Game #4487
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 21 October 1997


Drew
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
UEFA Cup
Athletic Bilbao
San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 39,000
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
Athletic Bilbao
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés


MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 21 October 1997
🕒 | HT Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Aston Villa
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
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 21 October 1997
Villa secure a goalless draw in the UEFA Cup second round at San Mamés knowing a single goal victory at Villa Park will put them through
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

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
Athletic Bilbao


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
La Liga Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Copa del Rey Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #15 |
Manager Game | #141 |
Tuesday, 21 October 1997
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🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Hartmut Strampe | 🇩🇪 | Handorf, 1993-2001
Kick off: 8.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 141 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 39 🟥 41 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Hartmut Strampe | 🇩🇪 | Handorf, 1993-2001
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 tbc
🟨 tbc
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Saša Ćurčić, Simon Grayson, Ugo Ehiogu and Gary Charles drop to the subs bench, with Fernando Nélson, Stan Collymore, Alan Wright and Mark Draper recalled
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.31 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.40 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.37 |
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Luis Fernández | 🇪🇸 |

Athletic Bilbao
GK Imanol Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
RB Iñigo Larrainzar | 🇪🇸 |
CB Roberto Ríos | 🇪🇸 |
CB Rafael Alkorta | 🇪🇸 |
LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Carlos García | 🇪🇸 |
M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 |
M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Bittor Alkiza | 🇪🇸 |
W Joseba Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 |
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 46’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 | (LB Aitor Larrazábal | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | (F Mario Bermejo | 🇪🇸 |)

🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Juanjo Valencia | 🇪🇸 |
RB Mari Lacruz | 🇪🇸 |
CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 |
M Jon Andoni Goikoetxea | 🇪🇸 |
M Txomin Nagore | 🇪🇸 |
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
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | | 11 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2* | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/17
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🇪🇸: 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 18/18
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 21 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Bilbao, San Mamés


MATCH REPORTS
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