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2015 🕒 28 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 16 | 1.14 |
Villa Career
📅 2015 Tim Sherwood | 🏴 |
🕒 28 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 16 | 1.14 |
📋 Premier League: 17th | 20th
🏆 FA Cup: Runners Up
🏆 League Cup: R3
🏆 Trophies: -
🥈 Runners Up: 1
🥉 Semi Finals: -
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Joined Villa
In Date | Aged | Previous Role |
|---|---|---|
16 February 2015 | 46 | Unattached |
Appointed Manager
Appointed | Aged | Previous Role |
|---|---|---|
16 February 2015 | 45 | Unattached |
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Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Full Name |
|---|---|---|---|
6 February 1969 | Borehamwood 🏴 | England 🏴 | Timothy Alan Sherwood |
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Playing Career
Midfielder
1987-89 Watford 🏴
Football League First Division, Second Division
🕒 32 | 23 (9) | ⚽ 2 | (League)
1989-92 Norwich City 🏴
Football League First Division
🕒 71 | 66 (5) | ⚽ 10 | (League)
1992-99 Blackburn Rovers 🏴
Premier League
🕒 246 | 239 (7) | ⚽ 25 | (League)
1999-03 Tottenham Hotspur 🏴
Premier League
🕒 93 | 81 (12) | ⚽ 12 | (League)
2003-04 Portsmouth 🏴
Premier League
🕒 30 | 24 (6) | ⚽ 1 | (League)
2004-05 Coventry City 🏴
Championship
🕒 11 | 10 (1) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
2005 Retired aged 36
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Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur 🏴
Assistant Manager
Premier League
5 Nov 2008 to 17 Dec 2013
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur 🏴
Caretaker Manager
Premier League
17 Dec 2013 to 23 Dec 2013
2013-14 Tottenham Hotspur 🏴
Manager
Premier League
23 Dec 2013 to 13 May 2014
🕒 28 | PPG 1.64
Career Form: Top 6
Trophies Won
None
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Villa Managerial Debut
Debut Season | Debut Game | Manager Number |
|---|---|---|
2014-15 | 🟥 21 Feb 2015, Villa 1-2 Stoke, Villa Park | Manager #26 |
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Career Summary
🗓️ | 🕒 | 🟩 | 🟥 | PPG | 🟩 % | 🟥 % | 🇺 | ⚽ | 🥅 | GPG | CPG | GD | ⛔ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 1.14 | 35.71% | 57.14% | 42.86% | 38 | 48 | 1.36 | 1.71 | -10 | 21.43% |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unbeaten 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG
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Season Summaries
🗓️ | Age | Division | Pos | 🕒 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | GPG | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014-15 | 45 | PL | 17th | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 44% | 50% | 50% | 23 | 1.44 | 28 | 1.75 | 25.00% | 1.38 |
2015-16 | 46 | PL | 20th | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25% | 33% | 67% | 15 | 1.25 | 20 | 1.67 | 17% | 0.83 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unbeaten 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG
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League Performance
2014-15
Premier League
17th of 20
2015-16
Premier League
20th of 20
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FA Cup Performance
2014-15
Runners Up
Lost to Arsenal
League Cup Performance
n/a
European Performance
n/a
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Final Villa Managerial Game
Final Season | Final Game | Manager Number |
|---|---|---|
2015-16 | 🟥 24 October 2015, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Villa Park | Manager #26 |
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Signings
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Departures
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Villa Honours
2014-15
FA Cup Runners Up
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Left Managerial Position
Left | Age | Succeeded By |
|---|---|---|
25 October 2015 | 47 | 2015 Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 | (Caretaker) |
The ultimate caretaker manager, make the players feel good, create a positive atmosphere and for ten games you have a chance. From game eleven you are playing russian roulette though. Giving him a permanent contract is suicide. Saddled with rather than acquired, if you believe the story, perhaps the worst player intake in a single season in the club's history. It's doubtful any manager could make much out of the utter dross that passed through the doors with bigger egos and wallets than talent to a man. Unsurprisingly 'tactics Tim' couldn't. Seemed a nice guy though, not his fault he was over promoted and over extended.
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Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles
None
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Biography
Manager #28 for Aston Villa. Tim Sherwood had a short but eventful reign as Villa boss, injecting a new sense of optimism and dynamism after the woeful Paul Lambert that culminated in a run to the FA Cup final. However before that Wembley date, Villa’s form under Sherwood - whose management style was focused on motivation rather than tactical nous - had already begun to unwind in spectacular fashion, and although Sherwood had helped Villa avoid certain relegation under the bewildering Lambert regime, the club still finished in a languishing 17th, and were roundly beaten in the FA Cup final, despite having a team better directed, motivated and prepared than had been the case over recent seasons.
Sherwood was almost the perfect interim manager, a short spell of inspiration and motivation for a squad bereft of confidence and overburdened with bewildering instructions and team selection. Sherwood soon settled on a chosen first XI, a simple way of playing and let the team do the rest. Inevitably however such an approach can only last for so long before it becomes found out and so it would prove in devastating fashion as Villa conceded goals with alacrity at the end of the 2014-15 campaign.
Any reasoned observer would conclude that Sherwood deserved huge thanks and plaudits for helping Villa avoid certain relegation under Lambert however it was clear for all to see that his best role as a short term motivator was now no longer viable.
The Villa hierarchy however decided otherwise and appointed Sherwood as permanent boss for the 2015-16 season and inevitable relegation followed as a short term impetus manager and a dreadful squad overhaul ripped the heart out of Villa and sent the club to the second tier for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Before that however came the exodus as Villa defender Ron Vlaar recalled “I knew when we lost the FA Cup final 4-0 to Arsenal (in 2015), I thought, ‘This isn’t going to change, this is not what I want any more. I need a new challenge, something else’.” Vlaar refused a new contract with Villa and left at the end of the campaign for his original club AZ Alkmaar.
Although Vlaar’s decision to run down his contract was disappointing - leaving him as an uncelebrated footnote in Villa’s history - despite his World Cup pedigree - the behaviour of his team-mate Christian Benteke was beyond the pale.
Benteke had been Lambert’s saviour in successive seasons but also had troubled the Villa hierarchy with repeated demands for a transfer away from the club - a saga that seemed to dominate every close season under Lambert. Admittedly any player with ambition would have been concerned with the goings on under the bewildering Lambert however Benteke pre-empted such things by being a perpetual agitating presence. But for his goals, Benteke would have been one of those players with whom it simply wasn’t worth the effort - as his post Villa career has proved. Back in the summer of 2015 however Benteke threw his proverbial toys out of the pram and embarrassed himself and the club with his behaviour on the pre-season tour in Portugal. With his sulky, petulant behaviour writ large across his face he disrespected all those around him - team-mates, fans and staff - until he got his way finally and was granted a move away from the club. That Tim Sherwood had freed him to once again play at his best and score goals had no bearing on Benteke’s decision and it is with some irony that 2014-15 was Benteke’s last true goalscoring season.
For Sherwood then there were already doubts over his ability to manage at the top level using a necessary tactical nous, but he now had to deal with disruptive and uncommitted influences across the first team. His problems were further compounded by the refusal of the club hierarchy to allow him a greater say in the recruitment policy of the club ahead of the coming season. Villa, under Lerner, and the executive team over the previous 5 seasons had made a real hash of recruitment and squad building, violently jerking from one failed strategy to another, ripping apart any semblance of continuity and leaving the club with a disjointed and often sub standard raft of players from which Sherwood had to choose.
Lerner, having said his farewell to the lamentable CEO Paul Faulkner replaced him with advertising man Tom Fox, sporting director Hendrik Almstadt and head of scouting and recruitment Paddy Riley, all of whom lacked any semblance of experience or track record in their new roles.
Villa’s recruitment team under the maligned Riley embarked on a shopping spree in the lower European leagues and B teams and unearthed a series of uncommitted ‘talent’ that were in no way ready for the demands of the Premier League or the application required by the Villa faithful.
For every Idrissa Gueye and Jordan Amavi there were many more of the likes of Adama Traore, Jordan Veretout, Jordan Ayew, Rudy Gestede, Micah Richards, José Ángel Crespo and Joleon Lescott.
The recruitment was simply appalling and although Gueye and Amavi, and to a lesser extent Veretout, have blossomed and gone on to play at a high level, Riley’s recruitment was an abject failure and was directly responsible for Villa’s relegation.
If that was not bad enough then came the infamous Fabian Delph U-turn. First he was going to Manchester City, then he was staying, then he went to the Emptyhad. It is said however that Delph’s decision wasn’t entirely his own and behind the scenes influence prodded him into his about turn. Certainly there is more to the story yet to be told but what we do know is that with the loss of the talents of Vlaar, Delph, Benteke and Tom Cleverley - who refused to sign a permanent deal with a relegation clause - Villa were desperate for a cohesive managerial appointment to replace the interim Sherwood and to install a strategic revolution at the club.
That however was not forthcoming and Villa effectively planned for their own relegation just as it appeared possible for the club to make steps to reassert itself as something above the bottom five places in the Premier League.
To be fair the players however had a different view of Sherwood’s short spell in charge and believed that retaining his motivational skills would have meant the relegation that looked certain from early in the 2015-16 campaign wouldn’t have happened if his services had been retained as Gabby Agbonlahor attested:
“I still think today if we had kept Tim Sherwood in charge, we would have had a better chance of staying up because he was a great manager and everyone loved him.”
“The confidence was shattered in the whole team, you’d go into games thinking we’re going to need something amazing to get a result here today.”
“[We] started the season off losing games … looking at each game thinking ‘it’s going to happen again’. It’s not a nice situation to be in.”
The reality was however, whoever was in charge, the team assembled by Riley was one of the worst Premier League teams ever fielded. One who could rarely even compete let alone secure points and worst of all was the subject of ridicule by their own fans. The vitriol would soon follow however but by then Sherwood was long gone, having been sacked after 12 games as the utter folly of his extended stay was laid bare.
Claims were made that Villa had been tracking and intending to sign the likes of Joe Gomez, then of Charlton Athletic who went on to join Liverpool, Benjamin Pavard of Lille who would sign for FC Bayern, as well as Dennis Praet (Leicester City) who came to the training ground but walked elsewhere, and youngsters Sander Berge (Sheffield United) and Donny van de Beek (Manchester United), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea and title winner with Leicester City in Villa’s relegation season), Steven Nzonzi (Sevilla) and Jamie Vardy (Leicester City goalscoring great and title winner). However coming close to isn’t the same as actually signing a player and the players that did arrive for Sherwood bore no resemblance to the alleged shortlist that Fox, Almstadt and Riley had claimed.
Fox recalled “We had what we viewed to be the ideal process. We had identified, with the existing manager, the positions that we needed to fill and then we identified multiple players through Paddy and his scouts. We all sat down together in a room and discussed the targets.”
Riley, with Lerner’s ear, having sold a concept of buying cheap and selling high, installed a focus on data science - which admittedly has a major part to play in the success of sports teams, but which became an over, and almost total reliance, to the exclusion of actually how the players would mould into a squad worthy of selection.
Villa hired Opta data scientist Sam Green as head of research and Green explained “The plan was to work out the value of every action the player carries out in terms of scoring or preventing goals. Say we’re looking at a midfielder… If he completes a pass sideways, that wouldn’t particularly affect his rating but winning a header from a set-piece, or making an interception in the final third, would count for more. We would then combine everything the player does in the context of the game to get a ‘goal value’. I’d then work in collaboration with the scouts to cross-reference the players they filed positive reports on and also suggest other similar players as alternatives, based on my findings.”
If that sounds alarmingly disconnected from the basic requirements of building a manageable, malleable and motivated squad with which Sherwood could work then so it proved.
The reality was Lerner was building a squad to flip, not a team to succeed, and Villa paid a heavy price.
In another alarming twist, every player signed during the summer agreed to a 50 per cent wage cut in the event of relegation. A move that is on the one hand sensible and prudent, yet on the other underlined the absence of any confidence in the policies and processes of recruitment that Villa were forcing on Tim Sherwood.
The likes of Sherwood’s preferred targets such as Aaron Lennon and Tom Cleverley would have no truck with that for both financial reasons and also the prospect of joining a club evidently knowingly heading towards the rocks of relegation.
Sherwood, early in the piece, was already finding Riley’s recruitment method a concern and there was little agreement in the players being ultimately brought to the club. Sherwood favoured older, more experienced heads with a British bias. The club went in a completely different direction.
Where compromise was made such as with the signings of the woeful Joleon Lescott and Micah Richards, these were exactly that, cheap, available compromises that would add none of the qualities the squad needed so desperately. The result was a fatally mismatched and imbalanced squad that Sherwood had not bought into and was unable, or unwilling to motivate.
Leon Collins, then Villa’s regional scouting manager for France revealed the disconnect when recalling “We were looking for wing-backs because Tim [Sherwood] wanted to play with three at the back but in the end, he didn’t really try that system.”
“The best times for us were always the meetings with the manager when he set out his thoughts and explained what he was looking for. It meant that we had a focus rather than just making general recommendations.”
Fox, who was quickly ousted following relegation claimed in an attempt to justify the disaster over which he had presided “English football was changing at the time. It was no longer about the manager making all the decisions. Obviously, the manager was never given a player that he didn’t want but part of our plan was that he was supported with a more rigorous process.”
“I’m still confident that the process was right. The best teams aren’t a collection of great individuals. They all learn how to play together. It was about stitching it all together into a cohesive team and that’s what proved to be the biggest challenge for us. You can buy the best individual players but unless you have the right system, that ultimately will fail.”
Whilst the list of players Fox claimed Villa ‘nearly signed’ was extensive and more than a little proof that the strategy was indeed a complete failure, one player who did sign having been sourced through the process was Idrissa Gueye. Damningly however, this most inexperienced of Villa staff had failed to take into account the commitment of players and Gueye refused to sign for the club unless a pitiful £7.1m release clause was placed in his contract. Villa not only progressed with the signing of a player who clearly was uncommitted but also acquiesced completely to the midfielder’s demands.
Perhaps the biggest reveal of Lerner, Fox, Almstadt and Riley’s true motivation came in Collins’ admission with regards the signing of Jordan Veretout “I always knew he [Veretout] was going to be a slow-burner, a player who probably needed a season in England before he really settled in. We were mindful that his value would go up significantly the next season, so it’s why the club wanted to act.”
Again the club completely failed to undertake due diligence on Veretout’s character. As a player he refused to socialise with the squad, refused to learn English, stayed in a hotel despite being given a series of suitable housing options and showed as little commitment off the field as did his performances on it. Given Villa ‘knew’ he would be unable to perform to the level required in his debut campaign, serious question marks again needed to be placed over the transfer strategy with one source saying:
“Villa’s scouts at the time identified some really good players; that’s clear to see now. With the assistance of some additional staff members who had contacts inside clubs, it might have helped the club make better decisions.”
When Sherwood did offer up his list of preferred targets however they left a great deal to be desired and simply underlined the fact that Villa from top to bottom were in the wrong hands to build on the miracle of avoiding relegation the previous season.
Sherwood’s preferred signings included Everton’s 21 year old Luke Garbutt who went on to ply his trade at lower league Cheltenham, Colchester, Fulham, Wigan, Oxford and Ipswich before joining League One Blackpool in 2020; Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 25, of Arsenal who has represented lower league Blackpool, Doncaster, Cardiff, Ipswich, Bristol City, QPR, MK Dons, Gillingham and by 2020 had joined Livingston after a brief spell with PTT Rayong in Thailand; Ben Gladwin, a 23 year old with QPR who by 2020 was turning out for the MK Dons after an unproductive spell with Blackburn Rovers; and Massimo Luongo, 23, of Ipswich, Swindon, QPR and by 2019 Sheffield Wednesday.
Patently, none were of the quality Villa needed.
Sherwood did push and got Jordan Ayew, scorer of 7 goals in Villa’s relegation season, but with an uncertain temperament and lacking in the quality to succeed at the top level he too was a failure that successive managers tried to rid the club of.
Likewise Sherwood delivered the abject failures that were Tiago Ilori, José Ángel Crespo and Rudy Gestede, all of whom were viewed as ‘cheap’ signings, but with cheap you don’t get quality and whilst the former two players didn’t make an impression on the first team, Gestede was repeatedly brought in to fulfil a role that Sherwood’s style of play simply didn’t fit. That the player was unable to perform even in the Championship after Villa’s relegation spoke volumes.
Villa were in complete disarray with no clear thinking or any experienced head to steady the ship and set it on the course of a coherent strategy of which Sherwood was an unlucky but integral part.
It was no surprise when Sherwood was sacked after 12 games with a win rate of 25%, down from 44% in his 16 game spell the previous season and a loss rate of 67% compared to 29%.
Equally it was completely unsurprising when Steve Round took over as sporting director post-relegation in September 2016, he ripped up Riley’s plan and hired senior scouts who had played and managed in the game and were tried and trusted talent-spotters.
Villa in 2015-16 were a joke on and off the pitch but before the end of the campaign it was to get far worse.
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Match List
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Match Summaries
Birth_Date
Matches
🟥 21 Feb 2015, Villa 1-2 Stoke, Villa Park
Game #5287
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Roger East | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2012-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 21 February 2015
Premier League
19th (-1)
Scorer(s) | Scott Sinclair | 20’ |
Assist(s) | Fabian Delph | 20’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Asmir Begović | 🇧🇦 |
LB Erik Pieters | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CB Marc Wilson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Philipp Wollscheid | 🇩🇪 |
RB Phil Bardsley (ex) | 🏴 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Stephen Ireland (ex) | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Steven N’Zonzi | 🇫🇷 |
W Jon Walters | 🇮🇪 |
W Victor Moses | 🇳🇬 | ⚽ |
CF Mame Diouf | 🇸🇳 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | for LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 42’ |
🔁 F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | for W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 58’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Erik Pieters | 🇳🇱 | (CB Dionatan Teixeira | 🇸🇰 |)
🔁 | M Stephen Ireland (ex) | 🇮🇪 | (M Steve Sidwell (ex) | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jack Butland | 🏴 |
M Charlie Adam | 🏴 |
M Ollie Shenton | 🏴 |
F Marko Arnautović | 🇦🇹 |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Scott Sinclair, Assist by Fabian Delph
🔁 | 42’ Sub off, Kieran Richardson, Sub on, Aly Cissokho
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 1-1, (Stoke City), Mame Diouf
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke City
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Carles Gil, Sub on, Andreas Weimann
🟨 | 59’ Booking, Carlos Sánchez
🟨 | 90’ Booking, Ron Vlaar
💥 | 90’+2 Blatant dive by Victor Moses sees Referee Roger East award a penalty and send off Vlaar for second bookable offence in 2’
🟨 | 90’+2 Booking, Ron Vlaar
🟥 | 90’+2 Sending off, Ron Vlaar
🥅 | 90’+3 Goal, 1-2, (Stoke City, pen), Victor Moses
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Stoke City
On This Day
Tim Sherwood’s first game in charge ends in defeat after a 93’ penalty won by a scandalous dive.
Villa are now without a win in 11 Premier League matches.
Villa are the only team in the division to have yet to win in 2015.
Villa have now lost 6 league games in a row for the second time in 2014-15.
Ron Vlaar is sent off on his 79th appearance in a Villa shirt on his (78 Starts) to make it W25 D20 L34, 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card.
Ron Vlaar’s 92’ red card was Villa’s sixth of the season, more than any other team.
Brad Guzan makes his 100th consecutive Premier League appearance for Villa.
Brad Guzan loses for the 60th time in a Villa shirt on his 131st appearance (129 Starts) to make it W41 D30 L60, 1 Assist, 197 Goals Conceded, 30 Clean Sheets, 1.58 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Kieran Richardson loses for the 10th time in a Villa shirt on his 19th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W6 D3 L10, 1 Assist, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟥 28 Feb 2015, Villa 0-1 Newcastle, St James'
Game #5288
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Game | #27 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Premier League
19th (-)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Tim Krul | 🇳🇱 |
LB Massadio Haïdara | 🇲🇱 | 🔁 |
CB Fabricio Coloccini | 🇦🇷 |
CB Mike Williamson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Daryl Janmaat | 🇳🇱 |
M Moussa Sissoko | 🇫🇷 |
M Mehdi Abeid | 🇩🇿 |
W Gabriel Obertan | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
W Sammy Ameobi | 🏴 |
CF Emmanuel Rivière | 🇲🇶 | 🔁 |
CF Papiss Demba Cissé | 🇸🇳 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | for W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 66’ |
🔁 F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 73’ |
🔁 M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | for RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | 82’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Massadio Haïdara | 🇲🇱 | (RB Ryan Taylor | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Gabriel Obertan | 🇫🇷 | (W Yoan Gouffran | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Emmanuel Rivière | 🇲🇶 | (F Ayoze Pérez | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Freddie Woodman | 🏴 |
M Vurnon Anita | 🇨🇼 |
M Jonás Gutiérrez | 🇦🇷 |
CF Adam Armstrong | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 26’ Booking, Alan Hutton
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), Papiss Demba Cissé
🟨 | 45’+1 Booking, Matt Lowton
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 63’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Scott Sinclair, Sub on, Charles N’Zogbia
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Andreas Weimann
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Matt Lowton, Sub on, Leandro Bacuna
🟨 | 83’ Booking, Ciaran Clark
🟨 | 90’+6 Booking, Tom Cleverley
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 1-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Tim Sherwood's Villa lose a second successive game.
Villa have now lost 7 consecutive league games for the first time since 1963 when they lost a club record of 11 consecutive league games under Joe Mercer.
Villa have now not won a Premier League match in 12.
Villa have now taken just a single point from their 8 league games so far in 2015
Villa have now played 6 consecutive away Premier League games without scoring.
Leandro Bacuna makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (35 Starts) to make it W16 D11 L23, 5 Goals, 1 Assist and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Matt Lowton makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt and first under Tim Sherwood (69 Starts) to make it W21 D16 L38, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 3 Mar 2015, Villa 2-1 Albion, Villa Park
Game #5289
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Jonathan Moss | 🏴 | West Riding, 2011-2022
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #28 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Premier League
17th (+2)
Scorer(s) | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 22’ | Christian Benteke | 90’ pen |
Assist(s) | Christian Benteke | 22’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Ben Foster | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth McAuley | 🇬🇧 |
CB Craig Dawson | 🏴 |
M Claudio Yacob | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
M James Morrison | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Chris Brunt | 🇬🇧 |
M Darren Fletcher | 🏴 |
CF Brown Ideye | 🇳🇬 |
CF Saido Berahino | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 59’ |
🔁 M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | for M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 77’ |
🔁 F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 82’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M James Morrison | 🏴 | (M Chris Baird | 🇬🇧 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Boaz Myhill | 🏴 |
CB Jonas Olsson | 🇸🇪 |
RB Andre Wisdom | 🏴 |
LB Sébastien Pocognoli | 🇧🇪 |
M Stéphane Sessègnon | 🇧🇯 |
M Youssuf Mulumbu | 🇨🇩 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Christian Benteke
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on Jack Grealish
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Saido Berahino
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Tom Cleverley, Sub on, Leandro Bacuna
🟨 | 81’ Booking, Ciaran Clark
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Andreas Weimann
🟨 | 88’ Booking, Alan Hutton
⚽ | 90’+4 Goal, 2-1, Christian Benteke (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
On This Day
Villa turn the tables: after suffering from a last gasp penalty concession in his first game in charge, Tim Sherwood's men win a 90'+4 spot kick to win their first game under his reign and secure their first victory in thirteen Premier League matches.
Tim Sherwood's Villa secure the club's first League win in thirteen as performances - individually and collectively - have already materially improved under Sherwood, however it takes a late, late penalty for Villa to steal the win.
As a result Villa climbed out of the relegation places to 17th in the table with ten to play.
Christian Benteke contributes his 53rd goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 89th appearance (82 Starts) to make it W29 D17 L43, 39 Goals, 14 Assists, 12 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Alan Hutton secures his 15th win in a Villa shirt on his 62nd appearance (60 Starts) to make it W15 D19 L28, 1 Goal, 3 Assists, 17 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Ciaran Clark collects his 40th booking in a Villa shirt on his 131st appearance (117 Starts) to make it W40 D33 L58, 8 Goals, 4 Assists, 40 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. Clark has now picked up a card every 3.20 games he has played.
Andreas Weimann makes his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (90 Starts) to make it W39 D31 L55, 24 Goals, 9 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 7 Mar 2015, Villa 2-0 Albion, Villa Park
Game #5290
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Anthony Taylor | 🏴 | Wythenshaw, 2009-
Kick off: 3.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 7 March 2015
FA Cup
Quarter Final
Scorer(s) | Fabian Delph | 51’ | Scott Sinclair | 85’ |
Assist(s) | Charles N'Zogbia | 51’ | Jack Grealish | 85' |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Boaz Myhill (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Jonas Olsson | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 |
CB Gareth McAuley | 🇬🇧 |
CB Craig Dawson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Claudio Yacob | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M James Morrison | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Chris Brunt | 🇬🇧 |
CF Brown Ideye | 🇳🇬 |
CF Saido Berahino | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 65’ |
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 74’ |
🔁 W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 89’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Jonas Olsson | 🇸🇪 | (W Callum McManaman | 🏴 | (🤡))
🔁 | M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | (M Youssuf Mulumbu | 🇨🇩 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴 |
LB Riccardo Calder | 🏴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Ben Foster | 🏴 |
RB Andre Wisdom | 🏴 |
LB Sébastien Pocognoli | 🇧🇪 |
M Chris Baird | 🇬🇧 |
M Stéphane Sessègnon | 🇧🇯 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 14’ Booking, Charles N’Zogbia
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 1-0, Fabian Delph, Assist by Charles N’Zogbia
🟨 | 60’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Tom Cleverley, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🟥 | 80’ Sending off, (West Bromwich Albion), Claudio Yacob
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-0, Scott Sinclair, Assist by Jack Grealish
🟨 | 87’ Booking, Jack Grealish
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Carles Gil
🟨 | 90’+3 Booking, Jack Grealish
🟥 | 90’+3 Sending off, Jack Grealish, Two Bookings
🟨 | 90’+6 Booking, Leandro Bacuna
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
On This Day
Villa make it successive wins over neighbours Albion as, after five years of dross on and off the pitch, Villa finally have something to get excited about in the form of a first FA Cup semi final since 2010.
Tim Sherwood's Villa send Villa Park into raptures after the joyless toil of much of the last five seasons is swept away in one afternoon. The FA took a dim view but few cared.
Jack Grealish contributes his 1st assist before being sent off for two bookings on his 16th appearance in a Villa shirt (2 Starts) to make it W8 D3 L5, 1 Assist, 2 Bookings, 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Now Villa's de-facto Cup goalkeeper, Shay Given keeps his 10th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 48th appearance to make it W14 D16 L18, 69 Goals Conceded, 10 Clean Sheets and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
🟩 14 Mar 2015, Villa 4-0 Sunderland, Stadium of Light
Game #5291
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Neil Swarbrick | 🏴 | Preston, 2011-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Premier League
16th (+1)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 16’ | 44’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 18’ | 37’ |
Assist(s) | Leandro Bacuna | 16’ | 44’ | Ciaran Clark | 18’ | Charles N'Zogbia | 37’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Costel Pantilimon | 🇷🇴 |
LB Patrick van Aanholt | 🇳🇱 |
CB Wes Brown | 🏴 |
CB John O’Shea | 🇮🇪 |
RB Anthony Réveillère | 🇫🇷 |
M Liam Bridcutt | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Sebastian Larsson | 🇸🇪 |
M Jack Rodwell | 🏴 |
M Ricardo Álvarez | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Jermaine Defoe | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 64’ |
🔁 F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 79’ |
🔁 F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴 | 🟢 | for CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 83’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ricardo Álvarez | 🇦🇷 | (CF Connor Wickham | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | (CF Danny Graham | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 |
CB Sebastián Coates | 🇺🇾 |
CB Santiago Vergini | 🇦🇷 |
RB Billy Jones | 🏴 |
M Jordi Gómez | 🇪🇸 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
⚽ | 16’ Goal, 1-0, Christian Benteke, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 2-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Ciaran Clark
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 3-0, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Charles N’Zogbia
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 4-0, Christian Benteke, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-4 Aston Villa
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Ciaran Clark, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Andreas Weimann
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Christian Benteke, Sub on, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 🟢
🕒 | FT Sunderland 0-4 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa record consecutive League victories for the first time this season as Tim Sherwood's reign delivers three successive wins in all competitions.
Villa score as many goals in the first half as they had managed in their previous 14 away league games under Paul Lambert.
Villa score four goals in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since October 2008 at Wigan Athletic under Martin O’Neill.
Forward Rushian Hepburn-Murphy makes his Villa debut aged 16 after coming through the youth ranks to become the 875th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Hepburn-Murphy became Villa’s youngest player in the Premier League, aged 16 years and 176 days and their second-youngest in all competitions to Jimmy Brown who was aged 15 years and 349 days were he made his debut on 17 September 1969 in a League Division Two game at Bolton Wanderers.
Christian Benteke scores his 40th goal and secures his 30th win in a Villa shirt on his 90th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W30 D17 L43, 41 Goals, 14 Assists, 12 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Gabriel Agbonlahor contributes his 125th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 345th appearance (313 Starts) to make it W123 D100 L122, 84 Goals, 41 Assists, 45 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.76 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Carlos Sánchez makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (19 Starts) to make it W8 D7 L10, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 21 Mar 2015, Villa 0-1 Swansea, Villa Park.
Game #5292
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Bobby Madley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 2014-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Game | #30 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Premier League
16th (-)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Łukasz Fabiański | 🇵🇱 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Ashley Williams | 🏴 |
CB Federico Fernández | 🇦🇷 |
RB Kyle Naughton | 🏴 |
M Sung-yeung Ki | 🇰🇷 |
M Jonjo Shelvey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gylfi Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
M Jack Cork | 🏴 |
W Wayne Routledge (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Bafétimbi Gomis | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 25’ |
🔁 M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 68’ |
🔁 CF Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | for CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 75’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Jonjo Shelvey | 🏴 | (W Nathan Dyer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Gylfi Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 | (W Jefferson Montero | 🇪🇨 |)
🔁 | CF Bafétimbi Gomis | 🇫🇷 | (⚽) (CF Nélson Oliveira | 🇵🇹 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Gerhard Tremmel | 🇩🇪 |
RB Angel Rangel | 🇪🇸 |
CB Jordi Amat | 🇮🇩 |
M Jay Fulton | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🔁 | 25’ Sub off, Tom Cleverley, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Swansea City
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Ashley Westwood
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Christian Benteke, Sub on, Andreas Weimann
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-1, (Swansea City), Bafétimbi Gomis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Swansea City
On This Day
Two steps forward one step back as Tim Sherwood's Villa lose for the third time in five Premier League matches to leave them deep in relegation trouble with just eight games left of the season.
Tim Sherwood's Villa end a run of three victories with a third defeat in five Premier League games under the new boss courtesy of a late Swansea strike. The reverse leaves Villa just three points clear of the drop zone with eight to play underlining the huge job Sherwood has to do to overcome the mess Lambert had left behind.
Villa have now failed to score in 17 of their 30 Premier League matches in 2014-15.
Villa have won just 3 of 15 home matches this season.
Brad Guzan concedes for the 200th time in a Villa shirt on his 135th appearance (133 Starts) to make it W43 D30 L62, 1 Assist, 200 Goals Conceded, 31 Clean Sheets, 1.55 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 4 Apr 2015, Villa 1-3 United, Old Trafford
Game #5293
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Roger East | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2012-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Game | #31 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 4 April 2015
Premier League
16th (-)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 80’ |
Assist(s) | Joe Cole | 80’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK David De Gea | 🇪🇸 |
LB Daley Blind | 🇳🇱 |
LB Ashley Young (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Phil Jones | 🏴 |
CB Marcos Rojo | 🇦🇷 |
RB Antonio Valencia | 🇪🇨 |
M Juan Mata | 🇪🇸 |
M Michael Carrick | 🏴 |
M Ander Herrera | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Marouane Fellaini | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Wayne Rooney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | for RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 61’ |
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | for F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 77’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Ashley Young (ex) | 🏴 | (W Ángel Di María | 🇦🇷 |)
🔁 | M Marouane Fellaini | 🇧🇪 | (CF Radamel Falcao | 🇨🇴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Victor Valdés | 🇪🇸 |
RB Rafael Da Silva | 🇧🇷 |
CB Paddy McNair | 🇬🇧 |
M Andreas Pereira | 🇧🇷 |
W Adnan Januzaj | 🇧🇪 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Ander Herrera
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Alan Hutton, Sub on, Leandro Bacuna
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Nathan Baker
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Fabian Delph
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Andreas Weimann, Sub on, Joe Cole
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-2, Christian Benteke, Assist by Joe Cole
🥅 | 90’+2 Goal, 1-3, (Manchester United), Ander Herrera
🕒 | FT Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa lose for the 4th time in 6 Premier League games under Tim Sherwood as the mini revival of the early weeks of March is long since forgotten.
Villa lose for the 32nd time against Manchester United in the Premier League. The most for any club against another in the competition.
Ciaran Clark suffers his 60th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 135th appearance (121 Starts) to make it W42 D33 L60, 8 Goals, 5 Assists, 40 Bookings and 1 Red Card. Clark has now picked up a card every 3.29 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Joe Cole contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W2 D2 L7, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟨 7 Apr 2015, Villa 3-3 QPR, Villa Park
Game #5294
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Craig Pawson | 🏴 | Sheffield & Hallam, 2013-
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Game | #32 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Premier League
16th (-)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 10’ | 33’ | 83’ |
Assist(s) | Fabian Delph | 10’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 33’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Starting XI
GK Rob Green | 🏴 |
CB Steven Caulker | 🏴 |
CB Clint Hill | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
RB Mauricio Isla | 🇨🇱 | 🔁 |
CB Nedum Onuoha | 🏴 |
W Matt Phillips | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Joey Barton | 🏴 |
M Niko Kranjčar | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Sandro | 🇧🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Charlie Austin | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Bobby Zamora | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 75’ |
🔁 W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | for M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 81’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | RB Mauricio Isla | 🇨🇱 | (LB Armand Traoré | 🇸🇳 |)
🔁 | M Niko Kranjčar | 🇭🇷 | 🟨 | (M Karl Henry | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Sandro | 🇧🇷 | 🟨 | (M Michael Doughty | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Alex McCarthy | 🏴 |
M Aaron Mitchell | 🏴 |
F Junior Hoilett | 🇨🇦 |
F Reece Grego-Cox | 🇮🇪 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Matt Phillips
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-1, Christian Benteke, Assist by Fabian Delph
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 2-1, Christian Benteke, Assist by Gabriel Agbonlahor
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 2-2, (Queens Park Rangers), Clint Hill
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Joe Cole
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Matt Lowton
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-3, (Queens Park Rangers), Charlie Austin
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Tom Cleverley, Sub on, Charles N’Zogbia
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 3-3, Christian Benteke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Queens Park Rangers
On This Day
Villa are held at home by 18th placed QPR to leave them just three points above the relegation zone having played a game more than their rivals.
Villa fail to win for the 5th time in 7 Premier League games under Tim Sherwood but remain 16th in the table.
Villa now have just 3 wins in 16 home matches for Villa this season as the drop zone remains perilously near.
Christian Benteke scores his second hat-trick in a Villa shirt on his 93rd appearance (86 Starts) to make it W30 D18 L45, 44 Goals, 14 Assists, 12 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
🟩 11 Apr 2015, Villa 1-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Game #5295
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Lee Probert | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2007-2017
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Saturday, 11 April 2015
Premier League
15th (+1)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 35’ |
Assist(s) | Leandro Bacuna | 35’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔥 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
Starting XI
GK Michel Vorm | 🇳🇱 |
LB Danny Rose | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Vlad Chiricheş | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Eric Dier | 🏴 |
CB Federico Fazio | 🇦🇷 |
M Christian Eriksen | 🇩🇰 |
M Ryan Mason | 🏴 |
M Nabil Bentaleb | 🇩🇿 | 🟨 |
W Andros Townsend | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Nacer Chadli | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Harry Kane | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | for CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 18’ |
🔁 CF Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 | 🔴 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 63’ |
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | for CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 70’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Vlad Chiricheş | 🇧🇪 | (RB DeAndre Yedlin | 🇺🇸 |)
🔁 | W Andros Townsend | 🏴 | (W Érik Lamela | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | W Nacer Chadli | 🇧🇪 | (CF Roberto Soldado | 🇪🇸 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Ben Davies | 🏴 |
M Paulinho | 🇧🇷 |
M Benjamin Stambouli | 🇫🇷 |
Match Timeline
🔁 | 18’ Sub off, Ciaran Clark, Sub on, Nathan Baker
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Christian Benteke, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Andreas Weimann 🔴
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Assist by Joe Cole
🟨 | 81’ Booking, Christian Benteke
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking, Carlos Sánchez
🟥 | 90’+4 Sending off, Carlos Sánchez
🟨 | 90’+6 Booking, Kieran Richardson
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa deliver a shock result as they comprehensively beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane to provide critical breathing space under Tim Sherwood as the new boss makes it three wins in eight Premier League games.
Tim Sherwood's Villa climb to 15th place in the table, six points clear of the drop zone, as a result.
Tim Sherwood’s arrival had coincided with an upturn in form for Christian Benteke who had now scored Villa’s last six goals in a more positive and attack minded team bringing his total to eight in eight under Sherwood.
Villa were however still susceptible defensively as their patchy, though generally improved, results showed.,
Carlos Sánchez is sent off on his 29th appearance in a Villa shirt (22 Starts) to make it W9 D8 L12, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Tom Cleverley makes his 30th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D6 L14, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Nathan Baker secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 85th appearance (78 Starts) to make it W25 D16 L44, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Leandro Bacuna secures his 20th win in a Villa shirt on his 57th appearance (40 Starts) to make it W20 D12 L25, 5 Goals, 4 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Andreas Weimann makes his 129th and final appearance for Villa (91 Starts) aged 23 before moving on to Derby County for a fee of £3,420,000 in July 2015. Weimann had joined Villa as a 15 year old from Rapid Wien in 2007 and left with a record of W41 D31 L57, 24 Goals, 9 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 19 Apr 2015, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Wembley
Game #5296
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Michael Oliver | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2010-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Sunday, 19 April 2015
FA Cup
Semi Final
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 36’ | Fabian Delph | 54’ |
Assist(s) | Fabian Delph | 36' | Jack Grealish | 54' |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
Starting XI
GK Simon Mingolet | 🇧🇪 |
LB Alberto Moreno | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Dejan Lovren | 🇭🇷 |
CB Martin Škrtel | 🇸🇰 |
M Steven Gerrard | 🏴 |
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | ⚽ |
M Jordan Henderson | 🏴 |
M Emre Can | 🇩🇪 |
M Joe Allen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Lazar Marković | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
W Raheem Sterling | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 | for CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 | 25’ |
🔁 W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 75’ |
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 84’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Alberto Moreno | 🇪🇸 | (CF Rickie Lambert | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Joe Allen | 🏴 | (RB Glen Johnson | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Lazar Marković | 🇷🇸 | CF Mario Balotelli)
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Jones | 🇦🇺 |
RB Javier Manquillo | 🇪🇸 |
CB Kolo Touré | 🇨🇮 |
CF Fabio Borini | 🇮🇹 |
Match Timeline
🔁 | 25’ Sub off, Nathan Baker, Sub on, Jores Okore
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Philippe Coutinho
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-1, Christian Benteke, Assist by Fabian Delph
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-1, Fabian Delph, Assist by Jack Grealish
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Scott Sinclair
🟨 | 80’ Booking, Fabian Delph
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Joe Cole
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool
On This Day
Villa follow up their best performance of the season with an even better one as Jack Grealish stars at Wembley to earn Villa an FA Cup final against Arsenal.
Villa’s twenty first appearance in the FA Cup semi final and one of their best sees an effervescent team under Tim Sherwood look the polar opposite of their performances under Paul Lambert as a Jack Grealish inspired Villa light up the Wembley stage. Villa were not the finished article by any means, in fact serious doubts remained, however Tim Sherwood was showing he could get things out of a squad previously unimaginable.
Jack Grealish contributes his 2nd assist on his 19th appearance for Villa (5 Starts) and first at Wembley to make it W10 D4 L5, 2 Assists, 2 Bookings, 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career in a performance that brought him to the attention of the wider public.
🟥 25 Apr 2015, Villa 2-3 Manchester City, Etihad*
Game #5297
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 5.30pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #34 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Premier League
16th (-1)
Scorer(s) | Tom Cleverley | 68’ | Carlos Sánchez | 85’ |
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
Starting XI
GK Joe Hart | 🏴 |
LB Aleksandar Kolarov | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CB Eliaquim Mangala | 🇫🇷 |
CB Martín Demichelis,
RB Pablo Zabaleta | 🇦🇷 |
M Fernando Reges | 🇧🇷 |
RB Jesús Navas | 🇪🇸 |
M Fernandinho | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M David Silva | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 | 🔁 |
CF Sergio Agüero | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 65’ |
🔁 W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 68’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M James Milner (ex) | 🏴 | for M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
🔁 | M Fernandinho | 🇧🇷 | ⚽ | for M Yaya Touré | 🇨🇮 |
🔁 | CF Wilfried Bony | 🇨🇮 | for CF Sergio Agüero | 🇦🇷 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Philippe Senderos |🇨🇭|
RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🇦🇹 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Willy Caballero | 🇦🇷 |
CB Dedryck Boyata | 🇧🇪 |
RB Bacary Sagna | 🇫🇷 |
CF Edin Džeko | 🇧🇦 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 3’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Sergio Agüero
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 62’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🟨 | 65’ Booking, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Matt Lowton
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City), Aleksandar Kolarov
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, Charles N’Zogbia
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-2, Tom Cleverley
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-2, Carlos Sánchez
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-3, (Manchester City), Fernandinho
🕒 | FT Manchester City 3-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa lose for the first time in four in all competitions under Tim Sherwood as they are undone by a last minute winner at the Etihad to leave Villa 15th in the table but just two points above the relegation places.
After the euphoria of the FA Cup Semi Final comes the reality of life in the League with Villa. Tim Sherwood's Villa lose for the fifth time in nine Premier League games but had played Manchester United (3rd), Manchester City (4th) and Tottenham (7th) and had scored fourteen goals under Sherwood compared to just twelve in the previous twenty five under Lambert. Villa fall back to 16th and are just two places above third from bottom Sunderland who have a game in hand.
Tom Cleverley scores for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 32nd appearance in a to make it W11 D6 L15, 1 Goal, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Jack Grealish makes his 20th appearance for Villa (6 Starts) to make it W10 D4 L6, 0 Goals, 2 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career but yet again he's lucky to be even selecvted after his latest off-field indiscretion.
Carlos Sánchez scores his 1st goal in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance (23 Starts) to make it W9 D8 L13, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Matt Lowton suffers his 40th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 81st appearance (73 Starts) to make it W24 D17 L40, 2 Goals, 5 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 2 May 2015, Villa 3-2 Everton, Villa Park
Game #5298
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mark Clattenburg | 🏴 | Durham, 2004-2016
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Premier League
14th (+2)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 10’ | 45’ | Tom Cleverley | 64’ |
Assist(s) | Fabian Delph | 10’ | Ron Vlaar | 45’ | Leandro Bacuna | 64’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Starting XI
GK Tim Howard | 🇺🇸 |
LB Leighton Baines | 🏴 |
CB Phil Jagielka | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB John Stones | 🏴 |
RB Séamus Coleman | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M James McCarthy | 🇮🇪 |
M Gareth Barry (ex) | 🏴 |
W Aaron Lennon | 🏴 |
CF Romelu Lukaku | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
W Kevin Mirallas | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
F Steven Naismith | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 81’ |
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 90’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ross Barkley | 🏴 | for W Kevin Mirallas | 🇧🇪 |
🔁 | M Leon Osman | 🏴 | for F Steven Naismith | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Philippe Senderos |🇨🇭|
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Joel Robles | 🇪🇸 |
CB Antolín Alcáraz | 🇵🇾 |
M Muhamed Bešić | 🇧🇦 |
W Aiden McGeady | 🇮🇪 |
CF Arouna Koné | 🇨🇮 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Christian Benteke, Assist by Fabian Delph
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-0, Christian Benteke, Assist by Ron Vlaar
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 2-1, (Everton, pen), Romelu Lukaku
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 3-1, Tom Cleverley, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Alan Hutton
🟨 | 84’ Booking, Ron Vlaar
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Joe Cole
🥅 | 90’+2 Goal, 3-2, (Everton), Phil Jagielka
🟨 | 90’+3 Booking, Shay Given
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
On This Day
Villa win their fourth Premier League game in ten and climb to 14th place in the table, but are only two points clear of the drop zone as jeopardy continues. Much of Villa's revival under Sherwood had come under Christian Benteke who had now scored eleven in his last nine however the entire side looked significantly improved albeit hamstrung by the dreadful run of games under Lambert.
Villa enter a crucial May and open with victory over Everton to make it four Premier League wins in eight as they climb to 14th in the table under Tim Sherwood. Villa however remain just two points clear of the relegation places with three absolutely critical games left to play.
Having not scored in his first 31 games, Tom Cleverley scores for the second successive game in a Villa shirt on his 33rd appearance in a to make it W12 D6 L15, 2 Goals, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Shay Given makes his first League appearance in a Villa shirt since August 2012, 126 games previously having been ostracised by former manager Paul Lambert for no apparent reason. Given's return to the league football left him with 50 Appearances since signing under Alex McLeish 4 years previously and W16 D16 L18, 72 Goals Conceded, 10 Clean Sheets and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Leandro Bacuna contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 60th appearance (43 Starts) having not contributed a single assist in his first 48 games for the club. Bacuna's record now stands at W22 D12 L26, 5 Goals, 5 Assists and 9 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Ron Vlaar contributes his 5th goal involvement and collects his 5th booking in a Villa shirt on his 84th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W28 D21 L35, 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟩 9 May 2015, Villa 1-0 West Ham, Villa Park
Game #5299
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Game | #36 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 9 May 2015
Premier League
14th (-)
Scorer(s) | Tom Cleverley | 31’ |
Assist(s) | Jack Grealish | 31’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
Starting XI
GK Adrián | 🇪🇸 |
LB Aaron Cresswell | 🏴 |
CB James Collins (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Reece Burke | 🏴 |
RB Carl Jenkinson | 🏴 |
M Kevin Nolan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Cheikhou Kouyaté | 🇸🇳 |
M Mark Noble | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Stewart Downing (ex) | 🏴 |
W Morgan Amalfitano | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Enner Valencia | 🇪🇨 |
Substitutes
🔁 F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 71’ |
🔁 RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 77’ |
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 90’+2 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Alex Song | 🇨🇲 | 🟨 | for M Kevin Nolan | 🏴 |
🔁 | CF Carlton Cole (ex) | 🏴 | for M Mark Noble | 🏴 |
🔁 | M Nenê | 🇧🇷 | for W Morgan Amalfitano | 🇫🇷 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Philippe Senderos |🇨🇭|
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jussi Jääskeläinen | 🇫🇮 |
M Joey O'Brien | 🇮🇪 |
M Josh Cullen | 🇮🇪 |
W Matt Jarvis | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 31’ Goal, 1-0, Tom Cleverley, Assist by Jack Grealish
🟨 | 45’ Booking, Charles N’Zogbia
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham United
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Alan Hutton
🔁 | 90’+2 Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 West Ham United
On This Day
Villa make it consecutive wins and their fifth victory in nine Premier League games under Tim Sherwood - as many as Paul Lambert had managed in twenty five matches - as they open a four point gap to the relegation places with two to play and need just one win from two to secure safety.
Gabriel Agbonlahor secures his 125th win in a Villa shirt on his 350th appearance (317 Starts) to make it W125 D101 L124, 84 Goals, 42 Assists, 45 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Having not scored in his first 31 games, Tom Cleverley scores for the third successive game in a Villa shirt on his 34th appearance in a to make it W13 D6 L15, 3 Goals, 0 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Kieran Richardson wins for the 10th time in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D3 L12, 1 Assist, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟥 16 May 2015, Villa 1-6 Southampton, St Mary's
Game #5300
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Bobby Madley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 2014-2018
Kick off: 12.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-5
FT Score: 🟥 1-6
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Game | #37 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 16 May 2015
Premier League
16th (-2)
Scorer(s) | Christian Benteke | 45’+3 |
Assist(s) | Leandro Bacuna | 45’+3 |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
Starting XI
GK Paulo Gazzaniga | 🇦🇷 |
LB Ryan Bertrand (ex) | 🏴 |
CB José Fonte | 🇵🇹 |
CB Toby Alderweireld | 🇧🇪 |
RB Nathaniel Clyne | 🏴 |
M Steven Davis (ex) | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Victor Wanyama | 🇰🇪 | 🟨 |
M James Ward-Prowse | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Sadio Mané | 🇸🇳 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Graziano Pellè | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Shane Long | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 57’ |
🔁 RB Matt Lowton | 🏴 | 🔴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 67’ |
🔁 W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 82’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Filip Đuričić | 🇷🇸 | for M James Ward-Prowse | 🏴 |
🔁 | CB Maya Yoshida | 🇯🇵 | for M Steven Davis (ex) | 🇬🇧 |
🔁 | W Eljero Elia | 🇳🇱 | for CF Graziano Pellè | 🇮🇹 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Philippe Senderos |🇨🇭|
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Kelvin Davis | 🏴 |
CB Florin Gardoș | 🇧🇪 |
LB Matt Targett | 🏴 |
M Harrison Reed | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 13’ Goal, 1-0, (Southampton), Sadio Mané
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 2-0, (Southampton), Sadio Mané
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 3-0, (Southampton), Sadio Mané
🟨 | 21’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 4-0, (Southampton), Shane Long
🥅 | 38’ Goal, 5-0, (Southampton), Shane Long
⚽ | 45’+3 Goal, 1-5, Christian Benteke, Assist by Leandro Bacuna
🕒 | HT Southampton 5-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Matt Lowton 🔴
🥅 | 81’ Goal, 6-1, (Southampton), Graziano Pellè
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Scott Sinclair
🕒 | Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa, needing just one win to secure Premier League safety after their revival under Tim Sherwood, are humiliated at St Mary's in a shambling performance but luck is on Villa's side as results elsewhere go their way to leave them safe ahead of another top flight season.
Tim Sherwood's Villa lose their sixth Premier League game in twelve and drop to 15th place in the table as they are ripped apart in the first 45' at St Mary's. The result itself however did not matter as courtesy of Hull's defeat, Villa had secured Premier League safety once again.
Christian Benteke contributes his 63rd goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 99th appearance (92 Starts) to make it W34 D18 L47, 49 Goals, 14 Assists, 13 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Gabriel Agbonlahor suffers his 125th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 351st appearance (317 Starts) to make it W125 D101 L125, 84 Goals, 42 Assists, 45 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Right back Matt Lowton makes his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Burnley for a fee of £1,260,000 in July 2015. Lowton had joined Villa from Sheffield United for £3,380,000 in July 2012 and he went on to make 82 appearances (73 Starts) to make it W24 D14 L41, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 16 Bookings.
Ashley Westwood make his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (95 Starts) to make it W32 D20 L48, 3 Goals, 9 Assists and 14 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 24 May 2015, Villa 0-1 Burnley, Villa Park
Game #5301
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Jones | 🏴 | Chester, 2008-2017
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Premier League
17th (-1)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Tom Heaton | 🏴 |
CB Jason Shackell | 🏴 |
CB Michael Keane | 🏴 |
CB Ben Mee | 🏴 |
RB Kieran Trippier | 🏴 |
M David Jones | 🏴 |
M Fredrik Ulvestad | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Scott Arfield | 🇨🇦 | 🟨 |
W George Boyd | 🏴 |
CF Danny Ings | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ashley Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | for M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 72’ |
🔁 RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 80’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Sam Vokes | 🏴 | for CF Ashley Barnes | 🏴 | 34’ |
🔁 | M Matthew Taylor | 🏴 | for M Fredrik Ulvestad | 🇳🇴 | 65’ |
🔁 | RB Steven Reid | 🇮🇪 | for CF Danny Ings | 🏴 | 87’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
W André Green | 🏴 |
F Callum Robinson | 🇮🇪 |
F Andreas Weimann | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Matt Gilks | 🏴 |
CB Michael Duff | 🇬🇧 |
W Michael Kightly | 🏴 |
CF Lukas Jutkiewicz | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Danny Ings
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Burnley
🟨 | 53’ Booking, Ron Vlaar
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Tom Cleverley, Sub on, Scott Sinclair
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Alan Hutton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Burnley
On This Day
Villa lose their final League game of the season to relegated Burnley to end on consecutive defeats, 17th in the table, one place and three points clear of the drop. Tim Sherwood's recovery job had been achieved albeit by the slimmest margins but the limited shelf life of a motivator coach had already been reached.
Villa lose their 7th Premier League game in 13 under Tim Sherwood.
Villa have won just 5 of 19 home League games this season.
Villa have scored their lowest ever goals total in a single league season, 31, beating their previous record of 36 in Division Two in 1969-70 - when they were relegated to the Third Division for the first time in their history.
Despite the final two games of the season, however, Sherwood had proven a perfect caretaker manager taking a demoralised and failing squad from his predecessor and instilling enough positivity and pragmatism to rescue Villa from odds on relegation. Despite qualifying for their 11th FA Cup final it was however clear that there were limitations to Sherwood’s approach and that Villa still required the appointment of a top quality permanent manager in the close season to build on the brighter foundations that Sherwood had created.
🟥 30 May 2015, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Wembley
Game #5302
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Jonathan Moss | 🏴 | West Riding, 2011-2022
Kick off: 5.30pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Season | 2014-15 |
Matchday | #45 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 30 May 2015
FA Cup
Final
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 | 🔴 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Ron Vlaar | 🇳🇱 | 🔴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Fabian Delph | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔴 |
M Tom Cleverley | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Christian Benteke | 🇧🇪 | 🔴 |
Starting XI
GK Wojciech Szczęsny | 🇵🇱 |
LB Nacho Monreal | 🇪🇸 |
CB Per Mertesacker | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Laurent Koscielny | 🇫🇷 |
RB Héctor Bellerín | 🇪🇸 |
M Mesut Özil | 🇩🇪 | 🔁 |
M Aaron Ramsey | 🏴 |
M Santi Carzola | 🇪🇸 |
M Francis Coquelin | 🇫🇷 |
W Theo Walcott | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Alexis Sánchez | 🇨🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 | for W Charles N’Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | 53’ |
🔁 M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | for LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 68’ |
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 71’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Jack Wilshere | 🏴 | for M Mesut Özil | 🇩🇪 | 77’ |
🔁 | CF Olivier Giroud | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ | for W Theo Walcott | 🏴 | 77’ |
🔁 | W Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 🏴 | for CF Alexis Sánchez | 🇨🇱 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK David Ospina | 🇨🇴 |
CB Gabriel Paulista | 🇧🇷 |
LB Kieran Gibbs | 🏴 |
M Matthew Flamini | 🇫🇷 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 15’ Booking, Tom Cleverley
🟨 | 33’ Booking, Alan Hutton
🟨 | 38’ Booking, Fabian Delph
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Theo Walcott
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Alexis Sánchez
🟨 | 52’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🔁 | 53’ Sub off, Charles N’Zogbia, Sub on, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Per Mertesacker
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Kieran Richardson, Sub on, Leandro Bacuna
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🟨 | 83’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🥅 | 90’+3 Goal, 0-4, (Arsenal), Olivier Giroud
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-4 Arsenal
On This Day
Villa are well beaten in the FA Cup final as another difficult season ends with an exodus of players who had proved crucial in Villa's avoidance of relegation over the past four seasons.
Tim Sherwood's Villa lose heavily in the FA Cup final as a harrowing defeat almost seemed to represent a microcosm of the season as a whole.
Sherwood had done enough to get Villa over the line and safe from relegation but it was clear - especially given the expected departures from the squad - that a major rethink and reinvestment was required if the club were going to operate above the drop zone any time soon.
Sadly Villa’s woeful half decade saw more of their best assets leave.
Centre forward Christian Benteke makes his 101st and final appearance in a Villa shirt (94 Starts) aged 24 before moving on to Liverpool for a fee of £41,850,000 in July 2015. Across his 101 appearances and 3 seasons with a struggling Villa, Benteke scored 49 goals and contributed 60 goal involvements, a record that could have meant so much more with a competent manager and without which Villa would have been relegated three times over. The saddest element is the collapse of Benteke's career into mediocrity following his departure from B6. Benteke left with a record of W34 D18 L49, 49 Goals, 14 Assists, 13 Bookings and 2 Red Cards.
Jack Grealish makes his 25th appearance for Villa (11 Starts) to make it W12 D4 L9, 0 Goals, 3 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Goalkeeper Shay Given makes his 53rd and final appearance for Villa aged 39 before moving on to Stoke City on a free transfer in July 2015. Given had joined Villa under Alex McLeish in a £3,380,000 move from Manchester City in July 2011 but was regularly excluded from selection by former boss Paul Lambert for no apparent reason. As a result Given made just 53 appearances across a spell of 174 games and left with a record of W17 D16 L20, 82 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.56 League Goals per Game, 11 Clean Sheets and 2 Bookings.
Centre back Ron Vlaar makes his 88th and final appearance for Villa (87 Starts) aged 30 before being released in July 2015. Vlaar had joined from Feyenoord for £3,420,000 in August 2012 and left with a record of W29 D21 L38, 2 Goals, 3 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card.
Midfielder Fabian Delph makes his 134th and final appearance for Villa (116 Starts) aged 25 before moving on to Manchester City for a fee of £10,350,000 in July 2015. Over his 6 seasons with Villa, Delph made 134 appearances, 17 as substitute, and scored 8 goals. Delph would make just 57 Appearances (4 Goals) over his 4 years at City before 3 years at Everton culminating in 35 League appearances, a frankly pathetic total for a player who had shown so much promise in a Villa shirt. Delph would announce his retirement in September 2022, aged 32, after frankly wasting his football career. Delph left with a record of W45 D29 L60, 8 Goals, 7 Assists, 32 Bookings and 1 Red Card.
Midfielder Tom Cleverley makes his 37th and final appearance for Villa aged 25 before returning to Manchester United at the end of his loan spell leaving with a record of W13 D6 L18, 3 Goals and 7 Bookings with all three goals coming in successive games from his 32nd appearance.
Ashley Westwood loses for the 50th time in a Villa shirt on his 102nd appearance (97 Starts) to make it W32 D20 L50, 3 Goals, 9 Assists and 15 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 8 Aug 2015, Villa 1-0 Bournemouth, Goldsands
Game #5303
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mark Clattenburg | 🏴 | Durham, 2004-2016
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 8 August 2015
Premier League
5th
Scorer(s) | Rudy Gestede | 72’ |
Assist(s) | Ashley Westwood | 72’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🟢 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Artur Boruc | 🇵🇱 |
LB Matt Ritchie | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Daniels | 🏴 |
CB Steve Cook | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 |
RB Simon Francis | 🏴 |
M Dan Gosling | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Andrew Surman | 🏴 |
W Marc Pugh | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Callum Wilson | 🏴 |
F Joshua King | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | 🟢 | ⚽ | for F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 59’ |
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 71’ |
🔁 LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | for W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 78’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Yann Kermorgant | 🇫🇷 | for F Joshua King | 🇳🇴 | 53’ |
🔁 | W Max Gradel | 🇨🇮 | for W Marc Pugh | 🏴 | 69’ |
🔁 | M Eunan O'Kane | 🇮🇪 | for M Dan Gosling | 🏴 | 84’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Federici | 🇦🇺 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
CB Sylvain Distin | 🇫🇷 |
RB Adam Smith | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jordan Amavi, Micah Richards, Idrissa Gueye, Jordan Veretout, Jordan Ayew
🟨 | 45’+1 Booking, Ciaran Clark
🕒 | HT AFC Bournemouth 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Jordan Ayew, Sub on, Rudy Gestede 🟢
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Jordan Veretout, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 1-0, Rudy Gestede, Assist by Ashley Westwood
🟨 | 74’ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Idrissa Gueye
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Scott Sinclair, Sub on, Kieran Richardson
🟨 | 90’+2 Booking, Ashley Westwood
🕒 | FT AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
*Spoiler Alert* Villa suffer their worst ever season (bearing in mind they employed Paul Lambert that is going some). Read on only if you do not suffer from a nervous disposition.
Villa open the season with three surprises, Tim Sherwood remains in post, a team of unknowns and unwanteds line up at the Goldsands and Villa leave with three points.
That however would be as good as the season got. Skip to 2016-17 by all means.
Villa start a campaign without Paul Lambert at the helm for the first time in four seasons and for that alone goodwill abound.
Despite the misgivings of many, and the patchy, though ultimately successful 16 game managerial cameo from Sherwood, he was backed to the hilt by the support.
Yet nagging doubts remain as the semi-successful Tim Sherwood of 2014-15 has been kept on and now his squad has been stripped of proven talent (albeit under performing) and is now littered with a raft of unknowns, new to the Premier League and largely new to English football.
But worse is that the problem goalkeeping position remains unaddressed. That alone means the odds are against him from the start.
Whilst it subsequently transpires that Sherwood had little input in the transfers, it feels a huge ask to expect acclimatisation and performance to be delivered in short order. It wasn’t.
Centre back Micah Richards, 27, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Manchester City on a free transfer in July 2015 despite having been mainly known for an injury ravaged spell in the North West. Richards becomes the 876th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye, 25, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from LOSC Lille for a fee of £8,100,000 in July 2015 to become the 877th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Jordan Veretout, 22, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from FC Nantes for a fee of £9,000,000 in July 2015 to become the 878th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Jordan Ayew, 23, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from FC Lorient for a fee of £10,800,000 in July 2015 to become the 879th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Left back Jordan Amavi, 21, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from OGC Nice for a fee of £9,900,000 in July 2015 to become the 880th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Forward Rudy Gestede, 26, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £7,650,000 in July 2015 to become the 881st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
In total Villa fielded £45.5m of new talent which seemed a significant outlay for five players without Premier League experience.
Leandro Bacuna collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 65th appearance (47 Starts) to make it W24 D12 L29, 5 Goals, 6 Assists and 10 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 14 Aug 2015, Villa 0-1 United, Villa Park
Game #5304
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Game | #2 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Friday, 14 August 2015
Premier League
10th (-5)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🟨 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Sergio Romero | 🇦🇷 |
LB Luke Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Chris Smalling | 🏴 |
CB Daley Blind | 🇳🇱 |
RB Matteo Darmian | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
M Juan Mata | 🇪🇸 |
M Michael Carrick | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Morgan Schneiderlin | 🇫🇷 |
W Adnan Januzaj | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Memphis Depay | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
F Wayne Rooney | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | for W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 59’ |
🔁 CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | for M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 78’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Bastian Schweinsteiger | 🇩🇪 | for W Adnan Januzaj | 🇧🇪 | 60’ |
🔁 | M Ander Herrera | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | for M Michael Carrick | 🏴 | 60’ |
🔁 | RB Ashley Young (ex) | 🏴 | for CF Memphis Depay | 🇳🇱 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
CB Paddy McNair | 🇬🇧 |
RB Antonio Valencia | 🇪🇨 |
CF Javier Hernández | 🇲🇽 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 29’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Adnan Januzaj
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Scott Sinclair, Sub on, Carlos Sánchez
🟨 | 71’ Booking, Jordan Ayew
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Jordan Veretout, Sub on, Rudy Gestede
🟨 | 90’+1 Booking, Idrissa Gueye
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester United
On This Day
Villa have now lost 35 of their 71 Premier League games at home since December 2011 (winning just 17).
Villa lose for the 33rd time against Manchester United in the Premier League. The most for any club against another in the competition.
Ciaran Clark makes his 125th start in a Villa shirt (139 Appearances) to make it W44 D34 L61, 8 Goals, 5 Assists, 41 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career. Clark has now picked up a card every 3.31 games he has played.
🟥 22 Aug 2015, Villa 1-2 Palace, Selhurst
Game #5305
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Keith Stroud | 🏴 | Hampshire, 2007-2019
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Game | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 22 August 2015
Premier League
14th (-4)
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 77’ |
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | 🟨 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Alex McCarthy | 🏴 |
CB Scott Dann | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Pape Souaré | 🇸🇳 |
CB Damien Delaney | 🇮🇪 |
RB Joel Ward | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Yohan Cabaye | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M James McArthur | 🏴 |
M Jason Puncheon | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Bakary Sako | 🇲🇱 | ⚽ |
W Wilfried Zaha | 🇨🇮 | 🔁 |
CF Glenn Murray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | 🟢 | for M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 69’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Jordan Mutch | 🏴 | for W Wilfried Zaha | 🇨🇮 | 46’ |
🔁 | CF Dwight Gayle | 🏴 | for CF Glenn Murray | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | for M Yohan Cabaye | 🇫🇷 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫 🇷 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Wayne Hennessey | 🇮🇪 |
W Chung-yong Lee | 🇰🇷 |
CF Patrick Bamford | 🏴 |
M Martin Kelly | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 55’ Booking, Rudy Gestede
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Carlos Sánchez, Sub on, Adama Traoré 🟢
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Scott Dann
⚽ | 77’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Pape Souaré
🟨 | 84’ Booking, Ciaran Clark
🟨 | 86’ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 1-2, (Crystal Palace), Bakary Sako
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 2-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Adama Traoré, 19, makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his £9,000,000 move from Barcelona earlier this month to become the 882nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Villa had now lost 2 of their 3 League games this season to make it 10 defeats in 19 since Tim Sherwood took over the managerial reins in February.
Ashley Westwood makes his 100th start in a Villa shirt (105 Appearances) to make it W33 D20 L52, 3 Goals, 10 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 25 Aug 2015, Villa 5-3 Notts County, Villa Park
Game #5306
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Chris Kavanagh | 🏴 | Ashton-under-Lyne, 2015-
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
AET Score: 🟩 5-3
AET Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
League Cup
2nd Round
Scorer(s) | Adama Traoré | 24’ | Scott Sinclair | 50’ | 78’ | pen 99’ | Joe Bennett | 111’ |
Assist(s) | Jack Grealish | 24' | 50' | Joe Cole | 99' |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🟨 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Roy Carroll | 🇬🇧 |
CB Mawouna Amevor | 🇹🇬 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Civard Sprockel | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 |
RB Elliot Hewitt | 🏴 |
RB Gill Swerts | 🇧🇪 |
M Stanley Aborah | 🇧🇪 | 🟨 |
W Genaro Snijders | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
W Adam Campbell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Graham Burke (ex) | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Jon Stead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Izale McLeod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Joe Cole | 🏴 | 🔴 | for W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | 60’ |
🔁 CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 | for F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 72’ |
🔁 LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 | for W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 100’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | W Julian Jenner | 🇳🇱 | for W Adam Campbell | 🏴 | 55’ |
🔁 | CB Thierry Audel | 🇫🇷 | for CB Mawouna Amevor | 🇹🇬 | 71’ |
🔁 | CF Jimmy Spencer | 🏴 | for CF Izale McLeod | 🏴 | 82’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Watkins | 🏴 |
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 |
W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴 |
F Jerell Sellars | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Scott Loach | 🏴 |
CB Mike Edwards | 🏴 |
CB Haydn Hollis | 🏴 |
M Filip Valencic | 🇸🇮 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Mark Bunn
🥅 | 16’ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Genaro Snijders
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-1, Adama Traoré, Assist by Jack Grealish
🟨 | 45’ Booking, Mark Bunn
🥅 | 45’+2 Goal, 1-2, (Notts County, pen), Jon Stead
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Notts County
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-2, Scott Sinclair, Assist by Jack Grealish
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 2-3, (Notts County), Graham Burke
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Adama Traoré, Sub on, Joe Cole 🔴
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Jordan Ayew, Sub on, Libor Kozák
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-3, Scott Sinclair
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-3 Notts County
⚽ | 99’ Goal, 4-3, Scott Sinclair, Assist by Joe Cole
🔁 | 100’ Sub off, Carles Gil, Sub on, Joe Bennett 🔴
⚽ | 111’ Goal, 5-3, Joe Bennett
🕒 | AET Aston Villa 5-3 Notts County
On This Day
Tim Sherwood’s mass changes for the League Cup nearly backfire as they are held to a full time draw by League Two Notts County and need three equalisers to take the tie to extra time.
Goalkeeper Mark Bunn makes his Villa debut aged 30 after joining from Norwich City on a free transfer in July 2015 to become the 883rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Left back Joe Bennett scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 38th and final appearance for Villa (31 Starts) aged 25 before moving on to Cardiff City on a free transfer in August 2016. Villa had spent £2,840,000 on Bennett’s services in August 2012 and after four seasons with the club left with a record of W12 D8 L18, 1 Goal, 3 Assists, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card.
Midfielder Joe Cole makes his 16th and final appearance for Villa (5 Starts) aged 33 before moving on to Coventry City on a free transfer in January 2016 with a record of W6 D3 L7, 1 Goal and 2 Assists.
Jack Grealish contributes a brace of assists to make it 5 in a Villa shirt and a record of W13 D4 L10, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Adama Traoré, scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his first start and 2nd appearance to make it W1 D0 L1 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
Scott Sinclair scores his 6th goal in a Villa shirt on his 15th appearance (9 Starts) to make it W6 D0 L9 but it is only 2 goals in 11 games for the newly permanent signing so far in his Villa career.
🟨 29 Aug 2015, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park
Game #5307
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Bobby Madley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 2014-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 29 August 2015
Premier League
12th (+2)
Scorer(s) | Scott Sinclair | 11’ | pen 41’ |
Assist(s) | Jordan Amavi | 41’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |
Starting XI
GK Costel Pantilimon | 🇷🇴 | 🟨 |
LB Patrick van Aanholt | 🇳🇱 |
CB Younès Kaboul | 🇫🇷 |
CB John O’Shea | 🇮🇪 |
RB Billy Jones | 🏴 |
M Lee Cattermole | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jack Rodwell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Yann M’Vila | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ |
W Jermaine Lens | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Jermaine Defoe | 🏴 |
CF Danny Graham | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 68’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Steven Fletcher | 🏴 | for M Lee Cattermole | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Ola Toivonen | 🇸🇪 | for M Jack Rodwell | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Sebastian Larsson | 🇸🇪 | for W Jermaine Lens | 🇳🇱 | 77’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 |
CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 |
CB Sebastián Coates | 🇺🇾 |
W Duncan Watmore | 🏴 |
W Lynden Gooch | 🇺🇸 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Yann M’Vila
⚽ | 11’ Goal, 1-1, Scott Sinclair (pen)
🟨 | 37’ Booking, Ciaran Clark
⚽ | 41’ Goal, 2-1, Scott Sinclair, Assist by Jordan Amavi
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland
🥅 | 52’ Goal, 2-2, (Sunderland), Jermaine Lens
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Carles Gil
🟨 | 79’ Booking, Carles Gil
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Sunderland
On This Day
Villa secure their first point since the opening day of the season as they draw with Sunderland.
Scott Sinclair scores a brace on his 16th appearance in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) to make it W6 D1 L9 to double his total of League goals so far in his Villa career.
Jordan Amavi contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W1 D1 L2 and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟥 13 Sep 2015 Villa 2-3 Leicester, King Power
Game #5308
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-0
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Sunday, 13 September 2015
Premier League
15th (-3)
Scorer(s) | Jack Grealish | 39’ | Carles Gil | 63’ |
Assist(s) | Micah Richards | 39’ | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 63’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🔁 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Kasper Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Wes Morgan | 🇯🇲 |
CB Robert Huth | 🇩🇪 |
M Jeffrey Schlupp | 🇬🇭 |
M Danny Drinkwater | 🏴 |
M Gökhan Inler |🇨🇭| 🔁 |
W Marc Albrighton (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Riyad Mahrez | 🇩🇿 |
CF Jamie Vardy | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Shinji Okazaki | 🇯🇵 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | for W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 66’ |
🔁 CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | for M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 86’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | W Nathan Dyer | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | for CF Shinji Okazaki | 🇯🇵 | 46’ |
🔁 | M N’Golo Kanté | 🇫🇷 | for M Gökhan Inler |🇨🇭| 64’ |
🔁 | CF Leonardo Ulloa | 🇦🇷 | for W Marc Albrighton (ex) | 🏴 | 64’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Schwarzer | 🇦🇺 |
RB Danny Simpson | 🏴 |
M Andy King | 🏴 |
CF Andrej Kramaric | 🇭🇷 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joleon Lescott
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Grealish, Assist by Micah Richards
🕒 | HT Leicester City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Carles Gil, Assist by Gabriel Agbonlahor
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Carles Gil, Sub on, Jordan Ayew
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 2-1, (Leicester City), Ritchie De Laet
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Rudy Gestede
🟨 | 82’ Booking, Jordan Amavi
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 2-2, (Leicester City), Jamie Vardy
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Leandro Bacuna, Sub on, Alan Hutton
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-3, (Leicester City), Nathan Dyer
🕒 | FT Leicester City 2-3 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa go into a two goal lead only to then collapse and record their third defeat in five Premier League games.
This is the fourth time Villa had let a two goal lead slip to fall to defeat in the Premier League.
Villa have now conceded 14 goals in their last 5 away games and lost 12 in 22 games under Tim Sherwood.
Centre back Joleon Lescott makes a losing debut in a Villa shirt aged 33 after his controversial signing from West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £1,260,000 earlier this month. Lescott becomes the 884th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football but his signing and time with Villa prove to be an unmitigated disaster on and off the field as his recruitment is seen as one of the biggest errors in the club's history despite hefty competition coming from a decade packed with underwhelming signings.
Jack Grealish scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 28th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W13 D4 L11, 1 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Carles Gil scores his 2nd goal for the club on his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (7 Starts) to make it W3 D1 L6, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 19 Sep 2015 Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park
Game #5309
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Martin Atkinson | 🏴 | West Riding, 2006-2021
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Game | #6 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Premier League
17th (-2)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Boaz Myhill (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Jonny Evans | 🇬🇧 |
CB Gareth McAuley | 🇬🇧 |
CB Craig Dawson | 🏴 |
M Claudio Yacob | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
M James Morrison | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Chris Brunt | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
M Darren Fletcher | 🏴 |
W James McClean | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Saido Berahino | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Salomón Rondón | 🇻🇪 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | for W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | for W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | 76’ |
🔁 M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | for M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 82’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | for CF Saido Berahino | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 | CF Rickie Lambert | 🏴 | for W James McClean | 🇮🇪 | 89’ |
🔁 | CB Jonas Olsson | 🇸🇪 | for CF Salomón Rondón | 🇻🇪 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Anders Lindegaard | 🇩🇰 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
W Callum McManaman | 🏴 |
W Serge Gnabry | 🇩🇪 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Saido Berahino
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Scott Sinclair, Sub on, Rudy Gestede
🟨 | 62’ Booking, Carles Gil
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Carles Gil, Sub on, Leandro Bacuna
🟨 | 82’ Booking, Jordan Amavi
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Carlos Sánchez, Sub on, Jordan Veretout
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
On This Day
Villa lose for the 13th time in 23 games under Time Sherwood.
Villa have now made their worst start to a season since Graham Turner in 1986-87 in a campaign that ended in relegation.
Villa had now earned just 71 points from 73 Premier League games at Villa Park since December 2011 under Alex McLeish.
Joleon Lescott loses for the second time in a Villa shirt on his second appearance for the club.
🟩 22 Sep 2015, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park
Game #5310
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Bobby Madley | 🏴 | Wakefield, 2014-2018
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #8 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
League Cup
3rd Round
Scorer(s) | Rudy Gestede | 62’ |
Assist(s) | Jordan Amavi | 62’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | ⚽ |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Tomasz Kuszczak | 🇵🇱 |
CB Jonathan Grounds | 🏴 |
CB Jonathan Spector | 🇺🇸 |
CB Michael Morrison | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Paul Caddis | 🏴 |
M Maikel Kieftenbeld | 🇳🇱 |
M Stephen Gleeson | 🇮🇪 |
M Jacques Maghoma | 🇨🇩 | 🔁 |
M David Davis | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Demarai Gray | 🏴 |
CF Clayton Donaldson | 🇯🇲 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 CF Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | for CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 46’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Jon Toral | 🇪🇸 | for M David Davis | 🏴 | 66’ |
🔁 | CF Nicolai Brock-Madsen | 🇩🇰 | for CF Clayton Donaldson | 🇯🇲 | 81’ |
🔁 | W Viv Solomon-Otabar | 🇳🇬 | for M Jacques Maghoma | 🇨🇩 | 81’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Adam Legzdins | 🏴 |
LB Paul Robinson | 🏴 |
CB Shane Lowry (ex) | 🇦🇺 |
M Andrew Shinnie | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 22’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🟨 | 41’ Booking, Ciaran Clark
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Jordan Ayew
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Joleon Lescott, Sub on, Jack Grealish
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, Rudy Gestede, Assist by Jordan Amavi
🟨 | 80’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
On This Day
Villa beat Birmingham for the 5th time in the League Cup in 8 meetings (1 Draw).
Jack Grealish makes his 30th appearance in a Villa shirt (15 Starts) to make it W14 D4 L12, 1 Goals, 5 Assists, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Leandro Bacuna secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 71st appearance (52 Starts) to make it W25 D13 L33, 5 Goals, 6 Assists and 11 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 26 Sep 2015 Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Game #5311
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Jonathan Moss | 🏴 | West Riding, 2011-2022
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Monday, 26 September 2016
Premier League
18th (-1)
Scorer(s) | Rudy Gestede | 66’ | 71’ |
Assist(s) | Alan Hutton | 66’ | Jordan Amavi | 71’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | 🔥 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Starting XI
GK Simon Mingolet | 🇧🇪 |
LB Alberto Moreno | 🇪🇸 |
CB Mamadou Sakho | 🇫🇷 |
CB Martin Škrtel | 🇸🇰 |
RB Nathaniel Clyne | 🏴 |
M James Milner (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 |
M Lucas Leiva | 🇧🇷 |
M Emre Can | 🇩🇪 |
CF Daniel Sturridge | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Danny Ings | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | for M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 60’ |
🔁 W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 69’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Joe Allen | 🏴 | for CF Daniel Sturridge | 🏴 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Ádám Bogdán | 🇭🇺 |
CB Kolo Touré | 🇨🇮 |
CB Joe Gomez | 🏴 |
M Adam Lallana | 🏴 |
W Jordon Ibe | 🏴 |
CF Divock Origi | 🇧🇪 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), James Milner, 66 seconds
🕒 | HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 59’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Daniel Sturridge
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Carlos Sánchez, Sub on, Jordan Veretout
⚽ | 66’ Goal, 1-2, Rudy Gestede, Assist by Alan Hutton
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Daniel Sturridge
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Adama Traoré
⚽ | 71’ Goal, 2-3, Rudy Gestede, Assist by Jordan Amavi
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Tim Sherwood’s Villa lose for the fourteenth time in twenty five games and fall to 18th in the table two points adrift of safety with only seven games played.
Joleon Lescott loses for the third time in three league games in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance for the club to make it W1 D0 L3 so far in his Villa career.
🟥 3 Oct 2015, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Game #5312
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Mike Jones | 🏴 | Chester, 2008-2017
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Game | #8 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Premier League
18th (-)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
FB José Ángel Crespo | 🇪🇸 | 🟢 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |
Starting XI
GK Jack Butland | 🏴 |
LB Erik Pieters | 🇳🇱 |
CB Philipp Wollscheid | 🇩🇪 |
CB Geoff Cameron | 🇺🇸 |
RB Glen Johnson | 🏴 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Charlie Adam | 🏴 |
W Jon Walters | 🇮🇪 |
CF Marko Arnautović | 🇦🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Mame Diouf | 🇸🇳 | 🔁 |
F Bojan Krkic | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | for CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | for W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 | 59’ |
🔁 W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | for M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 | 75’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Ibrahim Afellay | 🇳🇱 | for F Bojan Krkic | 🇪🇸 | 58’ |
🔁 | M Marco van Ginkel | 🇳🇱 | for CF Marko Arnautović | 🇦🇹 | 69’ |
🔁 | CF Joselu | 🇪🇸 | for CF Mame Diouf | 🇸🇳 | 86’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Shay Given (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
CB Marc Muniesa | 🇪🇸 |
M Stephen Ireland (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Crouch (ex) | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, José Ángel Crespo
🟨 | 44’ Booking, Ashley Westwood
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Joleon Lescott, Sub on, Jack Grealish
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke City), Marko Arnautović
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Scott Sinclair, Sub on, Jordan Ayew
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Ashley Westwood, Sub on, Carles Gil
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke City
On This Day
Villa lose for the fifteenth time in twenty six games.
Villa have not won any of their four home League games this season.
Villa record their fourth Premier League defeat in a row,
Villa make it seven games without a win.
Full back José Ángel Crespo makes his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from Córdoba CF for a fee of £630,000 in July 2015 to become the 885th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Alan Hutton makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (69 Starts) to make it W18 D20 L37, 1 Goal, 4 Assists, 18 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Brad Guzan loses for the 70th time on his 148th appearance in a Villa shirt (146 Starts) to make it W46 D32 L70, 1 Assist, 222 Goals Conceded, 34 Clean Sheets, 1.57 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Joleon Lescott loses for the fourth time in four league games in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance for the club to make it W1 D0 L4 so far in his Villa career.
🟥 17 Oct 2015, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Game #5313
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Roger East | 🏴 | Wiltshire, 2012-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #27 |
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Premier League
19th (-1)
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Asmir Begović | 🇧🇦 |
LB Abdul Rahman Baba | 🇬🇭 |
CB Kurt Zouma | 🇫🇷 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
RB César Azpilicueta | 🇪🇸 |
M Cesc Fàbregas | 🇪🇸 |
M Ramires | 🇧🇷 |
W Willian | 🇧🇷 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Pedro | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Diego Costa | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | for LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 64’ |
🔁 W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | for F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | 68’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Nemanja Matić | 🇷🇸 | for M Ruben Loftus-Cheek | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Eden Hazard | 🇧🇪 | for W Pedro | 🇪🇸 | 83’ |
🔁 | CF Loïc Rémy | 🇫🇷 | for W Willian | 🇧🇷 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
FB José Ángel Crespo | 🇪🇸 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jamal Blackman | 🏴 |
CB Gary Cahill (ex) | 🏴 |
M Oscar | 🇧🇷 |
M John Mikel Obi | 🇳🇬 |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 34’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Diego Costa
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 49’ Booking, Jordan Ayew
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-2, (Chelsea), Alan Hutton o.g.
🟨 | 62’ Booking, Kieran Richardson
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Kieran Richardson, Sub on, Jordan Amavi
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Jordan Ayew, Sub on, Adama Traoré
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Jack Grealish
🕒 | FT Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa lose for the fifth successive Premier League game and for the sixteenth time in twenty seven matches under Tim Sherwood.
Jordan Amavi makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (9 Starts) to make it W2 D1 L7, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Joleon Lescott loses for the fifth time in five league games in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance for the club to make it W1 D0 L5 so far in his Villa career.
🟥 24 Oct 2015, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Villa Park
Game #5314
Manager: Tim Sherwood | 🏴 | Borehamwood, 2015
Referee: Neil Swarbrick | 🏴 | Preston, 2011-2018
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Game | #10 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Premier League
20th (-1)
Scorer(s) | Jordan Ayew | 62’ |
Assist(s) | Gabriel Agbonlahor | 62’ |
Teams
Starting XI
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
Starting XI
GK Łukasz Fabiański | 🇵🇱 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Ashley Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Federico Fernández | 🇦🇷 |
RB Kyle Naughton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Sung-yeung Ki | 🇰🇷 |
M Jonjo Shelvey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gylfi Sigurðsson | 🇮🇸 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W Jefferson Montero | 🇪🇨 | 🔁 |
W André Ayew | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ |
CF Bafétimbi Gomis | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | for CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 85’ |
Substitutes
🔁 | W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | for W Jefferson Montero | 🇪🇨 | 76’ |
🔁 | M Jack Cork | 🏴 | for M Jonjo Shelvey | 🏴 | 85’ |
🔁 | CF Éder | 🇵🇹 | for CF Bafétimbi Gomis | 🇫🇷 | 89’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
FB José Ángel Crespo | 🇪🇸 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 🇸🇪 |
CB Kyle Bartley | 🏴 |
RB Àngel Rangel | 🇪🇸 |
M Leon Britton | 🏴 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 31’ Booking, Micah Richards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Swansea City
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0, Jordan Ayew, Assist by Gabriel Agbonlahor
🥅 | 68’ Goal, 1-1, (Swansea City), Gylfi Sigurðsson
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Carles Gil
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Kieran Richardson
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Adama Traoré
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 1-2, (Swansea City), André Ayew
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Swansea City
On This Day
Villa lose for the sixth successive Premier League game and for the seventeenth time in twenty eight matches under Tim Sherwood.
As a result, Villa dropped to bottom of the Premier League table, four points adrift of safety with ten games played.
Villa have now failed to win any of their 5 home Premier League games this season under Tim Sherwood.
Villa's latest defeat comes against Swansea City - side previously without an away win in 2015-16.
After twenty eight games, Sherwood’s reign is over, and Villa, who already looked dead certs for relegation faced a totally unnecessary mid season upheaval that could have been avoided had the club used the summer to appoint a manager capable of turning Villa around.
Sherwood, with huge amounts of goodwill, had already presided over nine defeats in sixteen as interim boss and any objective analysis of his 2014-15 campaign would have finished it there with a huge debt of gratitude at a seemingly inevitable relegation avoided.
Villa under Lerner however are nothing if not lazy and would always take the easy way out regardless of the impact on the club. The folly of such an approach is laid bare yet again.
Jordan Ayew scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 8th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W3 D0 L5, 1 Goal and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Carles Gil suffers his 10th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 14th appearance (9 Starts) to make it W3 D1 L10, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Brad Guzan concedes his 225th goal on his 150th appearance in a Villa shirt (148 Starts) to make it W46 D32 L72, 1 Assist, 226 Goals Conceded, 34 Clean Sheets, 1.57 Goals per League Game and 7 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Joleon Lescott loses for the sixth time in six league games in a Villa shirt on his 7th appearance for the club to make it W1 D0 L6 so far in his Villa career.