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.
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
Aston Villa
Wimbledon
🟩 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
🟩 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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