Game #5458
Aston Villa
Saturday, 22 September 2018
Lost
13th (-6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Championship
Attendance: 35,572
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Villa lose for the second time in four to leave them with one win in seven as the increasingly erratic Steve Bruce lives on borrowed time.
Aston Villa
1-2
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
John McGinn battles with Barry Bannan after scoring the goal of the season, 22 September 2018
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 September 2018
🟨 | 8’ Booking, James Chester for a bad foul
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Marco Matias
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 1-1, John McGinn
🟨 | 55’ Booking, John McGinn for a bad foul
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Steven Fletcher
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Yannick Bolasie
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Jonathan Kodija, Sub on, Anwar El Ghazi
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Four days after saying “with all the nonsense that’s been written, I’m pleased. We’ve won a game, we are in the top six" Steve Bruce sees his Villa side defeated at home by Sheffield Wednesday and languishing in 13th place.
Once again Steve Bruce unhelpfully chose to make it all about himself and showed no sign or inclination to address the core issues of his tactics and team selection.
On the bright side John McGinn scored a truly great Villa Park goal cementing his already legendary status with a strike for the ages on 53’.
Former Villa midfielder Barry Bannan lined up for Sheffield Wednesday.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2018-19 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Saturday, 22 September 2018
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: David Webb | 🏴 | County Durham, 2008-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 | 23 🟥 31 | 1.61
Career Form:
Top 6
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Webb | 🏴 | County Durham, 2008-
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Steven Meredith, Matt Foley
David Webb
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Sheffield Wednesday
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Anwar El Ghazi misses out and is replaced by Albert Adomah.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.38 |
Oldest Player: M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | 34.16 |
Youngest Player: CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | 20.99 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Jos Luhukay | 🇳🇱 |
Aston Villa
GK Ørjan Nyland | 🇳🇴 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🔁 |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 |
CF Jonathan Kodija | 🇨🇮 | 🔁 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Cameron Dawson | 🏴 |
LB Daniel Pudil | 🇨🇿
LB Matt Penney | 🏴 |
CB Tom Lees | 🏴 |
CB Michael Hector | 🇯🇲 |
RB Ashley Baker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Joey Pelupessy | 🇳🇱 |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | 🏴 |
M Adam Reach | 🏴 |
W Marco Matias | 🇵🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 W Yannick Bolasie | 🇨🇩 | for W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 68’ |
🔁 W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | for CF Jonathan Kodija | 🇨🇮 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Atdhe Nuhiu | 🇽🇰 | for CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | 78’ |
🔁 | CF Lucas João | 🇦🇴 | for W Marco Matias | 🇵🇹 | 84’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 |
RB James Bree | 🏴 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Joe Wildsmith | 🏴 |
LB Morgan Fox | 🏴 |
M Josh Onomah (ex) | 🏴 |
M Connor Kirby | 🏴 |
W Fraser Preston | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £40.95m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £8.10m
Team Cost: £49.05m
Squad Cost: £53.73m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/18
Homegrown: 1/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Ørjan Nyland | 🇳🇴 | £2.70m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB James Bree | 🏴 | £3.15m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 | Loan |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | £4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W Yannick Bolasie | 🇨🇩 | Loan |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | Loan |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £8.15m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £2.39m
Team Cost: £10.54m
Squad Cost: £11.24m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/18
Homegrown: 5/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Cameron Dawson | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Joe Wildsmith | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Morgan Fox | 🏴 | £0.70m |
LB Matt Penney | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Daniel Pudil | 🇨🇿 | Free |
RB Ash Baker | 🏴 | Free |
CB Tom Lees | 🏴 | Free |
CB Michael Hector | 🇯🇲 | Loan |
M Adam Reach | 🏴 | £5.06m |
M Joey Pelupessy | 🇳🇱 | £0.43m |
M Connor Kirby | 🏴 | Youth |
M Barry Bannan (ex) | 🏴 | Free |
M Josh Onomah (ex) | 🏴 | Loan |
W Marco Matias | 🇵🇹 | £2.66m |
W Fraser Preston | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Lucas João | 🇦🇴 | £2.39m |
CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | Free |
CF Atdhe Nuhiu | 🇽🇰 | Free |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 |
Out on Loan | 9 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Small Heath
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | Charlton
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Emmen
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Port Vale
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | Kilmarnock
W André Green | 🏴 | Portsmouth
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | Hull
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | Melbourne
CF Ross McCormack | 🏴 | Central Coast Mariners
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 | 18
Shots A | 13
Shots on Target F | 4
Shots on Target A | 5
Corners F | 3
Corners A | 7
Fouls F | 15
Fouls A | 12
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
“It’s difficult at the moment. No matter what I do, in some people’s eyes I’m not going to be the right fit.
“There’s nothing I can do about that. I will stay on the ropes and stay with it. That will never change with me. I’m never going to walk away from a challenge - and it’s certainly been a challenge.
“In some people’s eyes, I will never be the answer. That’s obvious, but the one thing that changes it is results, so we need a few results. I do believe we’ve got the nucleus of a very decent team again, given time.”
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 22 September 2018
*Steve Bruce says he is “never going to walk away” as Aston Villa manager despite seeing his side booed off the pitch after losing at home to Sheffield Wednesday.*
The Owls consigned Villa to their first home defeat of the season in Bruce’s 100th game in charge of the club.
Wednesday took the lead just after the break when the ball broke to Marco Matias on the edge of the area and he fired a crisp shot into the bottom corner.
John McGinn levelled with a stunning volley that went in off the underside of the bar but Steven Fletcher scored Wednesday’s winner with a header from a Joel Pelupessy cross.
After Villa dropped to 13th in the Championship table, Bruce acknowledged the supporters’ discontent at the final whistle.
Bruce told BBC WM 95.6: “I can understand people’s frustrations and disappointments but that’s only the fifth time in my two years that we’ve been beaten here.
“It’s difficult at the moment. No matter what I do, in some people’s eyes I’m not going to be the right fit.
“There’s nothing I can do about that. I will stay on the ropes and stay with it. That will never change with me. I’m never going to walk away from a challenge - and it’s certainly been a challenge.
“In some people’s eyes, I will never be the answer. That’s obvious, but the one thing that changes it is results, so we need a few results. I do believe we’ve got the nucleus of a very decent team again, given time.”
Villa, who have now won just three of their opening nine Championship games, allowing Wednesday - who won 2-1 at Villa Park for the second season in succession - moved above them to 10th.
After a slow start to the season, Wednesday, who host league leaders Leeds on Friday, have taken 13 points from their past six games.
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