Game #4442
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 November 1996


Won
7th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,310
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Ugo Ehiogu | 65’ |
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1996
⚽ | 20’ Goal, 1-0, Carl Tiler
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
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
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 November 1996
Villa win for the second time in three Premier League games under Brian Little to climb back to 7th in the table.
Former Villa centre forward Dean Saunders lines up for Forest.
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, 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
Nottingham Forest


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1989-90
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Game | #12 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Saturday, 2 November 1996
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🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 96 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 28 🟥 26 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 17 August 1996, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 Ian Woan
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Michael Oakes replaces Mark Bosnich and Fernando Nélson comes in for Mark Draper.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.30 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.02 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
RB Des Lyttle | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
LB Colin Cooper | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
M Alf-Inge Håland | 🇳🇴 |
M David Phillips | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Scott Gemmill | 🏴 |
M Ian Woan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Jason Lee | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders (ex) | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Phillips | 🏴 | (W Bryan Roy | 🇳🇱 |)

🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Alan Fettis | 🇬🇧 |
CB Nikola Jerkan | 🇭🇷 |
M Chris Allen | 🏴 |
M Bobby Howe | 🏴 |
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
🟩 2 Nov 1996, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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