Game #4432
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 September 1996
Drew
4th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,944
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-2
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 39’ |
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 September 1996
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Mark Draper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Paul Merson
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 2-2, (Arsenal), Andy Linighan
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Savo Milošević, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
🟨 | Booking, Saša Ćurčić
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 7 September 1996
Villa, unbeaten in 4, are held by Arsenal to end a run of three successive Premier League wins and fall back to 4th in the table under Brian Little.
Savo Milošević makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (51 Appearances) to make it W27 D12 L12, 16 Goals, 8 Assists and 5 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.13 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa midfielder David Platt lines up for Arsenal, whilst future Villa midfielder Paul Merson pulled a goal back for the Gunners.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993–94
Aston Villa
Arsenal
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 7 September 1996
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 24 🟥 23 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1994-2009 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the first time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.61 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.16 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 22.88 |
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Stewart Houston | 🏴 | (Caretaker)
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
RB Steve Morrow | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M David Platt (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🟨 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 60’ |
🔁 | F Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 84’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Steve Morrow | 🇬🇧 | (CF John Hartson | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🔁 | F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 | (W Glenn Helder | 🇳🇱 |)
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Lee Harper | 🏴 |
RB Matthew Rose | 🏴 |
M Paul Shaw | 🏴 |
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
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | | 64 | 5* | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16* | 17 | - | - | 6* | 0 |
UNUSED
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 September 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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