Game #5013
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 4 February 2009


Won
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Doncaster Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,203
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Doncaster Rovers

Assist(s) | Nicky Shorey | 61' |
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Sidwell
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 2-0, John Carew
🟨 | 34’ Booking, Steve Sidwell
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 2-1, (Doncaster Rovers), Jason Price
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Doncaster Rovers
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 3-1, Nathan Delfouneso, Assist by Nicky Shorey
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Isaiah Osbourne
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Doncaster Rovers
Match Statistics
Possession F | 53%
Possession A | 47%
Shots F | 7
Shots A | 10
Shots on Target F | 3
Shots on Target A | 5
Corners F | 2
Corners A | 9
Fouls F | 16
Fouls A | 6
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 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Villa see off Doncaster to progress in the FA Cup against the sad backdrop of the loss of Villa cult hero Paul Birch earlier in the week.
John Carew scores his 25th goal to secure his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 62nd appearance (58 Starts) to make it W25 D20 L17, 25 Goals, 6 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.87 starts he has made so far in his Villa career.
Curtis Davies secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (38 Starts) to make it W25 D12 L6, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Steve Sidwell contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance (18 Starts) to make it W14 D5 L3, 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one every 4.40 games played so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa forward Darren Byfield makes a rare appearance against his boyhood club.
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

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
Doncaster Rovers


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #38 |
Manager Game | #121 |
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
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🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010
🕒 121 | 🟩 | 51 🟨 | 39 🟥 31 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 Dec 08, Villa 2-2 Arsenal (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Steve Sidwell
CARDS

🟨 Sam Hird
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
First teamers Ashley Young (first start in 4) and John Carew (first start in 18) return alongside Steve Sidwell, Moustapha Salifou (first start in 10), Nicky Shorey, Nathan Delfouneso (first start in 6) and Brad Guzan (first start in 10). Emile Heskey, James Milner, Brad Friedel, Gareth Barry, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Stiliyan Petrov and Zat Knight drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 | 29.57 |
Youngest Player |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | 18.02 |
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010

Aston Villa
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🏴 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF John Carew | 🇳🇴 | ⚽ |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Sean O’Driscoll | 🇮🇪 |

Doncaster Rovers
GK Neil Sullivan | 🏴 |
CB James O’Connor | 🏴 |
CB Matt Mills | 🏴 |
CB Sam Hird | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB James Chambers | 🏴 |
M Brian Stock | 🏴 |
M Martin Woods | 🏴 |
M Richie Wellens | 🏴 |
M John Spicer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M James Coppinger | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Jason Price | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Spicer | 🏴 | (CF Paul Heffernan | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | M James Coppinger | 🏴 | (F Darren Byfield (ex) | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Jason Price | 🏴 | (CF Lewis Guy | 🏴 |)

🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
CB Shane Lowry | 🇮🇪 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Adam Lockwood | 🏴 |
CB Jos Van Nieuwstadt | 🇳🇱 |
LB Gareth Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Gareth Taylor | 🏴 |
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
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 | | 28 | 14* | 0 | 1 | 6* | 10 | 12 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | | 5* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/18
Homegrown: 6/18
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/18
🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Feb 2009, Villa 3-1 Doncaster, Villa Park
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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