Game #4490
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 November 1997
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
UEFA Cup
Athletic Bilbao
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,915
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Athletic Bilbao
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 27’ | Ian Taylor | 50’ |
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 November 1997
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Ian Taylor
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 2-1, (Athletic Bilbao), Javi González
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Simon Grayson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 November 1997
Villa qualify for the third round of the UEFA Cup for the first time in 20 years with a strong win over Athletic Bilbao to win the second round UEFA Cup tie 2-1 on aggregate after a goalless away leg.
Dwight Yorke with one goal in his previous 12 games scores one and creates one to contribute his 125th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 264th appearance (224 Starts) to make it W112 D67 L85, 86 Goals, 39 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ian Taylor contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 113th appearance in a Villa shirt (103 Starts) to make it W51 D28 L34, 13 Goals, 7 Assists and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
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
Aston Villa
Athletic Bilbao
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #18 |
Manager Game | #144 |
Tuesday, 4 November 1997
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Sándor Piller | 🇭🇺 | Békéscsaba, 1991-2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Aggregate Result: 🟩
Aggregate Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 144 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 | 40 🟥 42 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Sándor Piller | 🇭🇺 | Békéscsaba, 1991-2000
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Bosnich replaces Michael Oakes as Ugo Ehiogu, Simon Grayson and Julian Joachim drop out with Ian Taylor, Steve Staunton and Savo Milošević returning.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.42 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.44 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.41 |
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
MANAGER
Luis Fernández | 🇪🇸 |
Athletic Bilbao
GK Imanol Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
LB Aitor Larrazábal | 🇪🇸 |
CB Roberto Ríos | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Rafael Alkorta | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
RB Iñigo Larrainzar | 🇪🇸 |
M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Bittor Alkiza | 🇪🇸 |
W Joseba Etxeberria | 🇪🇸 |
CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Ismael Urzáiz | 🇪🇸 |
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | for F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 87’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Patxi Ferreira | 🇪🇸 | (LB Mikel Lasa | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | M Josu Urrutia | 🇪🇸 | (M Javi González | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | CF Cuco Ziganda | 🇪🇸 | (M Julen Guerrero | 🇪🇸 |)
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB David Hughes | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
M Saša Ćurčić | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Juanjo Valencia | 🇪🇸 |
RB Mari Lacruz | 🇪🇸 |
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
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | | 14 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 5* | 3 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
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
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 November 1997, Villa 2-1 Bilbao, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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