Game #4801
Aston Villa
Monday, 12 April 2004


Won
6th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,112
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-2

Chelsea

Assist(s) | Darius Vassell | 49’ | Peter Crouch | 52’ |
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 12 April 2004
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), Hernán Crespo
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-1, Darius Vassell (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 49’ Goal, 2-1, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Assist by Darius Vassell
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 3-1, Lee Hendrie, Assist by Peter Crouch
🔁 | 55’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Peter Whittingham
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Peter Crouch, Sub on, Luke Moore
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Dion Dublin
🥅 | 90’+3 Goal, 3-2, (Chelsea), Hernán Crespo
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Chelsea
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 12 April 2004
Despite being forced to play Saturday & Monday fixtures in quick succession Villa beat title chasing Chelsea to make it ten wins in eighteen Premier League games under David O'Leary.
David O'Leary's Villa record an excellent win over title chasing Chelsea to lift them to sixth in the table - their highest placing of the season.
Thomas Hitzlsperger scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 79th appearance (60 Starts) to make it W31 D17 L31, 10 Goals, 13 Assists and 8 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Ronny Johnsen makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (54 Appearances) to make it W21 D11 L22, 1 Goal and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1999-00
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Monday, 12 April 2004
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🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Kick off: 1.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 9 🟥 13 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jeff Winter | 🏴 | Middlesbrough, 1992-2004
Matches Officiated: 24
🟩 : 9
🟨 : 10
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 February 2004, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ronny Johnsen replaces Liam Ridgewell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.13 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.86 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 22.04 |
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006

Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Claudio Ranieri | 🇮🇹 |

Chelsea
GK Marco Ambrosio | 🇮🇹 |
LB Wayne Bridge | 🏴 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
CB Robert Huth | 🇩🇪 | 🟨 |
RB Mario Melchiot | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Frank Lampard | 🏴 |
M Njitap Geremi | 🇨🇲 |
M Scott Parker | 🏴 |
W Damien Duff | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Adrian Mutu | 🇧🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Hernán Crespo | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 55’ |
🔁 F Luke Moore | 🏴 | for CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 CF Dion Dublin | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 88’ |
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | RB Mario Melchiot | 🇳🇱 | (CB William Gallas | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | W Damien Duff | 🇮🇪 | (M Joe Cole | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Adrian Mutu | 🇧🇪 | (W Jesper Grønkjær | 🇩🇰 |)
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
CF Eiður Guðjohnsen | 🇮🇸 |
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
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | | 39 | 13* | 1 | 4 | 16* | 9 | 14 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/16
Homegrown: 8/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 April 2004, Villa 3-2 Chelsea, Villa Park.


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