Game #5151
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Attendance: 10,883
Bristol Rovers
Memorial Stadium
Bristol Rovers
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa beat bottom of League Two Bristol Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup.
KEY MAN
Gabby Agbonlahor celebrates scoring Villa's second as League Two side Rovers are beaten in the third round of the FA Cup, Saturday, 7 January 2012.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 January 2012
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Marc Albrighton, Assist by Stiliyan Petrov
🕒 | HT Bristol Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Emile Heskey, Sub on, Gabriel Agbonlahor
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, James Collins, Sub on, Gary Gardner
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-0, Ciaran Clark
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Stiliyan Petrov, Sub on, Barry Bannan
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 3-1, (Bristol Rovers), Scott McGleish
💥 | 90’+2 Missed Penalty, (Bristol Rovers), Scott McGleish
🕒 | FT Bristol Rovers 1-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Alex McLeish's Villa survive a late penalty scare to progress to the FA Cup 4th Round. Meanwhile, having deputised for the injured Shay Given for the last 7 games, Brad Guzan played his final game for Villa before being released by the club at the end of the season. The disastrous Paul Lambert would cement his legend of incompetence by re-signing Guzan and appointing the surplus to requirements 'keeper as the club's Number 1.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Bristol Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Bristol Rovers: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2011-12 |
Matchday | #23 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 7 January 2012
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Alex McLeish | 🏴 | Glasgow, 2011-2012
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Kick off: 5.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Alex McLeish | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.26
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Webb | 🏴 | Rotherham, 2000-2014
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 12 Feb 11, Villa 1-1 Blackpool (a)
Cards: None
Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Mike Mullarkey
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Bristol Rovers
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan Hutton, Marc Albrighton and Emile Heskey replace Charles N'Zogbia, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Carlos Cuéllar.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.15 |
Oldest Player |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 34.01 |
Youngest Player |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | 22.15 |
MANAGER
Alex McLeish | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Stephen Warnock | 🏴 |
CB James Collins | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Richard Dunne | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Stephen Ireland | 🇮🇪 |
W Marc Albrighton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Darren Bent | 🏴 |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Shaun North | 🏴 |
Bristol Rovers
GK Michael Poke | 🏴 |
LB Danny Woodards | 🏴 |
CB Gary Sawyer | 🏴 |
CB Aaron Downes | 🇦🇺 |
CB Cian Bolger | 🇮🇪 |
M Craig Stanley | 🏴 |
M Andy Dorman | 🏴 |
M Elliot Richards | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Joe Anyinsah | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Mustapha Carayol | 🇬🇲 | 🔁 |
CF Chris Zebroski | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | for CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | for CB James Collins | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 M Barry Bannan | 🏴 | for M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 82’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Elliot Richards | 🏴 | (LB Lee Brown | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Joe Anyinsah | 🏴 | (CF Kayne McLaggon | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Mustapha Carayol | 🇬🇲 | (CF Scott McGleish | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Andy Marshall | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Lance Cronin | 🏴 |
CB Byron Anthony | 🏴 |
RB Michael Smith | 🇬🇧 |
M Jordan Goddard | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
Homegrown: 6/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
RB Eric Lichaj | 🇺🇸 |
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Chris Herd | 🇦🇺 |
M Jermaine Jenas | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 3 |
M Jean Makoun | 🇨🇲 | Olympiacos Piraeus
CB Shane Lowry | 🇦🇺 | Millwall
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | Leicester
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 | 60%
Possession A | 40%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 8
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 4
Corners F | 9
Corners A | 3
Fouls F | 7
Fouls A | 6
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"After weathering an early burst of enthusiasm, Villa’s victory was never in doubt and Rovers will be upset with the way they allowed their top-flight opponents to stroke the ball around, seemingly at will."
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 7 January 2012
*Aston Villa cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable victory over Bristol Rovers.*
Marc Albrighton set the visitors on their way with a low drive, before Gabriel Agbonlahor capitalised on a mistake to fire home from 30 yards.
Ciaran Clark’s fine individual goal put Villa in control before a late rally from the hosts.
Scott McGleish lobbed Brad Guzan to salvage some pride, but missed from the spot in the final minute of the match. After weathering an early burst of enthusiasm, Villa’s victory was never in doubt and Rovers will be upset with the way they allowed their top-flight opponents to stroke the ball around, seemingly at will.
Once they went into the lead, Villa looked like they were out on the training ground, such was the ease with which they dominated possession.
The Pirates, who stand only two points clear of the League Two relegation zone and sacked manager Paul Buckle on Tuesday, staged a late fightback but it was all too little, too late.
In front of a bumper crowd, the hosts made a swashbuckling start to the match - the highlight being a Chris Zebroski shot that was easily dealt with by Guzan.
However, for all their huff and puff, Rovers struggled to create many clear-cut chances and it did not take long for Villa to establish their superiority.
It was not particularly pretty from the Premier League side, with too many passes going astray, but they did manage to create enough chances to earn a narrow half-time lead.
Emile Heskey twice went close, with a shot over the bar and a header that was well saved by Michael Poke, before Alex McLeish’s side finally got their noses in front.
Albrighton, who was proving to be Villa’s best outlet down the right flank, was sent scampering clear by Stiliyan Petrov’s clever pass and he made no mistake with an angled shot from inside the penalty area.
Rovers caught their opponents cold in the early stages of the second half, but McGleish could only scuff Joe Anyinsah’s pull-back with the goal at his mercy.
Agbonlahor was brought on by McLeish, perhaps in a bid to inject some urgency into his team’s performance - and the move paid dividends.
With the match drifting, the England striker took things into his own hands by outmuscling his marker before striding forward and clinically placing his shot into the bottom corner.
Rovers remained short on inspiration despite their endeavour, but Anyinsah did force a corner with a low drive that Guzan turned around the post.
And victory was completed for Villa when the impressive Clark surged forward from the back and cut inside before placing his shot past Poke.
However, there was still time for some late drama.
McGleish capitalised on a poor Richard Dunne backpass to race clear and beat the advancing Guzan, before hopes of an incredible comeback were raised when Stephen Warnock was penalised for handball in the area.
McGleish stepped up, but saw his tame effort saved by the Villa goalkeeper.