Game #4952
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 December 2007
Aston Villa
1-3
Portsmouth
Premier League
Portsmouth
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,790
Lost
8th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Craig Gardner is forced into an own goal as an ultra physical Portsmouth visit Villa Park and run out shock winners, 8 December 2007.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 December 2007
🟨 | 4’ Booking, John Carew
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (Portsmouth), Craig Gardner o.g.
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-2, (Portsmouth), Sulley Muntari
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Portsmouth
🔁 | 54’ Sub off, Wilfred Bouma, Sub on, Patrik Berger
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 0-3, (Portsmouth), Sulley Muntari
🟨 | 67’ Booking, Patrik Berger
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Craig Gardner, Sub on, Marlon Harewood
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 1-3, Gareth Barry (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Portsmouth
ON THIS DAY
Villa suffer a shock defeat to a physical Portsmouth side as they fall back to 8th place.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Portsmouth
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1949-50
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2007-08 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Game | #16 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 8 December 2007
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009
Kick off: 12.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 20 🟥 18 | 1.43
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009
Matches Officiated: 29
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 10
🟥 : 12
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 11 Aug 07, Villa 1-2 Liverpool (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Reo-Coker replaces Stiliyan Petrov.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 | 30.80 |
Youngest Player |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 21.05 |
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Scott Carson | 🏴 |
RB Wilfred Bouma | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Harry Redknapp | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_20e0994c21544b97960024ee4cd1cebc~mv2.gif)
Portsmouth
GK David James (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Sylvain Distin | 🇫🇷 |
CB Noé Pamarot | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 |
RB Glen Johnson | 🏴 |
M Papa Bouba Diop | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
M Sulley Muntari | 🇪🇨 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Niko Kranjčar | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Pedro Mendes | 🇵🇹 |
W John Utaka | 🇳🇬 | 🔁 |
CF Benjani | 🇿🇼 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 W Patrik Berger | 🇨🇿 | 🟨 | for RB Wilfred Bouma | 🇳🇱 | 54' |
🔁 CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 | for M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_20e0994c21544b97960024ee4cd1cebc~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M Niko Kranjčar | 🇭🇷 | (M Matthew Taylor | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W John Utaka | 🇳🇬 | (CF Nwankwo Kanu | 🇳🇬 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 |
M Shaun Maloney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Asmir Begović | 🇧🇦 |
CB Hermann Hreiðarsson | 🇮🇸 |
CF David Nugent | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
Homegrown: 3/16
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_20e0994c21544b97960024ee4cd1cebc~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
Possession F | 51%
Possession A | 49%
Shots on Target F | 6
Shots on Target A | 3
Shots F | 19
Shots A | 15
Touches F | 570
Touches A | 584
Passes F | 330
Passes A | 327
Tackles F | 34
Tackles A | 20
Clearances F | 45
Clearances A | 87
Corners F | 8
Corners A | 5
Offsides A | 3
Offsides F | 1
Fouls F | 19
Fouls A | 27
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 8 December 2007
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