Game #4817
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 October 2004
Won
9th (+4)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Fulham
Attendance: 34,460
Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0
Fulham
Assist(s) | Carlton Cole | 75’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Nobby Solano celebrates putting Villa one up against Fulham to set up a first win in six Premier League games under David O'Leary, Saturday, 23 October 2004.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 October 2004
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-0, Nolberto Solano
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
🔁 | 62’ Sub off, Darius Vassell, Sub on, Carlton Cole
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 2-0, Lee Hendrie, Assist by Carlton Cole
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Peter Whittingham, Sub on, Steven Davis
🔁 | 87’ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Thomas Hitzlsperger
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham
ON THIS DAY
Villa win for the first time in six but over that time they have lost just one - to leaders Arsenal - as they climb back to 9th in the table after10 Premier League games.
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: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Fulham
Previous 5 vs. Fulham: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 2004-05 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Game | #10 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 23 October 2004
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 | Stoke Newington, 2003-2006
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 16 🟥 16 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Phil Dowd | 🏴 | Stoke on Trent, 1998-2016
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 22 Feb 03, Villa 0-3 Charlton (a)
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Thomas Sörensen, Peter Whittingham, Nolberto Solano and Juan Pablo Ángel replace Stefan Postma, Gareth Barry, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Carlton Cole.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 | 30.23 |
Youngest Player |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 20.14 |
MANAGER
David O'Leary | 🇮🇪 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Thomas Sörensen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Olof Mellberg | 🇸🇪 |
RB Mark Delaney | 🏴 |
RB Ulises de la Cruz | 🇪🇨 |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Gavin McCann | 🏴 |
W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Nolberto Solano | 🇵🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Juan Pablo Ángel | 🇨🇴 |
F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Chris Coleman | 🏴 |
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Fulham
GK Edwin van der Sar | 🇳🇱 |
CB Carlos Bocanegra | 🇺🇸 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
CB Ian Pearce | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Moritz Volz | 🇩🇪 | 🟨 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 |
M Luís Boa Morte | 🇵🇹 |
M Steed Malbranque | 🇫🇷 |
M Papa Bouba Diop | 🇸🇳 |
M Claus Jensen | 🇩🇰 | 🔁 |
CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 | 🔁 |
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Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 CF Carlton Cole | 🏴 | 🔥 | for F Darius Vassell | 🏴 | 62’ |
🔁 M Steven Davis | 🇬🇧 | for W Peter Whittingham | 🏴 | 78’ |
🔁 M Thomas Hitzlsperger | 🇩🇪 | for M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 | 87’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Ian Pearce | 🏴 | (CB Zesh Rehman | 🇵🇰 |)
🔁 | M Claus Jensen | 🇩🇰 | (CF Collins John | 🇳🇱 |)
🔁 | CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 | (CF Brian McBride | 🇺🇸 |)
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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Stefan Postma | 🇳🇱 |
CB Liam Ridgewell | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
CF Tomasz Radzinski | 🇨🇦 |
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SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/16
Homegrown: 7/16
SQUAD STATS
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Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 23 October, 2004
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