Villa vs.
Yeovil Town
🟩 14 August 2018, Villa 1-0 Yeovil, Huish Park.


Game #5450
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: John Brooks | 🏴 | Leicestershire, 2016-
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Season | 2018-19 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Scorer(s) | Conor Hourihane | 77’ |
Assist(s) | Jonathan Kodjia | 77' |
Match Timeline

Starting XI
GK André Moreira | 🇵🇹 | 🟢 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 🔴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔴 | 🔁 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
W André Green | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 |
F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | 57’ |
🔁 CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | 🟨 | for F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴 | 58’ |
🔁 RB James Bree | 🏴 | for W André Green | 🏴 | 83’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 |
F Harry McKirdy | 🏴 |

Starting XI
GK Nathan Baxter | 🏴 |
LB Carl Dickinson | 🏴 |
CB Gary Warren | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Omar Sowunmi | 🏴 |
RB Tom James | 🏴 |
M Reece Cole | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Sessi D’Almeida | 🇧🇯 | 🟨 |
W Wes McDonald | 🏴 |
W Diallang Jaiyesimi | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alex Fisher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Yoan Arquin | 🇲🇶 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Alex Pattison | 🏴 | for M Reece Cole | 🏴 | 33’ |
🔁 | CF Korrey Henry | 🏴 | for W Diallang Jaiyesimi | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 | W Gabriel Rogers | 🏴 | for CF Alex Fisher | 🏴 | 85’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Steve Phillips | 🏴 |
CB Bevis Mugabi | 🇺🇬 |
M Alefe Santos | 🇧🇷 |
M Tyrique Clarke | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, André Moreira
🟨 | 24’ Booking, Conor Hourihane, Bad foul
🟨 | 44’ Booking, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Bad foul
🕒 | HT Yeovil Town 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Jake Doyle-Hayes 🔴 Sub on, Jack Grealish
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🟨 | 59’ Booking, Tommy Elphick, Bad foul
🟨 | 63’ Booking, Jonathan Kodjia
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 1-0, Conor Hourihane, Assist by Jonathan Kodjia
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, André Green, Sub on, James Bree
🕒 | FT Yeovil Town 0-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
A solitary Conor Hourihane goal beats Yeovil in a below par performance in the EFL Cup 2nd round.
Villa face Yeovil Town for the first time in competitive football, Yeovil become the 161st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
André Green secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W10 D6 L13, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Goalkeeper André Moreira makes his Villa debut aged 22 after joining on loan from Atlético Madrid earlier this month to become the 921st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes makes his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in June 2020. Doyle-Hayes made 3 appearances for the club.
Forward Harry McKirdy makes his sole unused substitute appearance in a Villa squad aged 21 before being released in May 2019.