Game #4794
Aston Villa
Sunday, 22 February 2004
Drew
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Birmingham City
Attendance: 40,061
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Gareth Barry | 21’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Thomas Hitzlsperger celebrates putting Villa two goals up but they are held at the last by Birmingham to leave them unbeaten in four with seventh Premier League wins in their last eleven under David O'Leary, Sunday, 22 February 2004.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 22 February 2004
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Darius Vassell, Assist by Gareth Barry
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham City
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 2-0, Thomas Hitzlsperger
🔁 | 52’ Sub off, Ronny Johnsen, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🔁 | 56’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Peter Whittingham
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 2-1, (Birmingham City), Mikael Forssell
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Luke Moore 🟢
🥅 | 90’+4 Goal, 2-2, (Birmingham City), Stern John
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Birmingham City
ON THIS DAY
Villa were now unbeaten in four games and as a result a team that two months previously was in 18th place and firmly in the relegation places had consolidated 7th place in the League.
It could have been even better for Villa but a game that almost became an exhibition display for the home team, bred over confidence allowing their near neighbours to score in the final seconds of stoppage time.
The celebrations of the St Andrews’ men for earning a point at their more accomplished neighbours was something to behold. Despite the Small Heath team having spent much of the season above Villa in the table and having finished above Villa for the first time in decades the previous season, manager Steve Bruce and his backroom staff invaded the pitch amid delirious celebrations from players and fans alike.
The media got over excited too, but the reactions of the two camps spoke volumes and reinforced the reality that there was a huge gap between the clubs that regardless of results on the pitch was unlikely to be narrowed very soon.
Ironically just over a decade later Steve Bruce would be manager of Villa and would extend Villa’s winning record over his former club many times over, never invading the pitch in doing so.
Forward Luke Moore made his Villa debut aged 18 after coming through the ranks as a schoolboy and signing professional forms on July 2003.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1962-63
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #26 |
Manager Game | #33 |
Sunday, 22 February 2004
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 12.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 33 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 7 🟥 11 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 23
🟩 : 8
🟨 : 10
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 31 January 2004, Villa 5-0 Leicester, Walkers Stadium.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ulises de la Cruz replaces Mark Delaney.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.75 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.73 |
Youngest Player |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 21.90 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 🔁 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 | (🤡)
Birmingham City
GK Maik Taylor | 🇬🇧 |
CB Kenny Cunningham | 🇮🇪 |
CB Darren Purse | 🏴 |
CB Olivier Tébily | 🇨🇮 |
RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Robbie Savage | 🏴 |
M Bryan Hughes | 🏴 |
M Damien Johnson | 🇬🇧 |
M Stephen Clemence | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mikael Forssell | 🇫🇮 | ⚽ |
CF Christophe Dugarry | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 52’ |
🔁 W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 56’ |
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | 🟢 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 81’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 | (CF Stern John | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | M Stephen Clemence | 🏴 | (M David Dunn | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Christophe Dugarry | 🇫🇷 | (CF Clinton Morrison | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Ian Bennett | 🏴 |
CB Martin Taylor | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
Homegrown: 7/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F Luke Moore | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Guardian*
Monday, 23 February, 2004