Game #4488
Aston Villa
Sunday, 26 October 1997


Drew
13th= (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 38,061
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
0-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 26 October 1997
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🟥 | 83’ Sending off, (Arsenal), Emmanuel Petit
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 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
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 26 October 1997
Villa record another goalless draw as they hold Arsenal at Highbury but it is now one win in five Premier League games and 13th place in the table under Brian Little.
Former Villa midfielder David Platt enters the fray as a 67’ substitute for Arsenal.
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

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
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993–94
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Game | #12 |
Manager Game | #142 |
Sunday, 26 October 1997
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🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 142 | 🟩 | 61 🟨 | 40 🟥 41 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 22 January 1997, FA Cup, Villa 3-0 Notts County, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Gareth Southgate
CARDS

🟥 Emmanuel Petit
🟨 David Seaman
🟨 Steve Bould
🟨 Patrick Viera
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ugo Ehiogu is recalled as Ian Taylor makes way with Stan Collymore, Savo Milošević and Steve Staunton replaced by Gary Charles, Simon Grayson and Julian Joachim. Lee Hendrie makes his first squad appearance of the season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.81 |
Oldest Player
FB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 27.88 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.37 |
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 |

Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
M Patrick Viera | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Emmanuel Petit | 🇫🇷 | 🟥 |
W Luis Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 | 🔁 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 |
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | (M David Platt (ex) | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Luis Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 | (CF Nicolas Anelka | 🇫🇷 |)

🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Scott Murray | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Alex Manninger | 🇦🇹 |
M Gilles Grimandi | 🇫🇷 |
M Stephen Hughes | 🏴 |
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
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Oct 1997, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS
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