On This Day
Villa suffer a shock defeat - their second in twelve - as Jack Grealish makes his first appearance of the season as a 77' substitute.
Villa suffer their first real setback since the calmness in team selection descended on Steve Bruce, losing two early goals and an unbeaten home record as well as John Terry and Robert Snodgrass to first half injuries.
Christopher Samba scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 7th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W3 D2 L2 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
Callum O'Hare contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (3 Starts) to make it W2 D0 L4, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | ๐ช๐ฌ |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Glenn Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Robert Snodgrass | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ |
CF Keinan Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018

Substitutes
๐ CB Christopher Samba | ๐จ๐ฌ | โฝ | for CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21โ |
๐ F Callum OโHare | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | for W Robert Snodgrass | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 40โ |
๐ M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Glenn Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช | 77โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jed Steer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Neil Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Birkir Bjarnason | ๐ฎ๐ธ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
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 Jed Steer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ0.49m |
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ4.05m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | ๐ช๐ฌ | ยฃ0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Exchange |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ยฃ8.37m |
CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CB Christopher Samba | ๐จ๐ฌ | Free |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ | ยฃ4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ3.15m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | ๐ฎ๐ธ | ยฃ1.80m |
M Glenn Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ1.53m |
M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ3.15m |
W Robert Snodgrass | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Loan |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ9.45m |
F Callum OโHare | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
CF Keinan Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
Unavailable
Injury | 1 |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | ๐จ๐ฎ |
Out on Loan | 8 |
W Carles Gil | ๐ช๐ธ | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | Atalanta
M Aaron Tshibola | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | MK Dons
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | Marseille
CB Kevin Toner | ๐ฎ๐ช | Stevenage
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley
GK Matija ล arkiฤ | ๐ฒ๐ช | Wigan
CF Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Melbourne
Team News
Steve Bruce makes one change - bringing in Scott Hogan for Josh Onomah
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age: | 29.05 |
Oldest Player: CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 36.93 |
Youngest Player: CF Keinan Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.74 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
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) | Christopher Samba | 90โ+6 |
Assist(s) | Callum OโHare | 90โ+6 |
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 1โ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Adam Reach
๐ | 21โ Sub off, John Terry, Sub on, Christopher Samba
๐ฅ
| 23โ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Jordan Rhodes
๐ | 40โ Sub off, Robert Snodgrass, Sub on, Callum OโHare
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday
๐ | 77โ Sub off, Glenn Whelan, Sub on, Jack Grealish
โฝ | 90โ+6 Goal, 1-2, Christopher Samba, Assist by Callum OโHare
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Game | #16 |
Manager Game | #55 |
Saturday, 4 November 2017
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Geoff Eltringham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 2016-2019
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Officials
Referee: Geoff Eltringham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | County Durham, 2016-2019
Assistants: James Mainwaring, Nicholas Greenhalgh
Match Stats
Possession F | 56%
Possession A | 44%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 9
Shots on Target F | 4
Shots on Target A | 2
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 2
Fouls F | 8
Fouls A | 12
Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018
๐ 55 | ๐ฉ | 24 ๐จ | 12 ๐ฅ 19 | 1.53
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
What they Said
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
โWe got rocked by a stunning goal. A wonderful strike from the boy. I donโt think Iโve ever been a goal down after 20 seconds before.
โIt rocked everybody. We huffed and puffed without ever having that real cutting edge. But it was a big blow losing both John Terry and Robert Snodgrass.
โChris Samba came on and did well and he scored when we went gung ho and went for it towards the end, but really it was an awful afternoon for us.โ
*Aston Villa surrendered their unbeaten home Championship record this season as they lost to Sheffield Wednesday.*
Adam Reach and Jordan Rhodes both netted for the second game running as the Owls ended a run of three straight away losses to enjoy a rare win at Villa Park.
Villa were hit by first-half injuries to John Terry and Robert Snodgrass.
Terryโs stand-in Chris Samba got one back for the hosts in injury time, his first for Villa, but it was not enough.
Villaโs afternoon got off to a nightmare start in the very first minute when, from keeper Kieren Westwoodโs hoof upfield, an off-balance Terryโs clearing header fell to Ross Wallace.
He moved it left and it fell nicely for Reach to power forward and hit a dipping left-volley into the top left corner from 25 yards.
Terry then left the fray on 20 minutes - and just three minutes later, Gary Hooper put through Rhodes, whose right-foot shot found the bottom right corner.
Having previously not scored in the league since March, it was his second goal in successive games - just as it had been for Reach, who is now on a three-game scoring run.
Villa then lost Snodgrass, who had been a pre-match doubt with a rib injury, five minutes before the break, allowing Callum Oโ Hare on for his home league debut.
Winger Jack Grealish also came off the bench late on to make a first appearance of the season after recovering from the freak kidney injury he suffered in pre-season.
But, even though Samba pulled one back in injury time, it could not prevent Villa losing at home in the Championship for the first time since 15 April.
The Owls climb back up to 11th in the table, two points outside the play-off places - and three behind Villa, who remain fifth.
*Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce told BBC WM:*
โWe got rocked by a stunning goal. A wonderful strike from the boy. I donโt think Iโve ever been a goal down after 20 seconds before.
โIt rocked everybody. We huffed and puffed without ever having that real cutting edge. But it was a big blow losing both John Terry and Robert Snodgrass.
โChris Samba came on and did well and he scored when we went gung ho and went for it towards the end, but really it was an awful afternoon for us.โ
GK Kieren Westwood | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Morgan Fox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Glenn Loovens | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
CB Tom Lees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jack Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jacob Butterfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Adam Reach | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Jordan Rhodes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Gary Hooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Carlos Carvalhal | ๐ต๐น |
Substitutes
๐ | RB Liam Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 63โ |
๐ | CF Steven Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | for CF Jordan Rhodes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 73โ |
๐ | M David Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Gary Hooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 83โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Joe Wildsmith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Joost van Aken | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
M Almen Abdi | ๐จ๐ญ |
CF Lucas Joรฃo | ๐ฆ๐ด |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
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 |
LB Morgan Fox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ยฃ0.70m |
RB Liam Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Youth |
RB Jack Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
CB Joost van Aken | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ยฃ2.58m |
CB Glenn Loovens | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Free |
CB Tom Lees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Adam Reach | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ5.06m |
M Almen Abdi | ๐จ๐ญ | ยฃ3.10m |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
M Ross Wallace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
M David Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Jacob Butterfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
CF Jordan Rhodes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ10.07m |
CF Gary Hooper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.36m |
CF Lucas Joรฃo | ๐ฆ๐ด | ยฃ2.39m |
CF Steven Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Free |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

