Game #4467
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 9 April 1997
Won
4th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Wimbledon
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 9,015
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
Wimbledon
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 26’ | Dwight Yorke | 78’ |
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 9 April 1997
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Mark Draper
🕒 | HT Wimbledon 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-0, Alan Wright, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Wimbledon 0-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Alan Wright
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 9 April 1997
Villa make it three successive wins under Brian Little and climb to 4th in the Premier League table as Wimbledon are beaten at Selhurst Park.
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst 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
Wimbledon
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Wednesday, 9 April 1997
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🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 34 🟥 33 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 20
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 25 January 1997, FA Cup, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Staunton and Gareth Farrelly drop out and are replaced by Andy Townsend and David Hughes.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.71 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.74 |
Youngest Player
CB David Hughes | 🏴 | 19.20 |
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |
Wimbledon
GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Duncan Jupp | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kimble | 🏴 |
M Peter Fear | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Neal Ardley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stewart Castledine | 🏴 |
F Jason Euell | 🏴 |
CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 | 🔁 |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Neal Ardley | 🏴 | (W Andy Clarke | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 | (CF Carl Cort | 🏴 |)
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB Alan Reeves | 🏴 |
CF Jon Goodman | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 31* |
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 9 April 1997, Villa 2-0 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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