Game #4443
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 November 1996
Lost
10th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Leicester City
Villa Park
Attendance: 36,193
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-3
Leicester City
Assist(s) | None
🟥 16 November 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
🟥 16 November 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 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
Aston Villa
Leicester City
🟥 16 November 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 November 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
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 97 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 | 28 🟥 27 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟥 16 November 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: 🟨 🟨
🟥 16 November 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 November 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 | 🇬🇧 |
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 | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Mark Draper | 🏴 | for RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 57’ |
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 60’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 16 November 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 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | | 63 | 2* | 5 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 16* | - | - | 1 | 1 |
UNUSED
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
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 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 16 November 1996, Villa 1-3 Leicester, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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