Game #5408
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Won
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Championship
Attendance: 31,451
Bolton Wanderers
Villa Park
Villa win four in a row as form picks up under Steve Bruce and the famously open Championship delivers once again.
Aston Villa
1-0
Bolton Wanderers
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Jonathan Kodjia's first goal of the season secures Villa's fourth win in a row, 30 September 2017
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 September 2017
🟨 | 11’ Booking, Glenn Whelan
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Jonathan Kodjia (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Jonathan Kodjia, Sub on, Scott Hogan
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Keinan Davis, Sub on, Josh Onomah
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Robert Snodgrass, Sub on, Christopher Samba
🟥 | 90’ Sending off, Neil Taylor
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Steve Bruce resists the temptation to tinker with the line up and Villa reward him with a fourth straight league win courtesy of Jonathan Kodjia's first strike of the season as Villa climb to the heady heights of 7th - an unthinkable position just 3 weeks previously.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Bolton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1957-58
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bolton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Game | #11 |
Manager Game | #50 |
Saturday, 30 September 2017
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Jeremy Simpson | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2005-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 50 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 11 🟥 17 | 1.54
Career Form:
Top 8
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeremy Simpson | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2005-
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 Aug 17, Villa 4-2 Norwich (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Adam Matthews, Mike George
Jeremy Simpson
CARDS
Villa
🟥 🟨
Bolton Wanderers
🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Steve Bruce names an unchanged line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.79 |
Oldest Player: CB John Terry | 🏴 | 36.84 |
Youngest Player: CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | 19.64 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Phil Parkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | 🟥 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Bolton Wanderers
GK Mark Howard | 🏴 |
LB Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Mark Beevers | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Wheater | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Mark Little | 🏴 |
M Jem Karacan | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
M Darren Pratley | 🏴 |
M Karl Henry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Sammy Ameobi | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Gary Madine | 🏴 |
CF Adam Armstrong | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | for CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | 72’ |
🔁 M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | for CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | 73’ |
🔁 CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | for W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Craig Noone | 🏴 | for W Sammy Ameobi | 🏴 | 63’ |
🔁 | CF Adam Le Fondre | 🏴 | for M Jem Karacan | 🇹🇷 | 69’ |
🔁 | LB Antonee Robinson | 🇺🇸 | for LB Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | 85’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jake Turner | 🏴 |
CB Reece Burke | 🏴 |
M Josh Cullen | 🇮🇪 |
M Jeff King | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £28.80m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £9.45m
Team Cost: £38.25m
Squad Cost: £44.59m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/18
Homegrown: 1/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 | Loan |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB John Terry | 🏴 | Free |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | Free |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | Loan |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | Loan |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Youth |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £2.36m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £2.36m
Squad Cost: £2.36m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/18
Homegrown: 1/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jake Turner | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Mark Howard | 🏴 | Free |
LB Andrew Taylor | 🏴 | Free |
RB Mark Little | 🏴 | Free |
LB Antonee Robinson | 🇺🇸 | Loan |
CB David Wheater | 🏴 | £2.36m |
CB Mark Beevers | 🏴 | Free |
CB Reece Burke | 🏴 | Loan |
M Jem Karacan | 🇹🇷 | Free |
M Darren Pratley | 🏴 | Free |
M Karl Henry | 🏴 | Free |
M Jeff King | 🏴 | Free |
M Josh Cullen | 🇮🇪 | Loan |
W Sammy Ameobi | 🏴 | Free |
W Craig Noone | 🏴 | Free |
CF Gary Madine | 🏴 | Free |
CF Adam Le Fondre | 🏴 | Free |
CF Adam Armstrong | 🏴 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
Out on Loan | 8 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | MK Dons
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | Stevenage
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Barnsley
GK Matija Šarkić | 🇲🇪 | Wigan
CF Ross McCormack | 🏴 | Melbourne
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 | 61%
Possession A | 39%
Shots F | 11
Shots A | 10
Shots on Target F | 3
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 5
Corners A | 4
Fouls F | 15
Fouls A | 15
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
”It was a difficult afternoon. Bolton have good experience and of course they have had a difficult start and are fighting for their lives.
“I thought Karl Henry and Darren Pratley were diligent for Bolton. They tried to stop the supply and made it what it was basically in the end which was ugly.
“My experience with the Championship is that there are going to be lots of occasions like this game. Whoever we play it is not going to be easy particularly at Villa Park.”
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 30 September 2017
*Jonathan Kodjia’s first goal of 2017-18 saw Aston Villa beat Bolton and secure their fourth-straight league win.*
Kodjia scored the only goal of the game from the spot after being brought down in the box by Mark Beevers.
Kodjia then headed over soon after while Bolton went close to equalising late on when Glenn Whelan cleared Gary Madine’s header off the line.
Villa’s Neil Taylor was sent off for a foul on Adam Le Fondre late on, while Bolton are winless in 11 games.
The victory means seventh-placed Villa are now unbeaten in their last eight league games.
Bolton, who were promoted from League One last season, have now lost eight consecutive games in the Championship having failed to score in their last seven. It is in fact Wanderers’ worst start to a season in 115 years.
After a quiet first half an hour from the hosts, Kodjia wasted a clear chance to open the scoring when he fired wide with only the keeper to beat.
But he made amends soon after by firing past Mark Howard after being awarded a penalty.
John Terry went close to making the result more comfortable for the hosts but failed to properly connect with Robert Snodgrass’s free-kick.
*Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce:*”It was a difficult afternoon. Bolton have good experience and of course they have had a difficult start and are fighting for their lives.
“I thought Karl Henry and Darren Pratley were diligent for Bolton. They tried to stop the supply and made it what it was basically in the end which was ugly.
“My experience with the Championship is that there are going to be lots of occasions like this game. Whoever we play it is not going to be easy particularly at Villa Park.”
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