Game #4443
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 November 1996


Lost
10th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,193
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-3

Leicester City

Assist(s) | None
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 November 1996
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City), Steve Claridge
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 1-2, (Leicester City, pen), Garry Parker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City
🔁 | 57’ Sub off, Fernando Nélson, Sub on, Mark Draper
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-3, (Leicester City), Muzzy Izzet
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Leicester City
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
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
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 November 1996
Villa lose to Leicester to leave them with 4 Premier League defeats in their last 6 games under Brian Little as they slip to 10th in the table.
Alan Wright makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W35 D20 L20, 2 Goals, 2 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa midfielder Garry Parker scores from the spot to give Leicester the lead whilst future Villa full back Simon Grayson and future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey line up for the foxes.
Future Villa boss Martin O’Neill masterminds Leicester’s victory over Villa.
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, 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
Leicester City


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Game | #13 |
Manager Game | #97 |
Saturday, 16 November 1996
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🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 28 🟥 27 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 September 1996, Villa 3-4 Newcastle, St James' Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Andy Townsend
CARDS

🟨 Emile Heskey
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the first time in 8 games.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.16 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.34 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.08 |
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
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
Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | (ft)

Leicester City
GK Kasey Keller | 🇺🇸 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Mike Whitlow | 🏴 |
CB Steve Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Spencer Prior | 🏴 |
D Julian Watts | 🏴 |
M Muzzy Izzet | 🇹🇷 | ⚽ |
M Neil Lennon | 🇬🇧 |
M Garry Parker (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Steve Claridge | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Emile Heskey | 🏴 | 🟨 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 57’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 60’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Adam Rachel | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Kevin Poole (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hill | 🇬🇧 |
M Stuart Slater | 🏴 |
W Jamie Lawrence | 🏴 |
CF Ian Marshall | 🏴 |
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
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | | 63 | 2* | 5 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 16* | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 15/16
🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 16 Nov 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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