Game #4470
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 April 1997
Drew
5th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Leeds United
Elland Road
Attendance: 26,884
🟨 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
Leeds United
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 22 Apr 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
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
🟨 22 Apr 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 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
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
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1991–92
🟨 22 Apr 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 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 36 🟥 34 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Andy Townsend
🟨 Savo Milošević
CARDS
🟨 Tony Dorigo
🟨 Lee Bowyer
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 22 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Pierre Laurent | 🇫🇷 | (CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |)
🟨 22 Apr 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 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | | 8 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2* | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 22 Apr 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 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 22 Apr 1997, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Elland Road
MATCH REPORTS
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