Game #5418
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 December 2017
Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Championship
Attendance: 29,628
Millwall
Villa Park
Villa draw for the second successive game as they fail to score for the first time in seven to leave them with just two defeats in their last eighteen Championship matches.
Aston Villa
0-0
Millwall
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Keinan Davis can't find a way through, 9 December 2017
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 December 2017
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Robert Snodgrass, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Alan Hutton, Sub on, Ahmed Elmohamady
🟨 | 76’ Booking, Glenn Whelan
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Christopher Samba, Sub on, Tommy Elphick
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
ON THIS DAY
A second successive draw as Villa fail to score for the first time in 7 games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #21 |
Manager Game | #60 |
Saturday, 9 December 2017
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Andy Davies | 🏴 | Hampshire, 2012-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 60 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 14 🟥 19 | 1.58
Career Form:
Top 8
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Andy Davies | 🏴 | Hampshire, 2012-
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 2 Jan 17, Villa 0-1 Cardiff (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Mark Dwyer, Mark Russell
Andy Davies
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Millwall
🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Henri Lansbury comes in for Conor Hourihane after scoring his first goal for the club in the previous game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.28 |
Oldest Player: M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 33.93 |
Youngest Player: CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | 19.83 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Neil Harris | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | 🔁 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK David Martin | 🏴 |
LB James Meredith | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 |
CB Shaun Hutchinson | 🏴 |
CB Jake Cooper | 🏴 |
RB Mahlon Romeo | 🇦🇬 |
M Ryan Tunnicliffe | 🏴 |
M George Saville | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
W Jed Wallace | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Aiden O’Brien | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Lee Gregory | 🏴 |
CF Steve Morison | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 59’ |
🔁 RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | for RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | for CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tom Elliott | 🏴 | for CF Steve Morison | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 | M Shaun Williams | 🇮🇪 | for W Aiden O’Brien | 🇮🇪 | 88’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Tom King | 🏴 |
CB Tony Craig | 🏴 |
RB Conor McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 |
M Ben Thompson | 🏴 |
M Kris Twardek | 🇨🇦 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £20.16m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £4.50m
Team Cost: £24.66m
Squad Cost: £39.55m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
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 Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | Free |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | Loan |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | Loan |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £1.14m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £1.14m
Squad Cost: £1.14m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/18
Homegrown: 4/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK David Martin | 🏴 | Free |
GK Tom King | 🏴 | Free |
RB Conor McLaughlin | 🇬🇧 | Free |
LB James Meredith | 🇦🇺 | Free |
RB Mahlon Romeo | 🇦🇬 | Free |
CB Jake Cooper | 🏴 | £0.39m |
CB Tony Craig | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Shaun Hutchinson | 🏴 | Free |
M George Saville | 🇬🇧 | £0.49m |
M Ben Thompson | 🏴 | Youth |
M Kris Twardek | 🇨🇦 | Youth |
M Ryan Tunnicliffe | 🏴 | Free |
W Jed Wallace | 🏴 | Free |
W Aiden O’Brien | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
CF Lee Gregory | 🏴 | £0.26m |
CF Steve Morison | 🏴 | Free |
M Shaun Williams | 🇮🇪 | Free |
CF Tom Elliott | 🏴 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 6 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
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 | 54%
Possession A | 46%
Shots F | 6
Shots A | 10
Shots on Target F | 0
Shots on Target A | 8
Corners F | 11
Corners A | 5
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 11
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
”Sometimes you have to take your hat off to the opposition. If ever you want to know how difficult the Championship is you only have to look at Millwall. They are big, strong, physical, powerful, committed, ran a million miles and caused us all sorts of problems.
“We didn’t deal with the first ball, or the second. When we had the ball we gave it away. All in all we will take the point and move forward.”
*Sky Sports*
Saturday, 9 December 2017
Promotion-chasing Aston Villa were held to a goalless home draw by Millwall on Saturday afternoon.
The hosts’ attacking limitations were exposed by the battling Lions, who remained without an away win this term. Villa had won their previous two home games, but rarely looked like they would chalk up a third success.
Millwall, encouraged by an impressive home win over Sheffield United in their previous outing, played with a lot of commitment following a hesitant start and fully deserved their point.
Villa, looking for a fourth win in five games, began with cool assurance, with little pressure exerted by the Lions. Their casual approach failed to create any real problems for Millwall’s defence, although Keinan Davis wasted a good opportunity by aimlessly lofting the ball over the bar.
Albert Adomah, following a slow start, suddenly got into the game with a couple of goal attempts sending out a message to the Millwall defence that he was the danger man.
Millwall were deploying a defensive formation, with Lee Gregory their lone forward, and relied on snappy breaks to boost their victory hopes.
The game-plan almost paid dividends when Mahlon Romeo broke down the right, but a hasty headed clearance by Chris Samba averted a dangerous situation.
Encouraged by the ease with which they were later able to attack Villa’s defence, Jed Wallace raced through the middle only to be thwarted by home goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.
Villa’s goalscoring reliance upon Davis was evident but his finishing on this occasion against the tough-tackling Lions left a lot to be desired.
Jack Grealish was brought on just before the hour mark as Villa boss Steve Bruce attempted to inject a spark, and he did show a willingness to shoot only to be denied by a smart save by David Martin.
It was, however, Millwall who played with more determination. Aiden O’Brien emerged as a growing threat on the left flank, giving Alan Hutton a busy afternoon before the Scotland international was substituted 20 minutes from time.
Villa had a major let-off in the 75th minute when Gregory raced through and grazed the bar with his cross-shot, but there was to be no winner.
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
”Sometimes you have to take your hat off to the opposition. If ever you want to know how difficult the Championship is you only have to look at Millwall. They are big, strong, physical, powerful, committed, ran a million miles and caused us all sorts of problems.
“We didn’t deal with the first ball, or the second. When we had the ball we gave it away. All in all we will take the point and move forward.”
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