Game #4803
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 April 2004


Won
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,322
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
Middlesbrough
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Thomas Hitzlsperger | 45’ |
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 April 2004
🟨 | 13’ Booking, Gareth Barry
🥅 | 41’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough), Joseph-Désiré Job
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Gareth Barry, Assist by Thomas Hitzlsperger
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 52’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Peter Whittingham
🟥 | 57’ Sending off, Nolberto Solano
🔁 | 58’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Mark Delaney
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Juan Pablo Ángel, Sub on, Peter Crouch
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-1, Peter Crouch, Assist by Ulises de la Cruz
🟨 | 89’ Booking, Peter Crouch
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 1-2 Aston Villa
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
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 April 2004
Villa win at the last to keep up the pressure on the European places and make it eleven wins in twenty Premier League games under David O'Leary as they consolidate sixth in the table.
Despite being reduced to 10 men Villa see off wannabe Villa side Middlesbrough and keep up their challenge for Champions League qualification as Boro's ex Villa contingent have nothing to play for except their pay packets.
Nolberto Solano is sent off for the 1st time in a Villa shirt on his 9th appearance to make it W5 D2 L2, 2 Assists and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Juan Pablo Ángel makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (83 Starts) to make it W40 D22 L37, 41 Goals, 9 Assists and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Olof Mellberg secures his 40th win in a Villa shirt on his 117th appearance to make it W40 D33 L44, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 8 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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
Middlesbrough


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 2003-04
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2003-04 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Game | #35 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 24 April 2004
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🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1994-2004
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 | 2003-2006
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 19 🟨 | 10 🟥 13 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Barber | 🏴 | Tring, 1997-2004
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟥 Nolberto Solano
🟨 Gareth Barry
🟨 Peter Crouch
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gavin McCann and Juan Pablo Ángel replace Lee Hendrie and Peter Crouch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.87 |
Oldest Player |
CB Ronny Johnsen | 🇳🇴 | 34.90 |
Youngest Player |
M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 22.07 |
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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 Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | 🔥 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | 🟥 |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Steve McLaren | 🏴 |

Middlesbrough
GK Mark Schwarzer | 🇦🇺 |
LB Frank Queudrue | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Danny Mills | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M George Boateng (ex) | 🇳🇱 |
M Juninho Paulista | 🇧🇷 |
M Gaizka Mendieta | 🇪🇸 |
W Boudewijn Zenden | 🇳🇱 |
CF Michael Ricketts | 🏴 |
CF Massimo Maccarone | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
CF Joseph-Désiré Job | 🇨🇲 | ⚽ |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 53’ |
🔁 RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 58’ |
🔁 CF Peter Crouch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | for CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 | 74’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Frank Queudrue | 🇫🇷 | (W Stewart Downing | 🏴 |)
🔁 | RB Danny Mills | 🏴 | (F Szilard Németh | 🇸🇰 |)

🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

GK Brad Jones | 🇦🇺 |
LB Colin Cooper | 🏴 |
M Jonathan Greening | 🏴 |
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
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | | 41 | 15* | 1 | 4 | 17* | 10 | 14 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 | | 78* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/16
Homegrown: 6/16
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 3/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Apr 2004, Villa 2-1 Boro, Riverside


MATCH REPORTS






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