Game #4784
Aston Villa
Sunday, 28 December 2003
Won
10th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Fulham
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,617
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Fulham
Assist(s) | Jlloyd Samuel | 32’ | 67’ | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 82' |
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 28 December 2003
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 1-0, Juan Pablo Ángel, Assist by Jlloyd Samuel
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Mark Delaney, Sub on, Liam Ridgewell
⚽ | 67’ Goal, 2-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Jlloyd Samuel
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Thomas Hitzlsperger
🔁 | 84’ Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Stefan Moore
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Thomas Hitzlsperger
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Fulham
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 28 December 2003
Villa close out 2003 in far better shape than they entered it; after a challenging start to the season, November saw an upturn in form and Villa were now unbeaten in 5 under David O’Leary to sit in 10th place with a League Cup semi final place also booked.
Gavin McCann secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 21st appearance to make it W10 D6 L5, 2 Goals, 2 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Thomas Sørensen keeps his 10th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 23rd appearance to make it W10 D6 L7, 24 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.04 goal per game and 10 Clean Sheets (43%) so far in his Villa career.
Peter Whittingham secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 26th appearance (21 Starts) to make it W10 D7 L9, 1 Goals, 4 Assists and 3 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
Fulham
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Fulham
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Sunday, 28 December 2003
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Barry Knight | 🏴 | Kent, 1991-2008
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 6 🟥 7 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Barry Knight | 🏴 | Kent, 1991-2008
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 13 April 2002, Villa 0-1 Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ronny Johnsen and Darius Vassell replace Dion Dublin and Stefan Moore.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.94 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.57 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 19.32 |
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Chris Coleman | 🏴 |
Fulham
GK Edwin van der Sar | 🇳🇱 |
LB Jon Harley | 🏴 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
CB Martin Djetou | 🇫🇷 |
CB Alain Goma | 🇫🇷 |
RB Moritz Volz | 🇩🇪 |
M Junichi Inamoto | 🇯🇵 | 🔁 |
M Lee Clark | 🏴 |
M Luís Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 |
M Steed Malbranque | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Louis Saha | 🇫🇷 |
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 | for RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | 62’ |
🔁 M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 🔥 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 75’ |
🔁 F Stefan Moore | 🏴 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 84’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Junichi Inamoto | 🇯🇵 | (CF Barry Hayles | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Steed Malbranque | 🇫🇷 | (CF Facundo Sava | 🇦🇷 |)
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
CB Andy Melville | 🏴 |
LB Adam Green | 🏴 |
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
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 | | 4 | 4* | 0 | 0 | 3* | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
Homegrown: 8/16
SQUAD STATS
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/13
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 December 2003, Villa 3-0 Fulham, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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