Game #4477
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 1997


Won
20th (-)
Last 5 | 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Leeds United
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,027
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Leeds United

Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 67’ |
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gary Charles, Sub on, Fernando Nélson
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
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
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 August 1997
Villa end a run of 4 successive defeats under Brian Little as they beat Leeds in the Premier League but remain bottom.
Steve Staunton makes his 225th appearance in a Villa shirt (218 Starts) to make it W94 D62 L69, 17 Goals, 26 Assists, 13 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Mark Bosnich secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 172nd appearance to make it W75 D42 L55, 1 Assist, 169 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.98 goals per game, 66 Clean Sheets (38%), 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park

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
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Game | #5 |
Manager Game | #131 |
Saturday, 30 August 1997
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🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough
Kick Off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 131 | 🟩 | 57 🟨 | 36 🟥 38 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Jones | 🏴 | Loughborough, 1988-2002
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 26 November 1996, League Cup, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Alan Wright and Simon Grayson return to the starting line up as Riccardo Scimeca misses out
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.88 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.26 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 24.84 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |

Leeds United
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
LB Davie Robertson | 🏴 |
CB David Wetherall | 🏴 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 |
RB Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Alf-Inge Håland | 🇳🇴 |
M Bruno Ribeiro | 🇵🇹 |
M David Hopkin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Harry Kewell | 🇦🇺 |
CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |
CF Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 🇳🇱 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | for RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M David Hopkin | 🏴 | (RB Gunnar Halle | 🇳🇴 |)

🟩 30 Aug 1997, Villa 1-0, Leeds, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
CB Robert Molenaar | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Bowyer | 🏴 |
CF Derek Lilley | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | | 43 | 4* | 0 | 0 | 18* | 12 | 13 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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