Game #5007
Aston Villa
Sunday, 4 January 2009


Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Gillingham
KRBS Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 10,107
🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield
Gillingham
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Stiliyan Petrov | 13' |
🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 4 January 2009
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, James Milner, Assist by Stiliyan Petrov
🟨 | 24’ Booking, Nigel Reo-Coker
🟨 | 35’ Booking, Curtis Davies
🕒 | HT Gillingham 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 1-1, (Gillingham), Simeon Jackson
🔁 | 72’ Sub off, Nathan Delfouneso, Sub on, Marlon Harewood
⚽ | 79’ Goal, 2-1, James Milner (pen)
🕒 | FT Gillingham 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Possession F | 56%
Possession A | 44%
Shots F | 5
Shots A | 4
Shots on Target F | 1
Shots on Target A | 0
Corners F | 5
Corners A | 9
Fouls F | 8
Fouls A | 12
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
🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Villa narrowly beat League Two side Gillingham in the FA Cup third round against angry opponents thanks to two James Milner goals.
Villa navigate a tricky FA Cup tie to open the year with a win and are now unbeaten in 9 in domestic competition with 6 wins under Martin O'Neill.
James Milner scores a brace for his 5th goal in a Villa shirt - and his first since returning to the club 23 games previously - on his 50th start (56 Appearances) to make it W26 D14 L16, 5 Goals, 13 Assists and 6 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 3.33 games played so far in his Villa career. Milner now had 2 Goals and 4 assists in 23 games under Martin O’Neill compared with 3 goals and 9 assists during his 33 game spell under David O’Leary.
Stiliyan Petrov secures his 40th win in a Villa shirt on his 91st appearance (84 Starts) to make it W40 D29 L22, 4 Goals, 4 Assists and 12 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield

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
Gillingham


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #115 |
Sunday, 4 January 2009
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🟩 4 Jan 2009, Villa 2-1 Gillingham, Priestfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Keith Stroud | 🏴 | Hampshire, 2004-2010
Kick off: 1.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010
🕒 115 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 37 🟥 31 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Stroud | 🏴 | Hampshire, 2004-2010
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 29 Oct 08, Villa 3-2 Blackburn (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Nigel Reo-Coker
🟨 Curtis Davies
CARDS

🟨
🟨
🟨
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Craig Gardner, Nicky Shorey and Nathan Delfouneso replace Luke Young, Gareth Barry and Gabriel Agbonlahor as Martin O'Neill resists the temptation to play his full 'Cup' team.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.90 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 37.66 |
Youngest Player |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | 17.93 |
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MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010

Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🔥 |
W James Milner | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Mark Stimson | 🏴 |

Gillingham
GK Simon Royce | 🏴 |
LB John Nutter | 🏴 |
CB Simon King | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mulligan | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Lewis | 🏴 |
M Mark Bentley | 🏴 |
M Adam Miller | 🏴 |
M Curtis Weston | 🏴 |
W Andy Barcham | 🏴 |
CF Simeon Jackson | 🇨🇦 | ⚽ | (🤡)
CF Dennis Oli | 🏴 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 | for F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | 72’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Shane Lowry | 🇮🇪 |
M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
M Barry Bannan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Alan Julian | 🇬🇧 |
CB Connor Essam | 🏴 |
M Jack Payne | 🏴 |
M Dean Rance | 🏴 |
M Luke Rooney | 🏴 |
CF Andy Pugh | 🏴 |
CF Charlie Stimson | 🏴 |
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
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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 | | 39 | 30* | 7 | 3 | 16* | 10 | 13 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | | 22* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/18
Homegrown: 5/18
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/18
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS






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