Game #4509
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 18 February 1998
Lost
14th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 39,372
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-2
Manchester United
Assist(s) | None
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 18 February 1998
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
🥅 | 82’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), David Beckham
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Ryan Giggs
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United
🟨 | Booking, Simon Grayson
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 18 February 1998
Villa concede two late goals to leave them with one win in six Premier League games under Brian Little as the fall to 14th in the table.
Savo Milošević makes his first appearance in a Villa shirt since *that* afternoon at Ewood Park 5 games earlier to make it 111 Appearances, 105 Starts, W49 D30 L32, 30 Goals, 13 Assists and 14 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.58 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1996-97
Aston Villa
Manchester United
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1997-98 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #163 |
Wednesday, 18 February 1998
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 163 | 🟩 | 69 🟨 | 45 🟥 49 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Matches Officiated: 24
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 7
🟥 : 9
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 22 September 1997, Villa 0-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Savo Milošević returns after a 4 game absence, along with Ian Taylor and Fernando Nélson as Mark Draper, Steve Staunton and Lee Hendrie drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.11 |
Oldest Player
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 29.73 |
Youngest Player
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 22.70 |
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Fernando Nélson | 🇵🇹 |
RB Simon Grayson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Stan Collymore | 🏴 |
F Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
RB Henning Berg | 🇳🇴 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
M Nicky Butt | 🏴 |
W David Beckham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Ryan Giggs | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Brian McClair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Brian McClair | 🏴 | (RB Phil Neville | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
F Darren Byfield | 🏴 |
F Richard Walker | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Raimond Van Der Gouw | 🇳🇱 |
RB Michael Clegg | 🏴 |
M Jordi Cruyff | 🇳🇱 |
CF Erik Nevland | 🇳🇴 |
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 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 18 February 1998, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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