Game #5106
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
State of Abu Dhabi
4-0
Aston Villa
Premier League
Manchester City
City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 46,716
Lost
15th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Marc Albrighton and Stiliyan Petrov can't stop Villa falling to a fifth Premier League defeat in six under Gérard Houllier that leaves them with three wins in thirteen, Tuesday, 28 December 2010.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City, pen), Mario Balotelli
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Joleon Lescott
🟨 | 18’ Booking, Stephen Warnock
🥅 | 27’ Goal, 0-3, (Manchester City), Mario Balotelli
🕒 | HT Manchester City 0-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-4, (Manchester City, pen), Mario Balotelli
🔁 | 55’ Sub off, Barry Bannan, Sub on, Fabian Delph
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Marc Albrighton, Sub on, Nathan Delfouneso
🟨 | 70’ Booking, Eric Lichaj
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Nigel Reo-Coker, Sub on, Robert Pirès
🕒 | FT Manchester City 0-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Something needed to change and fast, Villa were in total free-fall under Gérard Houllier and there were absolutely no positives to take from his first 17 games in charge.
Even the much derided David O'Leary had bled youngsters of quality, whilst the insipid Graham Taylor reign had seen the average age of the squad slashed.
For Houllier though there was no such context and although the season had only just reached its half way stage, on current form, relegation looked inevitable under Houllier.
With only James Milner the difference, after 19 games in 2009-10, Martin O’Neill’s Villa sat joint third with 35 points. In contrast Houllier had taken Villa to 15th on 20 points.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2010-11 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Gérard Houllier | 🇫🇷 | Thérouanne, 2010-2011
Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2007-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Gérard Houllier | 🇫🇷 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 4 🟥 8 | 1.12
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2007-
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 21 Nov 10, Villa 0-2 Blackburn (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Dean Mohareb, Mick McDonough
TEAM NEWS
Stiliyan Petrov (first start in 12 after injury), Nigel Reo-Coker (first start in 9 after injury) and Barry Bannan replace Jonathan Hogg, Emile Heskey and Fabian Delph.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.15 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 39.64 |
Youngest Player |
M Barry Bannan | 🏴 | 21.09 |
MANAGER
Gérard Houllier | 🇫🇷 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Stephen Warnock | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB James Collins | 🏴 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 |
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 | 🟨 |
M Barry Bannan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Stewart Downing | 🏴 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Roberto Mancini | 🇮🇹 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Manchester City
GK Joe Hart | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Vincent Kompany | 🇧🇪 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Pablo Zabaleta | 🇦🇷 |
M David Silva | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Patrick Vieira | 🇫🇷 |
M Nigel de Jong | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 | 🔁 |
W Adam Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Mario Balotelli | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | for M Barry Bannan | 🏴 | 55’ |
🔁 F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | for W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 M Robert Pirès | 🇫🇷 | for M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 81’ |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M David Silva | 🇪🇸 | (M James Milner (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | M Nigel de Jong | 🇳🇱 | (LB Wayne Bridge | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 | (CF Jô | 🇧🇷 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Jonathan Hogg | 🏴 |
M Chris Herd | 🇦🇺 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jérôme Boateng | 🇩🇪 |
M Gareth Barry (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Carlos Tevez | 🇦🇷 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI: £56.43m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
Homegrown: 8/18
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~mv2.gif)
Team Cost: £196.97m
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Injury | 4 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 |
Bomb Squad | 4 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
RB Habib Bèye | 🇸🇳 |
M Stephen Ireland | 🇮🇪 |
LB Stephen Warnock | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 1 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 | Leicester
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_d9077e90b582408989897f2f4df63d2b~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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 38%
Possession A | 62%
Shots F | 9
Shots A | 11
Shots on Target F | 4
Shots on Target A | 8
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 8
Fouls F | 12
Fouls A | 14
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
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