Game #4956
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 December 2007
Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Wigan Athletic
Attendance: 18,806
JJB Stadium
Wigan Athletic
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 55’ | Ashley Young | 70’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gabby Agbonlahor scores to earn a first victory for Villa in four unbeaten Premier League games as Wigan are beaten at the JJB, Saturday, 29 December 2007.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 2007
🔁 | 11’ Sub off, John Carew, Sub on, Luke Moore
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Wigan Athletic), Titus Bramble
🕒 | HT Wigan Athletic 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-1, Curtis Davies, Assist by Gareth Barry
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Shaun Maloney, Sub on, Craig Gardner
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 2-1, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Ashley Young
🟨 | 90’+2 Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 90’+2 Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Stiliyan Petrov
🕒 | FT Wigan Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa end a run of three draws with a battling win at Wigan to rise to 7th in the table at the turn of the year. Villa had sat 12th at the same point a year earlier.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wigan Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wigan Athletic
Previous 5 vs. Wigan: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2007-08 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 29 December 2007
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 64 | 🟩 | 23 🟨 | 23 🟥 18 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 18 Aug 07, Villa 0-0 Newcastle (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Curtis Davies replaces Zat Knight.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.76 |
Oldest Player |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 | 30.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 21.22 |
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 |
Aston Villa
GK Scott Carson | 🏴 |
RB Wilfred Bouma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 |
M Shaun Maloney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Wigan Athletic
GK Chris Kirkland | 🏴 |
CB Titus Bramble | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
RB Mario Melchiot | 🇳🇱 |
RB Ryan Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Antonio Valencia | 🇪🇨 |
M Paul Scharner | 🇦🇹 |
M Michael Brown | 🏴 |
M Denny Landzaat | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Antoine Sibierski | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
W Kevin Kilbane | 🇮🇪 |
CF Marcus Bent | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | for CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 | 11’ |
🔁 M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | for M Shaun Maloney | 🏴 | 60’ |
🔁 M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 90’+2 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Denny Landzaat | 🇳🇱 | (M Salomon Olembé | 🇲🇱 |)
🔁 | M Antoine Sibierski | 🇫🇷 | (CF Julius Aghahowa | 🇳🇬 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stuart Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mike Pollitt | 🏴 |
CB Andreas Granqvist | 🇸🇪 |
M Josip Skoko | 🇦🇺 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
Homegrown: 3/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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 | 47%
Possession A | 53%
Shots on Target F | 3
Shots on Target A | 1
Shots F | 10
Shots A | 8
Touches F | 542
Touches A | 570
Passes F | 299
Passes A | 345
Tackles F | 16
Tackles A | 33
Clearances F | 71
Clearances A | 50
Corners F | 5
Corners A | 7
Offsides A | 3
Offsides F | 4
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 16
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 29 December 2007