Game #4458
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
Lost
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 26,726
🟥 29 Jan 1997, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-1
Sheffield Wednesday
Assist(s) | None
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Andy Booth
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Carl Tiler, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
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
🟥 29 Jan 1997, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
Villa extend their winless Premier League run to six as they lose to Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park but remain seventh in the table under Brian Little.
Villa field their youngest side of the season with an average age of 25.15.
Fernando Nélson makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (23 Starts) to make it W10 D8 L7 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham lines up for Wednesday.
🟥 29 Jan 1997, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, 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
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Game | #24 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Wednesday, 29 January 1997
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 112 | 🟩 | 48 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴 | Kent, 1991–2000
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Lee Hendrie and Andy Townsend drop out and are replaced by Carl Tiler and Fernando Nélson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 28.05 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.65 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
CB Dejan Stefanović | 🇷🇸 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Booth | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 77’ |
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF David Hirst | 🏴 | (W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Matt Clarke | 🏴 |
M Orlando Trustfull | 🇳🇱 |
M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 |
M Wayne Collins | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | | 24 | 16* | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
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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