 19.86 |
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
![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 | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
F Luke Moore | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK Lens Lehmann | 🇩🇪 |
CB Kolo Touré | 🇨🇮 | 🟨 |
CB Johan Djourou |🇨🇭|
RB Emmanuel Eboué | 🇨🇮 |
RB Justin Hoyte | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Cesc Fàbregas | 🇪🇸 |
M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
M Aleksandr Hleb | 🇧🇾 |
M Gilberto Silva | 🇧🇷 | ⚽ |
CF Thierry Henry | 🇫🇷 |
CF Emmanuel Adebayor | 🇹🇬 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | 83’ |
🔁 M Eric Djemba-Djemba | 🇨🇲 | for CF Luke Moore | 🏴 | 89’ |
🔁 CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 90+3 |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
🔁 | RB Justin Hoyte | 🏴 | (M Matthieu Flamini | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Freddie Ljungberg | 🇸🇪 | (W Theo Walcott | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Emmanuel Adebayor | 🇹🇬 | (CF Robin van Persie | 🇳🇱 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
F Kevin Phillips | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
GK Manuel Almunia | 🇪🇸 |
CB Pascal Cygan | 🇫🇷 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Homegrown: 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
Homegrown: 7/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 1/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 2/16
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_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~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 Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 1995-06 | 🕒 308 | 243 (65) | ⚽ 31 | 🔥 25 | 🇺 55 | #711 |
🔴 M Eric Djemba-Djemba | 🇨🇲 | 2005-06 | 🕒 11 | 4 (7) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 13 | #778 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 19 August 2006
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