๐ฅ 26 Sep 2007, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
๐ฅ 11 Aug 2007, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 18 Aug 2007, Villa 0-0 Newcastle, St James'
Premier League
๐ฉ 25 Aug 2007, Villa 2-1 Fulham, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 28 Aug 2007, Villa 5-0 Wrexham, Racecourse
League Cup
๐ฉ 2 Sep 2007, Villa 2-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 16 Sep 2007, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Eastlands
Premier League
๐ฉ 23 Sep 2007, Villa 2-0 Everton, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 26 Sep 2007, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
League Cup
๐จ 1 Oct 2007, Villa 4-4 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Premier League
๐ฉ 6 Oct 2007, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 20 Oct 2007, Villa 1-4 United, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 28 Oct 2007, Villa 1-1 Bolton, Reebok
Premier League
๐ฉ 3 Nov 2007, Villa 2-0 Derby, Villa Park.
Premier League
๐ฉ 11 Nov 2007, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Premier League
๐ฉ 24 Nov 2007, Villa 3-0 Boro, Riverside
Premier League
๐ฉ 28 Nov 2007, Villa 4-0 Blackburn, Ewood
Premier League
๐ฅ 1 Dec 2007, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 8 Dec 2007, Villa 1-3 Portsmouth, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 15 Dec 2007, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Stadium of Light
Premier League
๐จ 22 Dec 2007, Villa 1-1 Manchester City, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 26 Dec 2007, Villa 4-4 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Premier League
๐ฉ 29 Dec 2007, Villa 2-1 Wigan, JJB
Premier League
๐ฉ 1 Jan 2008, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park.
Premier League
๐ฅ 5 Jan 2008, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park
FA Cup
๐ฉ 12 Jan 2008, Villa 3-1 Reading, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 21 Jan 2008, Villa 2-2 Liverpool, Anfield
Premier League
๐จ 26 Jan 2008, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 3 Feb 2008, Villa 1-2 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Premier League
๐ฉ 9 Feb 2008, Villa 4-1 Newcastle, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 24 Feb 2008, Villa 2-1 Reading, Madejski
Premier League
๐จ 1 Mar 2008, Villa 1-1 Arsenal, Emirates
Premier League
๐จ 12 Mar 2008, Villa 1-1 Boro, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 15 Mar 2008, Villa 0-2 Portsmouth, Fratton
Premier League
๐ฅ 22 Mar 2008, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฅ 29 Mar 2008, Villa 0-4 United, Old Trafford
Premier League
๐ฉ 5 Apr 2008, Villa 4-0 Bolton, Villa Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 12 Apr 2008, Villa 6-0 Derby, Pride Park
Premier League
๐ฉ 20 Apr 2008, Villa 5-1 Birmingham, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 27 Apr 2008, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison
Premier League
๐ฅ 3 May 2008, Villa 0-2 Wigan, Villa Park
Premier League
๐จ 11 May 2008, Villa 2-2 West Ham, Upton Park
Premier League
On This Day
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Martin O'Neill's mass changes backfire as Villa are knocked out of the League Cup by Championship side Leicester.
Villa have now lost three games this season, all of which have been by a single goal.
Centre back Curtis Davies makes his debut appearance for Villa after joining on a season long loan from West Bromwich Albion in August 2007 ahead of a permanent move arranged for August 2008 to become the 804th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Stuart Taylor makes his 10th start in a Villa shirt (12 Appearances) to make it W3 D5 L4, 18 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.50 goals per game and 2 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Martin O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | 2006-2010
๐ 50 | ๐ฉ | 17 ๐จ | 18 ๐ฅ 15 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #4942
Match Record
Season | 2007-08 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Game Record
Manager: Martin OโNeill | ๐ฌ๐ง | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Lee Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 2006-2021
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 93 | ๐ฉ W31 (33% ) | ๐จ D23 | ๐บ(58% ) | ๐ฅ L39 (42% ) | โฝ 155 | ๐ฅ 168 | GD -13
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1999-00
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข CB Curtis Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #804 | ยฃ9,000,000 signing from Albion
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Curtis Davies
๐ | HT Leicester City 0-0 Aston Villa
๐ | 71โ Sub off, Isaiah Osbourne, Sub on, Ashley Young
๐ฅ
| 76โ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Matty Fryatt
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Marlon Harewood, Sub on, Luke Moore
๐ | 80โ Sub off, Curtis Davies, Sub on, Patrik Berger
๐ | FT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Lee Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bolton, 2006-2021
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
๐จ Stephen Clemence
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Martin O'Neill | ๐ฌ๐ง | 2006-2010
GK Stuart Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Olof Mellberg | ๐ธ๐ช |
CB Zat Knight | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Curtis Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐ง๐ฌ |
M Shaun Maloney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Isaiah Osbourne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Marlon Harewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ W Ashley Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Isaiah Osbourne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 71โ |
๐ F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Marlon Harewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 77โ |
๐ W Patrik Berger | ๐จ๐ฟ | for CB Curtis Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 80โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Scott Carson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Craig Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Leicester City
Gary Megson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Mรกrton Fรผlรถp | ๐ญ๐บ |
CB Patrick Kisnorbo | ๐ฆ๐บ |
CB Bruno NโGotty | ๐ซ๐ท |
CB Gareth McAuley | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CB Richard Stearman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Joe Mattock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Radostin Kishishev | ๐ง๐ฌ | ๐ |
M Stephen Clemence | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Iain Hume | ๐จ๐ฆ | ๐ |
CF Matty Fryatt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Ashley Chambers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Radostin Kishishev | ๐ง๐ฌ | (RB Alan Maybury | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
๐ | CF Iain Hume | ๐จ๐ฆ | (CF DJ Campbell (yth) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Matty Fryatt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Darren Kenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Paul Henderson | ๐ฆ๐บ |
CB Alan Sheehan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Martin O'Neill makes a raft of changes again for the League Cup with Stuart Taylor, Stiliyan Petrov, Shaun Maloney, Isaiah Osborne, Marlon Harewood and Curtis Davies (debut) coming in. Dropping out are Wilfred Bouma, Martin Laursen, Ashley Young, John Carew, Luke Moore and Scott Carson.
Leicester City
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Leicester City
Match Media
What they Said
โI did everything wrong.
"You are only as good as your last game - and my last game was that which doesn't merit a pub game for me. I was that poor.
โIf you get a chance like me and blow it like I did, you can't go complaining when you don't get your chance. I'm going to have to go back into training and hopefully I will get the nod sooner rather than later and I can reveal the real Curtis Davies and not the evil twin that played against Leicester.
"I set my standards high and, for me, that was a poor performance. If I wasn't so poor, I wouldn't have been taken off. It is the first time I've been substituted in my life for playing reasons. I've just got to pick myself up and improve. I set my standards high. I've been talking myself up in the press, saying that I'm ready, and, by that performance against Leicester, I'm far from it. I'm hoping it is a one-off because I don't have many games like that. I [want to] prove to the Villa fans, if given the chance, that I am a good player.
"On this performance, I haven't given the manager any headaches. Martin Laursen is going to play against Tottenham and I'll be lucky to get on the bench. I've gone out there and done absolutely nothing for my chances. It is not the result I wanted and not the performance I wanted. I was awful, basically. No excuses at all.
"I've been training well, I feel fit, I've played well in the reserves - I know the reserves is different to the first team but I felt good. I just wasn't any good [on Wednesday]. Everything I did was wrong. It just didn't happen for me and I don't know why. At the end of the day I've got to impress these Villa fans better than I did against Leicester."
Curtis Davies on his debut.
*Matty Fryattโs goal gave Championship side Leicester City a shock victory at Aston Villa in the Carling Cup.*
A much-changed Villa side were poor early on with only Shaun Maloney threatening, while Iain Hume went close with a near-post header for the Foxes.
Fryatt broke the deadlock with 16 minutes left, running clear and firing past Stuart Taylor from a tight angle.
The home side came to life when Patrik Berger, Ashley Young and Luke Moore came on - but Leicester held on to win.
Villa boss Martin OโNeill won this competition in 1997 and 2000 when he was in charge of the Foxes but his old club ensured he will have to wait to complete his hat-trick.
OโNeill decided to shuffle his squad, handing defender Curtis Davies his debut and bringing Taylor, Marlon Harewood, Stiliyan Petrov, Isaiah Osbourne and Maloney into the starting line-up.
But, apart from a piledriver from Maloney that forced Leicester keeper Martin Fulop into a fine save, the home team rarely threatened.
Leicesterโs best opportunity fell to Hume in a first half that saw few real chances.
Villa did improve after the restart and Fulop did well to keep out Harewoodโs header from an inswinging Gareth Barry free-kick.
But it was Leicester who took the lead when Fryatt latched on to a James Chambersโ pass and slotted past Taylor.
OโNeill made three substitutions to try to shake up his team in response and Maloney almost levelled when Fulop tipped his dipping free-kick around the post.
Gabriel Agbonlahor hooked the ball over the bar from close range in injury time as Villa continued to press but Leicester hung on to reach the fourth round.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
2007-08
First Team Squad
GK Scott Carson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #801 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Manchester City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Curtis Davies | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #804 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Cheltenham Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
CB Olof Mellberg | ๐ธ๐ช | #756 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
FC Copenhagen ๐ฉ๐ฐ Retired
M Barry Bannan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #814 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Sheffield Wednesday ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
M Isaiah Osbourne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #794 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Barwell FC ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
M Shaun Maloney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #799 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Hull City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Patrik Berger | ๐จ๐ฟ | #783 |
Winger
Where are they now?
AC Sparta Praha ๐จ๐ฟ Retired
CF John Carew | ๐ณ๐ด | #798 |
Forward
Where are they now?
West Ham United ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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
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 Zat Knight | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #803 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Reading ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ 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 Moustapha Salifou | ๐น๐ฌ | #805 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Tรผrkspor Augsburg ๐ฉ๐ช Retired
M Stiliyan Petrov | ๐ง๐ฌ | #791 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Wayne Routledge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #806 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Swansea City ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Retired
F Luke Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #774 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Toronto FC ๐จ๐ฆ Retired
GK Thomas Sรถrensen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #772 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
Melbourne City ๐ฆ๐บ Retired
CB Martin Laursen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #776 |
Centre Back
Where are they now?
Aston Villa ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
RB Wilfred Bouma | ๐ณ๐ฑ | #784 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
PSV Eindhoven ๐ณ๐ฑ 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 Nigel Reo-Coker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #800 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
MK Dons ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
W Ashley Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #797 |
Winger
Where are they now?
Ipswich Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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 Marlon Harewood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #802 |
Forward
Where are they now?
Nuneaton Town ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Retired
Matchday Programme
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