Game #4486
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 October 1997


Lost
11th= (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Wimbledon
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,087
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2

Wimbledon

Assist(s) | Savo Milošević | 45’ |
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 October 1997
🥅 | 39’ Goal, 0-1, (Wimbledon), Robbie Earle
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Ian Taylor, Assist by Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Wimbledon
🥅 | 61’ Goal, 1-2, (Wimbledon), Carl Cort
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Saša Ćurčić, Sub on, Julian Joachim
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Riccardo Scimeca, Sub on, Alan Wright
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Wimbledon
🟨 | Booking, Ian Taylor
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
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 October 1997
Villa lose at home to Wimbledon as form continues to waver under Brian Little as they fall to 11th in the table.
Savo Milošević contributes his 10th assist in a Villa shirt on his 93rd appearance (88 Starts) to make it W43 D24 26, 26 Goals, 10 Assists and 10 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.58 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Simon Grayson makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W4 D1 L5, 0 Goals and 0 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, 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
Wimbledon


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1987-88
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Game | #11 |
Manager Game | #140 |
Saturday, 18 October 1997
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🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 140 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 38 🟥 41 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 February 1997, Villa 2-1 Coventry, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 Chris Perry
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Fernando Nélson, Mark Draper and Alan Wright drop to the bench with Stan Collymore missing out on the squad altogether due to suspension. Saša Ćurčić, Simon Grayson, Gary Charles and Steve Staunton come into the team with Riccardo Scimeca retaining his place.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.33 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.39 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.36 |
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Joe Kinnear | 🇮🇪 |

Wimbledon
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
LB Ben Thatcher | 🏴 |
CB Chris Perry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 |
CB Dean Blackwell | 🏴 |
M Vinnie Jones | 🏴 |
M Michael Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
M Ceri Hughes | 🏴 |
M Robbie Earle | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Efan Ekoku | 🇳🇬 |
CF Carl Cort | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | for CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 | F Julian Joachim | 🏴 | for M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 | 74’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Robbie Earle | 🏴 | (M Neal Ardley | 🏴 |)

🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
RB Brian McAllister | 🏴 |
LB Alan Kimble | 🏴 |
CF Marcus Gayle | 🏴 |
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
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | | 117 | 2* | 3 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 34* | - | - | 6 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 Oct 1997, Villa 1-2 Wimbledon, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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