Game #5400
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Wigan Athletic
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,108
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
4-1
Wigan Athletic
Assist(s) | Albert Adomah | 19’ | Birkir Bjarnason | 36’ | Ritchie De Laet | 74’ |
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Mitch Clark
⚽ | 19’ Goal, 1-0, Scott Hogan, Assist by Albert Adomah
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 2-0, Albert Adomah, Assist by Birkir Bjarnason
🥅 | 43’ Goal, 2-1, (Wigan Athletic), Ryan Colclough
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 3-1, Scott Hogan
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Wigan Athletic
🟨 | 68’ Booking, Callum O’Hare
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Callum O’Hare, Sub on, Ross McCormack
⚽ | 74’ Goal, 4-1, Birkir Bjarnason, Assist by Ritchie De Laet
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Sub on, Jordan Lyden
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Easah Suliman 🟢 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Wigan Athletic
Match Statistics
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
Villa ease past high flying League one side Wigan in the second round of the EFL Cup.
Birkir Bjarnason scores his 1st goal and contributes his 1st assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W6 D3 L9, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
Scott Hogan scores a brace to make it 4 goals Villa shirt after 18 appearances (11 Starts) but it only comes against lower league opposition to make it W5 D3 L7, 4 Goals, 2 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career. Hogan however had just 1 league goal in his first 18 games and had failed to score in the league in 11 outings.
Albert Adomah contributes his 11th assist in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (33 Starts) to make it W17 D10 L16, 4 Goals, 11 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Ritchie De Laet contributes his only assists in a Villa shirt on his 6th appearance (5 Starts) to make it W2 D2 L2, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Jake Doyle-Hayes makes his Villa debut aged 18 after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2016.
Right back Mitch Clark makes his sole appearance for Villa aged 18 after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2016. Clark was released by Villa in July 2019 without making a further appearance for the club.
Centre back Easah Suliman makes his sole appearance for Villa aged 19 as an 81’ substitute after coming through the youth team ranks and signing professional forms in July 2015. Suliman left Villa for Vitória Guimarães SC in January 2020 for an undisclosed fee without making a further appearance for the club.
Midfielder Gary Gardner makes his final appearance for Villa aged 25 after 9 seasons with the club. Gardner made 25 starts for Villa and appeared a further 26 times as a substitute, scoring once to leave with a record of W18 D13 L15, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings. Gardner would leave Villa in July 2019 as part of a swap deal for Jota with Birmingham City.
James Bree makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W6 D1 L3 so far in his Villa career.
Khalid Abdo, Oscar Borg and Jordan Cox make their sole squad appearances for Villa.
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | #913 | Youth Team promotiion
🟢 M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | #914 | Youth Team promotiion
🟢 RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | #915 | Youth Team promotiion
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | 2015-17 🕒 1 | 0 (1) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 1 | #913 |
🔴 RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | 2017 🕒 1 | 1 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 2 | #915 |
🔴 M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | 2009-18 🕒 46 | 25 (21) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 31 | #840 |
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Wigan Athletic
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 2012-13
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #6 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
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🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Darren Drysdale | 🏴 | Lincolnshire, 2010-
Kick off: 7.45pm |
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 | 2016-2018
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 18 🟨 | 8 🟥 16 | 1.48
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darren Drysdale | 🏴 | Lincolnshire, 2010-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Anthony Moore, Darren Strain
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Despite desperately needing to settle on a first XI and for that unit to find form, Steve Bruce makes a raft of changes for the EFL Cup tie.
Jed Steer replaces Sam Johnstone in goal with Ritchie De Laet, Scott Hogan, James Bree, Birkir Bjarnason, Tommy Elphick, Albert Adomah and Callum O’Hare coming into the starting line up.
In addition Gary Gardner and Ross McCormack make their first squad appearances of the season having last played for the club in April 2017 and January 2017 respectively.
Mitchell Clark (debut) and Jake Doyle-Hayes are drafted into the line up whilst Easah Suliman, Oscar Borg, Jordan Cox and Khalid Abdo make their first squad appearances
Neil Taylor, James Chester, Glenn Whelan, four goals in two games Conor Hourihane, Josh Onomah, André Green, Alan Hutton, John Terry, Ahmed Elmohamady all drop out.
Starting XI Average Age: | 24.48 |
Oldest Player: CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | 29.98 |
Youngest Player: RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | 18.46 |
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 | 2016-2018
Aston Villa
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | 🔥 |
RB James Bree | 🏴 |
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔁 |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Paul Cook | 🏴 |
Wigan Athletic
GK Jamie Jones | 🏴 |
LB Callum Elder | 🇦🇺 |
CB Donervon Daniels | 🇦🇺 |
CB Terell Thomas | 🇱🇨 |
RB Luke Burke | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Perkins | 🏴 |
M Max Power | 🏴 |
M Alex Gilbey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Josh Laurent | 🏴 |
W Ryan Colclough | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Will Grigg | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | for F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | 73’ |
🔁 M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 | for M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | 78’ |
🔁 CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | for F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 81’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Luke Burgess | 🏴 | for M Alex Gilbey | 🏴 | 62’ |
🔁 | W Callum Lang | 🏴 | for CF Will Grigg | 🇬🇧 | 66’ |
🔁 | CF Noel Hunt | 🇮🇪 | for W Ryan Colclough | 🏴 | 80’ |
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
LB Oscar Borg | 🏴 |
M Jordan Cox | 🏴 |
M Khalid Abdo | 🇸🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Owen Evans | 🏴 |
CB Sam Stubbs | 🏴 |
M James Barrigan | 🏴 |
M Chris Merrie | 🏴 |
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
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | | 23 | 9* | 3 | 1 | 8* | 7 | 8 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £23.62m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 4/11
Subs Cost: £12.87m
Team Cost: £36.49m
Squad Cost: £36.49m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/18
Homegrown: 7/18
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £1.22m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £1.22m
Squad Cost: £1.22m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/18
Homegrown: 6/18
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
RB James Bree | 🏴 | £3.15m |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | £2.07m |
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Oscar Borg | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Youth |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 | Youth |
M Jordan Cox | 🏴 | Youth |
M Khalid Abdo | 🇸🇪 | Youth |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | £12.87m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Youth |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Owen Evans | 🏴 | Free |
GK Jamie Jones | 🏴 | Free |
RB Luke Burke | 🏴 | Youth |
LB Callum Elder | 🇦🇺 | Loan |
CB Sam Stubbs | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Donervon Daniels | 🇦🇺 | Free |
CB Terell Thomas | 🇱🇨 | Free |
M Luke Burgess | 🏴 | Youth |
M James Barrigan | 🏴 | Youth |
M Chris Merrie | 🏴 | Youth |
M David Perkins | 🏴 | Free |
M Max Power | 🏴 | Free |
M Alex Gilbey | 🏴 | Free |
M Josh Laurent | 🏴 | Free |
W Callum Lang | 🏴 | Youth |
W Ryan Colclough | 🏴 | Free |
CF Will Grigg | 🇬🇧 | £1.22m |
CF Noel Hunt | 🇮🇪 | Free |
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 1 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 4 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | MK Dons
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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Tuesday, 22 August 2017
🟩 22 August 2017, Villa 4-1 Wigan, Villa Park.