Game #4432
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 September 1996


Drew
4th (-2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 37,944
🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 39’ |
🟨 7 Sep 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
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
🟨 7 Sep 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.
🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

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
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993–94
🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #86 |
Saturday, 7 September 1996
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🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1996-2009
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 86 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 24 🟥 23 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Riley | 🏴 | Leeds, 1996-2009
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Saša Ćurčić
🟨 Ian Taylor
CARDS

🟨 Steve Morrow
🟨 David Platt
🟨 Ian Wright
🟨 John Hartson
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 7 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | | 64 | 5* | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16* | 17 | - | - | 6* | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 | | 4* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 7 Sep 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 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 7 Sep 1996, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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