Game #4431
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 September 1996


Won
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Everton
Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,115
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
Everton
0-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 62’ |
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 September 1996
🕒 | HT Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-0 Ugo Ehiogu, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 86’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🕒 | FT Everton 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Saša Ćurčić
🟨 | Booking, Steve Staunton
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 4 September 1996
Villa record a 3rd consecutive Premier League victory under Brian Little as they win at Goodison Park to climb to second in the table.
Savo Milošević makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W27 D11 L12, 14 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.27 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Tommy Johnson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (38 Starts) to make it W23 D10 L17, 14 Goals, 3 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.94 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa defender Earl Barrett lines up for Everton.
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Everton


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1994-95
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Game | #4 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Wednesday, 4 September 1996
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🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 23 🟥 23 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1984-1998
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Saša Ćurčić
🟨 Steve Staunton
CARDS

🟨 Tony Grant
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Fernando Nélson comes in for his first start as Savo Milošević makes his first appearance of the season, Ian Taylor and Tommy Johnson make way.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.60 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.14 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 22.86 |
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Joe Royle | 🏴 |

Everton
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
LB Andy Hinchcliffe | 🏴 |
CB David Unsworth | 🏴 |
CB Craig Short | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett (ex) | 🏴 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 |
M Joe Parkinson | 🏴 |
M Tony Grant | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Graham Stuart | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Andrey Kanchelskis | 🇷🇺 |
CF Duncan Ferguson | 🏴 |
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 76’ |
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 86’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 90’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Graham Stuart | 🏴 | (CF Paul Rideout (ex) | 🏴 |)

🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Paul Gerrard | 🏴 |
RB Marc Hottiger | 🇨🇭 |
M John Ebbrell | 🏴 |
W Anders Limpar | 🇸🇪 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | | 63 | 4* | 6 | 5 | 31* | 15 | 17 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 30* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Sep 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison


MATCH REPORTS
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