Game #5083
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Aston Villa
3-0
West Ham United
Premier League
West Ham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,604
Won
3rd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Ashley Young | 40’ | Marc Albrighton | 66’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Stewart Downing celebrates grabbing the opener as Villa shrug off their managerless turmoil to put West Ham to the sword at Villa Park on the opening day, Saturday, 14 August 2010.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 August 2010
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Stewart Downing
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0, Stiliyan Petrov, Assist by Ashley Young
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
🟨 | 50’ Booking, Marc Albrighton
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 3-0, James Milner, Assist by Marc Albrighton
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, James Milner 🔴, Sub on, Nigel Reo-Coker
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Andreas Weimann 🟢
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Marc Albrighton, Sub on, Barry Bannan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 West Ham United
ON THIS DAY
In the wake of Martin O'Neill's abrupt departure, Villa open the season with a fine performance and victory as James Milner played his final game for Villa aged just 24 before moving on to Manchester City for a fee of just £19,800,000.
Milner had made 126 appearances for Villa scoring 22 goals, but had provided many more memorable moments.
A player of rare ability combined with a strong work ethic and selflessness he was immediately taken to the hearts of Villa fans when he first joined the club on a season long loan from Newcastle United.
A fabulous player and Villa servant who should have been wearing claret and blue throughout his career, sadly though the owner had a different plan and accepted just £5,800,000 more than Villa had paid for him plus Stephen Ireland.
A contrast between the two players couldn’t have been more absolute and it is unfathomable to understand how the Villa hierarchy accepted such a terrible swap with Ireland’s well documented issues underlining the folly of letting their best player leave on the cheap.
Milner went on to win titles, but will always be remembered fondly as a boy in claret and blue.
Meanwhile, forward Andreas Weimann made his Villa debut aged 19 having joined Villa from SK Rapid Wien as a 16 year old in July 2007.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
West Ham United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2010-11 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 14 August 2010
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Kevin MacDonald (Caretaker) | 🏴 | Inverness, 2010
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 1997-2022
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Kevin MacDonald 2010 | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 0 🟥 0 | 3.00
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 1997-2022
Matches Officiated: 27
🟩 : 13
🟨 : 8
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 Apr 10, Villa 2-0, Hull (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Andy Halliday, John Flynn
TEAM NEWS
Caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald names 20 year olds Marc Albrighton (first start since Saturday, 23 January 2010) and Ciaran Clark (first start since Sunday, 30 August 2009) in the line up for the opening game of the 2010-11 campaign.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 28.15 |
Oldest Player:
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 39.27 |
Youngest Player:
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 20.75 |
MANAGER
Kevin MacDonald 2010 | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
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Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Stephen Warnock | 🏴 |
CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | ⚽ |
M James Milner | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 | 🔁 |
W Stewart Downing | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 |
MANAGER
Avram Grant | 🇮🇱 |
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West Ham United
GK Robert Green | 🏴 |
LB Hérita Ilunga | 🇨🇩 |
CB Winston Reid | 🇦🇺 |
CB James Tomkins | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Radoslav Kováč | 🇨🇿 | 🔁 |
CB Matthew Upson | 🏴 |
RB Julien Faubert | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
M Scott Parker | 🏴 |
W Luis Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
M Mark Noble | 🏴 |
CF Carlton Cole (ex) | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | for M James Milner | 🏴 | 🔴 | 85’ |
🔁 F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 🟢 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 86’ |
🔁 M Barry Bannan | 🏴 | for W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB James Tomkins | 🏴 | (M Alessandro Diamanti | 🇮🇹 |)
🔁 | CB Radoslav Kováč | 🇨🇿 | (CF Frédéric Piquionne | 🇲🇶 |)
🔁 | W Luis Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 | (W Pablo Barrera | 🇲🇽 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 |
RB Habib Bèye | 🇸🇳 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Marek Stěch | 🇨🇿 |
CB Danny Gabbidon | 🏴 |
CB Jonathan Spector | 🇺🇸 |
F Freddie Sears | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI: £65.25m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/18
Homegrown: 5/18
SQUAD STATS
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Team Cost: £62.20m
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 5 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 |
CB James Collins | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2792464b5a694ffa86b0ca40a0be296a~mv2.gif)
Not Reported
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
🟢 CF Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M James Milner | 🏴 | 2005-10 | 🕒 126 | 119 (7) | ⚽ 22 | 🔥 28 | 🇺 2 | #784 |
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 59%
Possession A | 41%
Shots F | 23
Shots A | 12
Shots on Target F | 11
Shots on Target A | 2
Corners F | 16
Corners A | 7
Fouls F | 15
Fouls A | 15
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 14 August 2010
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