Game #4470
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 April 1997
Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Leeds United
Elland Road
Attendance: 26,884
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
Leeds United
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 22 April 1997
🕒 | HT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Gareth Farrelly
🕒 | FT Leeds United 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Andy Townsend
🟨 | Booking, Savo Milošević
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 22 April 1997
Villa are held to a second successive draw in a goalless game at Elland Road but remain 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.
Ugo Ehiogu makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (161 Starts) to make it W76 D45 L54, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Gareth Farrelly makes his 8th appearance in a Villa shirt almost esactly a year after his 7th to make it W5 D2 L1 and what had at one time looked like a promising future was all but over.
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
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
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1991–92
Aston Villa
Leeds United
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1996-97 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Game | #36 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Tuesday, 22 April 1997
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🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1994-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 36 🟥 34 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1994-2004
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 February 1997, Villa 0-0 Forest, City Ground 🆘
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Bosnich returns in goal in place of Michael Oakes and Saša Ćurčić makes his first start in 11 games as he replaces Mark Draper.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.62 |
Oldest Player
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 33.77 |
Youngest Player
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 23.65 |
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Leeds United
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
RB Gunnar Halle | 🇳🇴 |
RB Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
CB David Wetherall | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 |
LB Tony Dorigo (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Pierre Laurent | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Derek Lilley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Pierre Laurent | 🇫🇷 | (CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |)
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
LB Ian Harte | 🇮🇪 |
CB Robert Molenaar | 🇳🇱 |
W Lee Sharpe | 🏴 |
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
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | | 8 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2* | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 22 April 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road.
MATCH REPORTS
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