Game #5347
Aston Villa
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Sunday, 7 August 2016
19th
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | ๐ข |
LB Aly Cissokho | ๐ซ๐ท |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐จ |
M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | ๐ |
M Ashley Westwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
F Jordan Ayew | ๐ฌ๐ญ |
F Rudy Gestede | ๐ง๐ฏ |
F Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ |
Roberto Di Matteo | ๐ฎ๐น | 2016
Substitutes
๐ M Aaron Tshibola | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 70โ |
๐ M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 77โ |
๐ W Andrรฉ Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | 86โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Micah Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jores Okore | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Tommy Elphick (1)
๐จ Gary Gardner (2)
๐จ Nathan Baker (11)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | ยฃ4.50m |
GK Mark Bunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ9.90m |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ4.05m |
LB Aly Cissokho | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ2.25m |
CB Jores Okore | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ยฃ4.23m |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.51m |
CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
CB Micah Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Aaron Tshibola | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ5.31m |
M Ashley Westwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.25m |
M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | ยฃ1.26m |
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
W Andrรฉ Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
F Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ12.87m |
F Jordan Ayew | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ10.80m |
CF Rudy Gestede | ๐ง๐ฏ | ยฃ7.65m |
Unavailable
Out on Loan | 4 |
LB Riccardo Calder | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster
W Carles Gil | ๐ช๐ธ | Deportivo
CB Easah Suliman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Cheltenham
RB Niall Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster
Team News
With not all of the stench of relegation tainted players removed from the Villa squad, new boss Roberto Di Matteo retains Leandro Bacuna, Jordan Ayew, Rudy Gestede, Aly Cissokho and Ashley Westwood.
New signings Ross McCormack, Tommy Elphick and Pierluigi Gollini make their debuts.
Nathan Baker comes in after his season long, and relegation avoiding, loan away from the club.
Aaron Tshibola, Roberto Di Matteoโs left field and expensive signing from Reading, makes his squad debut.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.77 |
Oldest Player: RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 31.71 |
Youngest Player: GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | 21.41 |
Debut Appearances
๐ข GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | #889 | ยฃ4,500,000 signing from Hellas Verona
๐ข CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #890 | ยฃ3,510,000 signing from Bournemouth
๐ข M Aaron Tshibola | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #891 | ยฃ5,310,000 signing from Reading
๐ข F Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #892 | ยฃ12,870,000 signing from Fulham
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Roberto Di Matteoโs leads Villa for the first time.
This is Villaโs first game in the second tier of English football for 29 years.
Goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, 21, drops a clanger on his Villa debut to gift Wednesday the win after joining from Hellas Verona for a fee of ยฃ4,500,000 in July 2016 to become the 889th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Centre Tommy Elphick makes his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from AFC Bournemouth for a fee of ยฃ3,510,000 in July 2016 to become the 890th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Aaron Tshibola makes his Villa debut aged 21 as a 70โ substitute after his inexplicable signing from Reading for a fee of ยฃ5,310,000 in July 2016 to become the 891st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Tshibola's arrival had strong echoes of that of Michael Boulding in 2002 where a player of clearly insufficient quality was brought into the club, unlike Boulding however, Tshibola cost big money. The idiocy of the previous regime was clearly not completely over.
Forward Ross McCormack makes his Villa debut aged 29 after joining from Fulham for a fee of ยฃ12,870,000 earlier this month to become the 892nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Alan Hutton makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts) to make it W18 D25 L57, 1 Goal, 4 Assists, 25 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Leandro Bacuna makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (78 Starts) to make it W27 D20 L53, 6 Goals, 6 Assists and 17 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Ashley Westwood loses for the 75th time in a Villa shirt on his 140th appearance (134 Starts) to make it W37 D28 L75, 5 Goals, 12 Assists and 24 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa midfielder Barry Bannan lines up for Wednesday.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Pierluigi Gollini, Tommy Elphick, Ross McCormack
๐จ | 41โ Booking, Tommy Elphick
๐จ | 45โ Booking, Gary Gardner
๐ | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | 66โ Booking, Nathan Baker
๐ | 70โ Sub off, Gary Gardner, Sub on, Aaron Tshibola ๐ข
๐ | 70โ Sub off, Ross McCormack, Sub on, Jack Grealish
๐ฅ
| 85โ Goal, 0-1, the (Sheffield Wednesday), Fernando Forestieri
๐ | 86โ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Andrรฉ Green
๐ | FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
Season 2016-17
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Sunday, 7 August 2016
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo | ๐ฎ๐น | Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 2016
Referee: Steve Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Staffordshire, 2016-2018
Kick off: 4.30pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Steve Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Staffordshire, 2016-2018
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 134 | ๐ฉ W65 (49% ) | ๐จ D17 | ๐บ(61% ) | ๐ฅ L52 (39% ) | โฝ 252 | ๐ฅ 206 | GD 46
Match Stats
Possession F | 48%
Possession A | 52%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 17
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 6
Corners F | 9
Corners A | 12
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 14
Roberto Di Matteo | ๐ฎ๐น | 2016
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ | 0 ๐จ | 0 ๐ฅ 1 | 0.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
What they Said
*Villa boss Roberto di Matteo*
โWith 10 minutes to go, youโre away from home against a good side, youโd like to see the game out. If you canโt win it, donโt lose it.
โUnfortunately it was an error from us that gave them the goal, but I thought that in the second half we were a very good team and had some excellent opportunities to score.
โItโs very harsh for us to take because Iโd like the opposition to do something special to score, rather than give them a goal.
โWe have to learn from this situation - weโve only been together for five weeks and you can see theyโve been together for a much longer time.โ
*Aston Villaโs first game in the second tier since 1988 ended in defeat as Fernando Forestieriโs late goal gave Sheffield Wednesday victory in their Championship opener at Hillsborough.*
Forestieri pounced on a poor clearance by Villa goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini to slot in an 85th-minute winner.
Roberto di Matteoโs Villa improved as the game progressed after a slow start.
They looked on course for a point until Forestieriโs intervention for last seasonโs beaten play-off finalists.
Gollini had twice denied the Italian forward during the second period but was powerless to rectify his kicking error as Forestieri raced clear before finishing coolly into the corner of the net.
Jordan Ayew and Rudy Gestede both had headers saved and Ashley Westwood also drilled two long-range shots just wide as Villa, aiming to return to the Premier League at the first attempt under new boss Di Matteo, made a creditable but ultimately pointless start to life in the Championship.
Chances were scarce during a cagey first period, which was interrupted for five minutes while Owls debutant Steven Fletcher and Villa captain Tommy Elphick received treatment following a nasty clash of heads.
Scotland striker Fletcher required 10 stitches in a head wound and was unable to continue.
Villaโs new ยฃ12m front man Ross McCormack was denied a debut goal by Tom Leesโ last-ditch tackle shortly before his withdrawal after 77 minutes.
*Aston Villa boss Roberto di Matteo told BBC WM:*
โWith 10 minutes to go, youโre away from home against a good side, youโd like to see the game out. If you canโt win it, donโt lose it.
โUnfortunately it was an error from us that gave them the goal, but I thought that in the second half we were a very good team and had some excellent opportunities to score.
โItโs very harsh for us to take because Iโd like the opposition to do something special to score, rather than give them a goal.
โWe have to learn from this situation - weโve only been together for five weeks and you can see theyโve been together for a much longer time.โ
Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Hillsborough
Attendance: 30,060
GK Kieren Westwood | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Daniel Pudil | ๐จ๐ฟ |
CB Tom Lees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
RB Jack Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Kieran Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Almen Abdi |๐จ๐ญ|
M Sam Hutchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Steven Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
F Fernando Forestieri | ๐ฎ๐น | โฝ |
Carlos Carvalhal | ๐ต๐น |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Gary Hooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Steven Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 27โ |
๐ | CF Atdhe Nuhiu | ๐ฝ๐ฐ | for M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 67โ |
๐ | RB Liam Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for RB Jack Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 84โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Joe Wildsmith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Josรฉ Semedo | ๐ต๐น |
M Jรฉrรฉmy Hรฉlan | ๐ซ๐ท |
CF Lucas Joรฃo | ๐ต๐น |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Tom Lees
๐จ Sam Hutchinson
๐จ Ross Wallace
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1990โ91
Opposition Matchday Squad
GK Joe Wildsmith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
GK Kieren Westwood | ๐ฎ๐ช | Free |
RB Liam Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Youth |
LB Daniel Pudil | ๐จ๐ฟ | Free |
RB Jack Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CB Tom Lees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Almen Abdi |๐จ๐ญ| ยฃ3.12m |
M Jรฉrรฉmy Hรฉlan | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ0.35m |
M Kieran Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
M Josรฉ Semedo | ๐ต๐น | Free |
M Sam Hutchinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
F Fernando Forestieri | ๐ฎ๐น | ยฃ3.57m |
CF Gary Hooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.38m |
CF Lucas Joรฃo | ๐ต๐น | ยฃ2.41m |
CF Steven Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
CF Atdhe Nuhiu | ๐ฝ๐ฐ | Free |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
2016-17
Playing Squad
GK Jed Steer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #861 |
GK Mark Bunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #883 |
GK Matija ล arkiฤ | ๐ฒ๐ช | Unused Sub |
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | #890 |
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #899 |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #893 |
CB Jores Okore | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | #858 |
CB Micah Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #879 |
CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #833 |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #889 |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #838 |
RB Aly Cissokho | ๐ซ๐ท | #867 |
RB James Bree | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #903 |
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | #876 |
LB Neil Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #905 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | ๐ง๐ช | #894 |
M Aaron Tshibola | ๐จ๐ฉ | #892 |
M Ashley Westwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #849 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | ๐ฎ๐ธ | #902 |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | #901 |
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #840 |
M Henri Lansbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #900 |
M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #866 |
M Jordan Lyden | ๐ฆ๐บ | #886 |
M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | #857 |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ | #895 |
W Adama Traorรฉ | ๐ช๐ธ | #882 |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | #897 |
W Andrรฉ Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #887 |
W Corey Blackett-Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #906 |
F Callum O'Hare | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #912 |
CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #790 |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | ๐จ๐ฎ | #896 |
CF Jordan Ayew | ๐ฌ๐ญ | #877 |
CF Keinan Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #898 |
CF Libor Kozรกk | ๐จ๐ฟ | #862 |
CF Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #891 |
CF Rudy Gestede | ๐ง๐ฏ | #881 |
CF Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #875 |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | #904 |
