Game #4459
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 February 1997
Won
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Sunderland
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,491
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-0
Sunderland
Assist(s) | Mark Bosnich | 37’ |
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 1 February 1997
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Mark Bosnich
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 February 1997
Villa win for the first time in seven Premier League games as they beat Sunderland at Villa Park.
Centre back Carl Tiler, 26, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Sheffield United in March 1997 for a fee of £731,000. Tiler played for Villa in 1995-96 and 1996-97 making 15 appearances and scoring once.
Savo Milošević contributes his 30th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 73rd appearance (70 Starts) to make it W34 D20 L19, 21 Goals, 9 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.43 he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke secures his 100th win in a Villa shirt on his 233rd appearance (193 Starts) to make it W100 D59 L74, 77 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.12 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Mark Bosnich contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 160th appearance (159 Starts) to make it W70 D39 L51, 1 Assist, 9 Bookings, 1 Red Card, 160 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.00 goals per game and 59 Clean Sheets (37%) so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu makes his 150th start in a Villa shirt (164 Appearances) to make it W71 D41 L52, 9 Goals, 2 Assists, 19 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Lee Hendrie makes his 9th appearance in a Villa shirt and has now played more games in the last 3 weeks than in the previous 13 months to make it W2 D2 L5, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa defender Dariusz Kubicki lines up for Sunderland.
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 | 1995-97 🕒 15 | 13 (2) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 9 | #711 |
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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
Aston Villa
Sunderland
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Game | #25 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 1 February 1997
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🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 49 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Lodge | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1987-2001
Matches Officiated: 18
🟩 : 10
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 December 1996, Villa 1-0 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: 🟨
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |
Oldest Player
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 28.05 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 21.65 |
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
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 Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Peter Reid | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Lionel Perez | 🇫🇷 |
LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Jan Eriksson | 🇸🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Richard Ord | 🏴 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 | 🔁 |
RB Darren Williams | 🏴 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Alex Rae | 🏴 |
W John Mullin | 🏴 |
CF David Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 76’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Michael Gray | 🏴 | (CF Craig Russell | 🏴 |)
🔁 | RB Dariusz Kubicki (ex) | 🇵🇱 | (CF Martin Smith | 🏴 |)
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK David Preece | 🏴 |
LB Paul Heckingbottom | 🏴 |
RB Darren Holloway | 🏴 |
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
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | | 9 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 2* | 2 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
UNUSED
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 1 February 1997, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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