Game #5681
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Attendance: 37,327
Won
Europa Conference League
1st= (+3)
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Villa Park
Villa leave it late, late, late after knocking on the door all evening, but who cares, we're up and running in Europe.
Aston Villa
1-0
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
Assist(s): Matty Cash | 90'+4 |
KEY MAN
Super John McGinn does it in injury time.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 24’ Booking, John McGinn for a bad foul
🕒 | 45’+2 HT Aston Villa 0-0 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Matty Cash
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Leander Dendoncker, Sub on, Douglas Luiz
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Jhon Durán, Sub on, Ollie Watkins
🎥 | 55’ VAR Check, No Penalty
🟨 | 64’ Booking, Matty Cash
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Diego Carlos, Sub on, Bertrand Traoré
⚽ | 90’+4 Goal, 1-0, John McGinn, Assist by Matty Cash
🕒 | 90’+7 FT Aston Villa 1-0 HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
ON THIS DAY
Ezri Konsa makes his 150th appearance for Villa after joining the club in July 2019.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2022-23
FIXTURE HISTORY
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
Previous 5 vs. Zrinjski: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #12 |
European Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Thursday, 5 October 2023
Attendance | 37,327 |
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Urs Schnyder | 🇨🇭 | Escholzmatt LU, 2009-
Kick off: 8.00pm
Half Time Score: 🟨 0-0
Full Time Result: 🟩 Won
Full Time Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Urs Schnyder | 🇨🇭 | Escholzmatt LU, 2009-
Previous 5: -
Last Match: -
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Marco Zürcher | 🇨🇭 | Benjamin Zürcher | 🇨🇭 |
Fourth official: Sven Wolfensberger | 🇨🇭 |
VAR: Fedayi San | 🇨🇭 |
Assistant VAR: Lionel Tschudi | 🇨🇭 |
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Unai Emery softens the line up for the second Group Game but keeps his aces on the bench presumably for a half time change up once again.
It would be nice to see a full strength first XI but he's the European expert so who are we to judge?
TEAM STATS
Squad Average Age: | 26.84 |
Starting XI Average Age: | 27.31 |
Subs Average Age: | 26.87 |
Bench Average Age: | 26.27 |
Oldest Starter: GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 33.20 |
Youngest Starter: CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 19.82 |
Oldest Squad Player: GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | 33.20 |
Youngest Squad Player: CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 19.82 |
Oldest Substitute: W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | 28.10 |
Youngest Substitute: M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 25.42 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 |
Krunoslav Rendulić | 🇭🇷 |
Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 |
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 |
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
GK Marko Maric | 🇭🇷 |
RB Josip Corluka | 🇧🇦 |
RB Mario Ticinovic | 🇭🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Slobodan Jakovljevic | 🇷🇸 |
CB Matej Senic | 🇭🇷 |
CB Stipe Radic | 🇭🇷 |
M Aldin Hrvanovic | 🇧🇦 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Antonio Ivancic | 🇭🇷 | 🔁 |
M Dario Canadjija | 🇭🇷 | 🔁 |
W Mario Cuze | 🇭🇷 |
CF Nemanja Bilbija | 🇧🇦 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | 🟨 | 🔥 | for LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | for M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 | CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | for CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | 82’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Matjia Malekinusic | 🇭🇷 | for M Aldin Hrvanovic | 🇧🇦 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Zvonimir Kozulj | 🇧🇦 | for M Antonio Ivancic | 🇭🇷 | 62’ |
🔁 | RB Kerim Memija | 🇧🇦 | for RB Mario Ticinovic | 🇭🇷 | 73’ |
🔁 | M Damir Zlomislic | 🇧🇦 | for M Dario Canadjija | 🇭🇷 | 73’ |
🔁 | CF Tomislav Kis | 🇭🇷 | for CF Nemanja Bilbija | 🇧🇦 | 77’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
GK Filip Marschall | 🏴 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 |
M Tommi O'Reilly | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Anis Sefo | 🇧🇦 |
GK Omer Niron | 🇮🇱 |
LB Luka Marin | 🇭🇷 |
M Andrija Balic | 🇭🇷 |
M Antonio Prskalo | 🇧🇦 |
W Petar Misic | 🇭🇷 |
CF Franko Sabljic | 🇧🇦 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £141.28m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 2/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £71.92m
Team Cost: £213.20m
Matchday Squad Cost: £244.80m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/20
Homegrown: 2/20
Total Squad Cost: £380.20m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/33
Homegrown: 7/33
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £15.66m |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | £3.00m |
GK Filip Marschall | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | £27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | 🇵🇱 | £14.18m |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | £27.90m |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | £28.60m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 | Free |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 | Loan |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | £12.88m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Tommi O'Reilly | 🏴 | Youth |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free |
M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | Loan |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | £28.80m |
W Bertrand Traoré | 🇧🇫 | £12.02m |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £30.60m |
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | £14.28m |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £0.00
Home Nation 🇧🇦 : 3/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £0.00
Team Cost: £0.00
Home Nation 🇧🇦 : 6/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Matchday Squad Cost: £0.00
Home Nation 🇧🇦 : 9/23
Homegrown: 1/23
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Marko Maric | 🇭🇷 | Free |
GK Anis Sefo | 🇧🇦 | Free |
GK Omer Niron | 🇮🇱 | Loan |
CB Slobodan Jakovljevic | 🇷🇸 | Free |
CB Matej Senic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
CB Stipe Radic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
RB Kerim Memija | 🇧🇦 | Free |
RB Josip Corluka | 🇧🇦 | Free |
RB Mario Ticinovic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
LB Luka Marin | 🇭🇷 | Free |
M Aldin Hrvanovic | 🇧🇦 | Free |
M Antonio Ivancic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
M Dario Canadjija | 🇭🇷 | Free |
M Zvonimir Kozulj | 🇧🇦 | Free |
M Damir Zlomislic | 🇧🇦 | Free |
M Andrija Balic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
M Antonio Prskalo | 🇧🇦 | Free |
W Petar Misic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
W Mario Cuze | 🇭🇷 | Free |
W Matjia Malekinusic | 🇭🇷 | Free |
CF Franko Sabljic | 🇧🇦 | Youth |
CF Nemanja Bilbija | 🇧🇦 | Free |
CF Tomislav Kis | 🇭🇷 | Free |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 8 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | Knee
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | Unknown
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | ACL
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | Thigh
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | Thigh
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Ankle / Foot
W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | Unknown
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | Unknown
Out On Loan | 7 |
RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden | 🏴 | Plymouth
CF Louie Barry | 🏴 | Stockport
GK Viljami Sinisalo | 🇫🇮 | Exeter
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Nice
M Finn Azaz | 🏴 | Plymouth
CB Lamare Bogarde | 🇳🇱 | Bristol Rovers
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | Al-Duhail
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 75%
Possession A | 25%
Shots F | 27
Shots A | 3
Shots on Target F | 9
Shots on Target A | 1
Corners F | 10
Corners A | 2
Fouls F | 12
Fouls A | 9
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It's huge because of how we started the group. Tonight was a must win. We didn't play well in the first half.
"We left it far too late but I suppose all that matters is the three points. I'm delighted we finally got them at the end. But we need to improve.
"It says a lot. There's pressure on us to win. We need to be playing better - we know that - but we eventually got there. We showed patience, there was a delicious ball from Cashy and thankfully I managed to get my head on it.
"It meant a lot. My career has been an incredible journey. To score Villa's first goal in European group stage football after what me and the club have been through is a great feeling."
John McGinn.
"To win like that is amazing. The emotion just explodes in every supporter, every player and it's the same for the coach. Football needs that emotion.
"I decided after the first half to make changes, to add some experience and raise the level. We needed to push harder. We created chances and though we weren't efficient, eventually we got the goal."
Unai Emery.