Game #4469
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 April 1997


Drew
5th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,339
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | None
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 April 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, David Hughes
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Ramon Vega
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Saša Ćurčić
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Fernando Nélson
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 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 April 1997
Villa are held to a draw at Villa Park by Tottenham as they fall back to 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham.
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB David Hughes | 🏴 | 1997 🕒 7 | 4 (3) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 20 | #719 |
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
Tottenham Hotspur


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1990-91
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Saturday, 19 April 1997
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🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 35 🟥 34 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Matches Officiated: 22
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 7
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 September 1996, Villa 1-0 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Fernando Nélson
CARDS

🟨 Dean Austin
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
In one change Steve Staunton replaces David Hughes.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.56 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.76 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 23.48 |
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
RB Dean Austin | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 |
CB Ramon Vega | 🇨🇭 | ⚽ |
LB Justin Edinburgh | 🏴 |
M David Howells | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jason Dozzell | 🏴 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 |
W Paul McVeigh | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB David Hughes | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 66’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Howells | 🏴 | (CB Stuart Nethercott | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Paul McVeigh | 🇬🇧 | (CF Neale Fenn | 🇮🇪 |)

🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Espen Baardsen | 🇳🇴 |
M Garry Brady | 🏴 |
M Danny Hill | 🏴 |
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 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB David Hughes | 🏴 | | 7 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2* | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 32* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 19 Apr 1997, Villa 1-1 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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