Game #4441
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 October 1996
Lost
8th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Sunderland
Roker Park
Attendance: 21,032
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1996
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 0-1, (Sunderland), Paul Stewart
🕒 | HT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Mark Bosnich, Sub on, Michael Oakes
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Bosnich
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
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 October 1996
Villa lose for the 3rd time in 4 Premier League games under Brian Little as they are beaten at Roker Park and fall back to 8th in the table.
Saša Ćurčić makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D3 L3, 0 Goals, 0 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Lee Hendrie makes his 4th appearance in a Villa shirt 10 months after his debut and for the first time in 5 months to make it W0 D1 L3, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa right back Dariusz Kubicki lines up for Sunderland.
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Game | #11 |
Manager Game | #95 |
Saturday, 26 October 1996
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🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 95 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 28 🟥 26 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Mark Bosnich
CARDS
🟨 Michael Gray
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gareth Southgate returns after a three game absence along with Mark Draper as Riccardo Scimeca and Fernando Nélson drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.36 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.28 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 23.99 |
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Peter Reid | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Lionel Perez | 🇫🇷 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 |
CB Richard Ord | 🏴 |
CB Andy Melville | 🏴 |
LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Kevin Ball | 🏴 |
CF David Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Michael Bridges | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | for GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 57’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 61’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 61’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Michael Bridges | 🏴 | (CF Craig Russell | 🏴 |)
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Philip Naisbett | 🏴 |
D Lee Howey | 🏴 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 |
CF Martin Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | | 12 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3* | 10 | 7* | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Scott Murray | 🏴 | | 1* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 26 Oct 1996, Villa 0-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH REPORTS
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