Game #4460
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Won
5th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,409
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43’ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75’ |
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ugo Ehiogu
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Steve Staunton o.g.
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Coventry City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Villa make it successive wins under Brian Little and climb to 5th in the Premier League table as Coventry are beaten at Villa Park yet again.
Andy Townsend contributes his 35th goal involvement in a Villa shirt to secure his 75th win on his 160th appearance (159 Starts) and make it W75 D38 L47, 11 Goals, 24 Assists, 23 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Fernando Nélson makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (27 Appearances) to make it W12 D8 L7 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa captain Kevin Richardson lines up for Coventry
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, 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
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
Aston Villa
Coventry City
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #114 |
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
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🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 13
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 21 February 1996, League Cup, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Draper and Ian Taylor return after 7 game absences along with Andy Townsend as Saša Ćurčić, Riccardo Scimeca and Carl Tiler drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.60 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.48 |
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🔥 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |
Coventry City
GK Steve Ogrizovic | 🏴 |
CB Gary Breen | 🇮🇪 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴 |
M Eoin Jess | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Darren Huckerby | 🏴 |
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 | (M Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Eoin Jess | 🏴 | (CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |)
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 |
CB Oleksandr Yevtushok | 🇺🇦 |
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
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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