Game #4480
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 September 1997


Won
9th (+6)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Derby County
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,444
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1

Derby County

Assist(s) | Stan Collymore | 73' | Fernando Nélson | 75’ |
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 September 1997
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Francesco Baiano
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Derby County
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
⚽ | 73’ Goal, 1-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Stan Collymore
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-1, Julian Joachim, Assist by Fernando Nélson
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Stan Collymore, Sub on, Savo Milošević
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Derby County
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
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 September 1997
Villa record a third successive Premier League win to lift them to 9th in the table under Brian Little as Derby are beaten at Villa Park.
Dwight Yorke scores his 3rd goal in 4 league games as Julian Joachim opens his account for the season.
Fernando Nélson contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 46th appearance (42 Starts) to make it W20 D13 L13, 1 Assist and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Mark Bosnich makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (174 Starts) to make it W77 D43 L55, 170 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.97 goals per game, 68 Clean Sheets (39%), 9 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke scores his 85th goal in a Villa shirt on his 254th appearance (214 Starts) to make it W109 D64 L81, 85 Goals, 38 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 2.99 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Julian Joachim scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 31st appearance (22 Starts) to make it W9 D6 L16 and 5 Goals so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 6.20 games played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, 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
Derby County


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1974-75
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Game | #7 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Saturday, 20 September 1997
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🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 134 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 37 🟥 38 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 5 April 1997, Villa 3-1 Everton, Villa 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
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Saša Ćurčić makes his first start of the season as Simon Grayson drops to the subs bench
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.60 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.32 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 24.90 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | 🔥 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Jim Smith | 🏴 |

Derby County
GK Mart Poom | 🇪🇪 |
CB Gary Rowett | 🏴 |
LB Chris Powell | 🏴 |
CB Jacob Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Christian Dailly | 🏴 |
M Lee Carsley | 🇮🇪 |
M Paul Trollope | 🏴 |
M Stefano Eranio | 🇮🇹 |
M Jonathan Hunt | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Francesco Baiano | 🇮🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 68’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 87’ |
🔁 | CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | for CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 | 88’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Jonathan Hunt | 🏴 | (M Aljoša Asanović | 🇭🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Dean Sturridge | 🏴 | (CF Deon Burton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Francesco Baiano | 🇮🇹 | (CF Paulo Wanchope | 🇨🇷 |)

🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Russell Hoult | 🏴 |
M Robin van der Laan | 🇳🇱 |
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
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | | 31 | 22* | 5* | 0 | 9* | 6 | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Sep 1997, Villa 2-1 Derby, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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