Game #4498
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 December 1997
Drew
12th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
Premier League
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,343
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Southampton
Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 64’ |
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 December 1997
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Southampton
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Mark Draper
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Simon Grayson, Sub on, Lee Hendrie
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Egil Østenstad
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton
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
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 December 1997
Villa are held at home by Southampton to leave them with 3 wins in 13 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Ian Taylor scores his 15th goal in a Villa shirt on his 118th appearance (108 Starts) to make it W52 D30 L36, 15 Goals, 7 Assists and 17 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Mark Draper contributes his 20th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 104th appearance (102 Starts) to make it W47 D27 L30, 6 Goals, 14 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu makes his 200th appearance in a Villa shirt (186 Starts) to make it W85 D49 L66, 12 Goals, 4 Assists, 21 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa midfielder Kevin Richardson lines up for Southampton.
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, 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
Southampton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Saturday, 20 December 1997
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🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 152 | 🟩 | 65 🟨 | 42 🟥 45 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 20
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 15 March 1997, Villa 0-0 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up for only the second time this season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.56 |
Youngest Player
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 | 24.16 |
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Jones | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Paul Jones | 🏴 |
RB Jason Dodd | 🏴 |
CB Ken Monkou | 🇳🇱 |
CB Claus Lundekvam | 🇳🇴 |
LB Francis Benali | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 |
M Matt Oakley | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Davies | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF David Hirst | 🏴 |
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | for RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 67’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Kevin Davies | 🏴 | (CF Egil Østenstad | 🇳🇴 | ⚽ |)
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Darryl Flahavan | 🏴 |
CB Andy Williams | 🏴 |
LB Matthew Robinson | 🏴 |
M David 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
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | | 14 | 11* | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 | | 5* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 20 Dec 1997, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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