Game #4647
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 17 January 2001


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Newcastle United
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,387
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0

Newcastle United

Assist(s) | Paul Merson | 50' |
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 17 January 2001
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle United
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Gareth Southgate, Sub on, Gareth Barry
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 1-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Paul Merson
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Richard Walker 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle United
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
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 17 January 2001
Villa win through in the FA Cup third round replay as Darius Vassell's first goal in 27 months beats Newcastle.
Forward Richard Walker, 23, makes his 10th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (4 Starts) 6 months after his 9th before moving on to Blackpool for a fee of £68,000. Walker would leave with a record of W4 D4 L2 and 2 Goals.
Paul Merson contributes his 15th assist in a Villa shirt on his 98th appearance (83 Starts) to make it W39 D29 L30, 13 Goals, 15 Assists, 7 Bookings and 1 Red Card at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.50 games played so far in his Villa career.
Darius Vassell makes his 1st start in 26 games and scores his 1st goal in 41 on his 44th appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) to make it W21 D6 L17, 3 Goals, 4 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 7.33 games played so far in his Villa.
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Richard Walker | 🏴 | 1997-01 🕒 10 | 4 (6) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 14 | #723 |
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
Newcastle United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1954-55
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2000-01 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #138 |
Wednesday, 17 January 2001
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🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: John Gregory | 🏴 | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002
🕒 137 | 🟩 | 63 🟨 | 34 🟥 40 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Durkin | 🏴 | Dorset, 1987-2004
Matches Officiated: 23
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 10
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 7 January 2001, FA Cup, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, St James' Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 Christian Bassedas
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Jlloyd Samuel, Gareth Barry and David Ginola drop out and are replaced by Darius Vassell (first start of the season), Lee Hendrie and George Boateng.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.51 |
Oldest Player |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 32.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 20.61 |
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MANAGER
John Gregory | 🏴 | 1998-2002

Aston Villa
GK David James | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Alpay Özalan | 🇹🇷 |
M George Boateng | 🇳🇱 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Steve Stone | 🏴 |
CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Bobby Robson | 🏴 |

Newcastle United
GK Steve Harper | 🏴 |
CB Alain Goma | 🇫🇷 |
CB Marcelino Elena Sierra | 🇪🇸 |
CB Aaron Hughes | 🇬🇧 |
RB Andy Griffin | 🏴 |
M Stephen Glass | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Christian Bassedas | 🇦🇷 | 🟨 |
M Clarence Acuña | 🇨🇱 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Shola Ameobi | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | for CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | 45’ |
🔁 | F Richard Walker | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Stephen Glass | 🏴 | (CF Lomano LuaLua | 🇨🇩 |)
🔁 | M Gary Speed | 🏴 | (RB Warren Barton | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Kevin Gallacher | 🏴 | (CF Daniel Cordone | 🇦🇷 |)

🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
W David Ginola | 🇫🇷 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Shay Given | 🇮🇪 |
M Diego Gavilán | 🇵🇾 |
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
🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | | 109 | 7* | 4 | 2 | 48* | 32 | 29 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | | 51* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/16
Homegrown: 5/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 17 Jan 2001, Villa 1-0 Newcastle, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS






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