Game #4773
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 29 October 2003
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,729
Aston Villa
1-0
Leicester City
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 79' |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 🔁 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Micky Adams | 🏴 |
Leicester City
GK Danny Coyne | 🏴 |
LB Jordan Stewart | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
CB Steve Howey | 🏴 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 |
M Billy McKInlay | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Craig Hignett | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lilian Nalis | 🇫🇷 |
M Paul Brooker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Dickov | 🏴 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Marcus Allbäck | 🇸🇪 | for RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 57’ |
🔁 M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 65’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 | 85’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Billy McKInlay | 🏴 | (M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 |)
🔁 | M Craig Hignett | 🏴 | (W Keith Gillespie | 🇬🇧 |)
🔁 | M Paul Brooker | 🏴 | (CF James Scowcroft | 🏴 |)
🟩 29 October 2003, Villa 1-0 Leicester, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 October 2003
Villa seek respite from their League difficulties under David O’Leary as Thomas Hitzlsperger fires Villa into the fourth round of the League Cup.
Olof Mellberg secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 88th appearance to make it W25 D28 L35, 1 Goal, 3 Assists and 4 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Jlloyd Samuel makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (80 Starts) to make it W33 D28 L39, 1 Goal, 5 Assists, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Thomas Sørensen keeps his 5th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 12th appearance to make it W4 D4 L4, 12 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goal per game and 5 Clean Sheets (42%) so far in his Villa career.
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