Game #4460
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 19 February 1997
Won
5th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Coventry City
Villa Park
Attendance: 30,409
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Coventry City
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 43’ | Ugo Ehiogu | 75’ |
🟩 19 Feb 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
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
🟩 19 Feb 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 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, 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
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
🟩 19 Feb 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 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 114 | 🟩 | 50 🟨 | 32 🟥 32 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 tbc
🟨 tbc
CARDS
🟨 Paul Williams
🟨 Noel Whelan
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Feb 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 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Feb 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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