Game #4481
Aston Villa
Monday, 22 September 1997


Lost
16th (-7)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Premier League
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 34,843
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 22 September 1997
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 56’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool, pen), Robbie Fowler
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Steve McManaman
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Karl-Heinz Riedle
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Southgate
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 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 22 September 1997
Villa lose for the first time in five but for the fifth time in nine Premier League games under Brian Little to drop back to 16th in the table.
After their mini recovery Villa suffer another heavy defeat to wnd a run of 3 wins after Villa and Liverpool were unusually required to play consecutive Saturday and Monday fixtures by the Premier League.
Future Villa goalkeeper David James and future Villa midfielder Patrick Berger line up for Liverpool.
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

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
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1994-95
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Game | #8 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Monday, 22 September 1997
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🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 37 🟥 39 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Matches Officiated: 23
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 7
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 19 April 1997, Villa 1-1 Tottenham, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ian Taylor
🟨 Gareth Southgate
CARDS

🟨 Karl-Heinz Riedle
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Saša Ćurčić drops to the subs bench as Simon Grayson is recalled.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.80 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.32 |
Youngest Player
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 24.90 |
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
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
Roy Evans | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 🇳🇴 |
CB Bjørn Tore Kvarme | 🇳🇴 |
CB Phil Babb | 🇮🇪 |
CB Jamie Carragher | 🏴 |
M Danny Murphy | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
W Steve McManaman | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Patrik Berger | 🇨🇿 |
CF Robbie Fowler | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Michael Owen | 🏴 |
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 62’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Danny Murphy | 🏴 | (M David Thompson | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Robbie Fowler | 🏴 | ⚽ | (CF Karl-Heinz Riedle | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ | 🟨 |)

🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

GK Tony Warner | 🇹🇹 |
M Nicky Rizzo | 🇦🇺 |
W Mark Kennedy | 🇮🇪 |
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 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | | 32 | 23* | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 17* | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 22 Sep 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH REPORTS
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