Game #5352
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 August 2016
Lost
16th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Championship
Attendance: 21,099
Bristol City
Ashton Gate
Villa lose for the second time in five Championship games under Roberto Di Matteo having won once.
Bristol City
3-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Leandro Bacuna | 5’ |
KEY MAN
Mile Jedinak looks on as Roberto Di Matteo's side to slump to a 3-1 defeat, 27 August 2016
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 August 2016
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Ritchie De Laet, Mile Jedinak
⚽ | 5’ Goal, Jack Grealish, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
🔁 | 17’ Sub off, Aly Cissokho, Sub on, Jordan Amavi
🕒 | HT Bristol City 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 56’ Booking, Jordan Ayew
🟨 | 57’ Booking, James Chester
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 1-1, (Bristol City), Tammy Abraham
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 1-2, (Bristol City), Joe Bryan
🟨 | 69’ Booking, Ritchie De Laet
🟨 | 74’ Booking, Tommy Elphick
🟨 | 76’ Booking, Mile Jedinak
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Ritchie De Laet, Sub on, Libor Kozák
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, André Green
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 1-3, (Bristol City), Lee Tomlin
🟨 | 89’ Booking, Jack Grealish
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
🕒 | FT Bristol City 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Despite an early Jack Grealish goal Roberto Di Matteo lose his second league game of the campaign having drawn 2 and won 1 to leave Villa in 16th place in the second tier and already well off the promotion pace.
Midfielder Mile Jedinak made his Villa debut aged 32 after joining from Crystal Palace for a fee of £4,140,000 earlier this month.
Right back Ritchie De Laet made his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from Leicester City for a fee of £2,070,000 earlier this month.
Future Villa centre forward Tammy Abraham scored Bristol City’s opener whilst fellow future Villa centre forward Jonathan Kodjia was left out of the squad pending his transfer.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Bristol City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bristol City
Previous 5 vs. Bristol City: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2016-17 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 27 August 2016
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 | Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 2016
Referee: James Linington | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 2008-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: James Linington | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 2008-
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Neil Davies, Steven Meredith
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Rudy Gestede and Gary Gardner drop out as new signings Mile Jedinak and Ritchie De Laet come into the side.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.76 |
Oldest Player: M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | 32.09 |
Youngest Player: M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 20.98 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Roberto Di Matteo | 🇮🇹 |
Lee Johnson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 |
LB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 🟢 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🟨 |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 |
Bristol City
GK Richard O’Donnell | 🏴 |
LB Scott Golbourne | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bryan | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Aden Flint | 🏴 |
CB Hörður Magnússon | 🇮🇸 |
RB Mark Little | 🏴 |
M Gary O’Neil | 🏴 |
M Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 🏴 |
M Luke Freeman | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Lee Tomlin | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | for LB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | 17’ |
🔁 CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 | for RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 70’ |
🔁 W André Green | 🏴 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Callum O’Dowda | 🇮🇪 | for M Luke Freeman | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 | M Marlon Pack | 🏴 | for LB Joe Bryan | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 | CF Aaron Wilbraham | 🏴 | for CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | 73’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Frank Fielding | 🏴 |
CB Taylor Moore | 🏴 |
M Josh Brownhill | 🏴 |
F Diego De Girolamo | 🇮🇹 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £52.02m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £15.75m
Team Cost: £67.77m
Squad Cost: £71.82m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
Homegrown: 4/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | £4.50m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | £9.90m |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
LB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | £2.25m |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | £2.07m |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | Youth |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | £4.14m |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | £2.25m |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | £1.26m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Youth |
W André Green | 🏴 | Youth |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | £12.87m |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | £10.80m |
CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 | £5.85m |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £5.46m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £1.13m
Team Cost: £6.59m
Squad Cost: £8.11m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/18
Homegrown: 2/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Richard O’Donnell | 🏴 | Free |
GK Frank Fielding | 🏴 | Free |
LB Scott Golbourne | 🏴 | £0.34m |
LB Joe Bryan | 🏴 | Youth |
RB Mark Little | 🏴 | Free |
CB Hörður Magnússon | 🇮🇸 | £1.81m |
CB Taylor Moore | 🏴 | £1.52m |
CB Aden Flint | 🏴 | £0.30m |
M Callum O’Dowda | 🇮🇪 | £1.03m |
M Marlon Pack | 🏴 | £0.10m |
M Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 🏴 | Youth |
M Gary O'Neil | 🏴 | Free |
M Luke Freeman | 🏴 | Free |
M Josh Brownhill | 🏴 | Free |
F Lee Tomlin | 🏴 | £3.01m |
CF Aaron Wilbraham | 🏴 | Free |
F Diego De Girolamo | 🇮🇹 | Free |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 7 |
LB Riccardo Calder | 🏴 | Doncaster
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Cheltenham
RB Niall Mason | 🏴 | Doncaster
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | Fiorentina
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | Saint-Étienne
CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | Walsall
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 51%
Possession A | 49%
Shots F | 10
Shots A | 14
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 6
Corners F | 4
Corners A | 3
Fouls F | 15
Fouls A | 12
TABLE
PROGRAMME

MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo:*
“For an hour we were much the better side and in control. But when they scored we lost confidence and didn’t look like a team any more.
“It is not the first time that has happened and we need to work on it. At some point in a game you are going to come under pressure and we have to deal with that better.
“We became like 11 individual players on the pitch and lost the organisation we had for 60 minutes. Conceding a goal seems to cause us to lose confidence and it’s a mindset we need to change.
“Bringing in new players will help us, but we also need time to work together as a group. Conceding three goals as we did was not something I had seen from the team in the previous four games.”
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 27 August 2016
*Bristol City scored three second-half goals as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa at Ashton Gate.*
The visitors took an early lead when Jack Grealish hooked in Leandro Bacuna’s cross at the back post.
But after dominating for an hour, the hosts made Villa pay when Pierluigi Gollini parried Lee Tomlin’s shot and Tammy Abraham stabbed in.
Minutes later, Abraham set up Joe Bryan who finished in the far corner, before Tomlin’s spectacular 20-yard free-kick.
City, who announced the signing of striker Jamie Paterson from Nottingham Forest at half-time, had lost their last two league games and were deservedly behind for much of this one.
Villa should have added to Grealish’s second goal in four matches, but Jordan Ayew missed two good chances to double the lead either side of the break, dragging one wide and blazing the other into the stand.
City, without striker Jonathan Kodjia, who is reportedly on the verge of signing for Derby, turned the game around with two goals in as many minutes, thanks to Abraham’s fifth of the season and Bryan’s first.
Tomlin then curled home from just outside the box to wrap up the victory, which left Villa still searching for a first away league win since August last year.
*Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson:*
“A lot of clubs are interested in Jonathan [Kodjia], but none have yet matched our valuation. We are in a position where we don’t have to sell our best players unless a buying club comes up with sufficient dosh.
“I left Jonathan out because of all the speculation, but nothing is signed and sealed yet. If he does leave we have contingency plans in place.
“I was beyond anger at half-time. We were being totally outplayed and outclassed and we played with fear. I was so disappointed.
“At half-time I told the players that I didn’t care if we lost 5-0, we had to show the Bristol City spirit.
“Full credit to them because we ended up trouncing a very good side. They are the third relegated team we have played and the first we have beaten, which shows how far we are progressing.”
*Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo:*
“For an hour we were much the better side and in control. But when they scored we lost confidence and didn’t look like a team any more.
“It is not the first time that has happened and we need to work on it. At some point in a game you are going to come under pressure and we have to deal with that better.
“We became like 11 individual players on the pitch and lost the organisation we had for 60 minutes. Conceding a goal seems to cause us to lose confidence and it’s a mindset we need to change.
“Bringing in new players will help us, but we also need time to work together as a group. Conceding three goals as we did was not something I had seen from the team in the previous four games.”