Game #5709
Aston Villa
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Drew
Last 16
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Europa Conference League
AFC Ajax
Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,197
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
AFC Ajax
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s): None
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 7 March 2024
🟨 | 25’ Booking, Ezri Konsa for handball
🕒 | 45’+1 HT Ajax 0-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Pau Torres, Sub on, Matty Cash
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Moussa Diaby, Sub on, John McGinn
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Leon Bailey
🟨 | 64’ Booking, Matty Cash for dissent
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Tim Iroegbunam, Sub on, Nicolò Zaniolo
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Lucas Digne, Sub on, Álex Moreno
🟨 | 76’ Booking, Nicolò Zaniolo for a bad foul
🟨 | 83’ Booking, Ezri Konsa for a bad foul
🟥 | 83’ Sending off, Ezri Konsa for two yellow cards
🟥 | 86’ Sending off, (Ajax), Tristan Gooijer for two yellow cards
🕒 | 90’+5 FT Ajax 0-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Possession F | 40%
Possession A | 60%
Shots F | 5
Shots A | 4
Shots on Target F | 1
Shots on Target A | 1
Corners F | 5
Corners A | 2
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 18
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 7 March 2024
The folly of appointing an Albanian League referee to officiate a game between former European Champions is laid bare.
Douglas Luiz makes his 190th appearance in a Villa shirt (169 Starts) to make it W80 D34 L76, 22 Goals, 23 Assists, 45 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Morgan Rogers makes his first start in a Villa shirt on his 4th Appearance to make it W3 D1 L0 and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Emiliano Martínez keeps his 50th clean sheet in a Villa shirt on his 147th appearance to make it W68 D26 L53, 178 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.21 goals per game, 50 Clean Sheets (34%) and 16 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Nicolò Zaniolo collects his 10th booking in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance (10 Starts) to make it W14 D7 L8, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 10 Bookings at a rate of a card every 2.90 games so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
AFC Ajax
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
European Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆
Dutch Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆 (36)
KNVB Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 (20)
Last Trophy: 2021-22
Aston Villa
AFC Ajax
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #40 |
European Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Attendance | 52,197 |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Enea Jorgji | 🇦🇱 | 2023- 🆘
Kick off: 5.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 67 | 🟩 | 39 🟨 | 11 🟥 17 | 1.91
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Enea Jorgji | 🇦🇱 | 2023- 🆘
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 The folly of allowing Albanian League referees in European competition was shown early and just got worse... at least he kept the game interesting mind
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
Assistants: Denis Rexha | 🇦🇱 | Ridiger Çokaj | 🇦🇱 |
Fourth official: Eldorjan Hamiti | 🇦🇱 |
VAR: Luca Pairetto | 🇮🇹 |
Assistant VAR: Aleandro Di Paolo | 🇮🇹 |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Unai Emery springs huge surprises with his team selection for the Ajax away leg.
Squad Average Age: 26.61
Starting XI Average Age: 26.66
Subs Average Age: 27.58
Bench Average Age: 26.55
Oldest Starter: GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | 31.53 |
Youngest Starter: M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | 21.58 |
Oldest Squad Player: GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | 33.62 |
Youngest Squad Player: F Omari Kellyman | 🇬🇧 | 18.46 |
Oldest Substitute: LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | 30.61 |
Youngest Substitute: M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | 24.70 |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MANAGER
Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | 2022-
Aston Villa
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 |
M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John van 't Schip | 🇳🇱 |
AFC Ajax
GK Diant Ramaj | 🇩🇪 |
RB Devyne Rensch | 🇳🇱 |
RB Tristan Gooijer | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Jorrel Hato | 🇳🇱 |
CB Ahmetcan Kaplan | 🇹🇷 |
LB Borna Sosa | 🇭🇷 |
M Jordan Henderson | 🏴 |
M Kenneth Taylor | 🇳🇱 |
M Sivert Mannsverk | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Kristian Hlynsson | 🇮🇸 | 🔁 |
CF Brian Brobbey | 🇳🇱 |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | 🟨 | for CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | 46’ |
🔁 | M John McGinn | 🏴 | for W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | 63’ |
🔁 | W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | for M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 63’ |
🔁 | LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | for LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | 74’ |
🔁 | M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 | for M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | 74’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Branco van den Boomen | 🇳🇱 | for M Sivert Mannsverk | 🇳🇴 | 76’ |
🔁 | CF Chuba Akpom | 🏴 | for M Kristian Hlynsson | 🇮🇸 | 80’ |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Joe Gauci | 🇦🇺 |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 |
F Omari Kellyman | 🇬🇧 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Gerónimo Rulli | 🇦🇷 |
GK Jay Gorter | 🇳🇱 |
CB Jakov Medic | 🇭🇷 |
RB Anton Gaaei | 🇩🇰 |
LB Ar'jany Martha | 🇳🇱 |
M Kian Fitz-Jim | 🇳🇱 |
M Benjamin Tahirovic | 🇧🇦 |
W Carlos Forbs | 🇵🇹 |
CF Julian Rijkhoff | 🇳🇱 |
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
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | | 133 | 17* | 8 | 9 | 59 | 22* | 52 | - | - | 29* | 1 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
GK Joe Gauci | 🇦🇺 | | 3* |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £184.61m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £57.36m
Team Cost: £241.97m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/16
Homegrown: 1/16
Matchday Squad Cost: £274.75m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/21
Homegrown: 2/21
Total Squad Cost: £377.46m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 18/37
Homegrown: 11/37
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £38.41m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 5/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £10.54m
Team Cost: £48.95m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 6/13
Homegrown: ⭕/13
Matchday Squad Cost: £81.86m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 10/22
Homegrown: ⭕/22
Total Squad Cost: £142.47m
Home Nation 🇳🇱 : 16/32
Homegrown: 1/32
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | £15.66m |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 | £3.00m |
GK Joe Gauci | 🇦🇺 | £1.28m |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 | £28.60m |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | £27.90m |
CB Ezri Konsa | 🏴 | £11.97m |
CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 | Loan |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 | £27.00m |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 | £14.18m |
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 | £11.59m |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 | Youth |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | £15.12m |
M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | £8.00m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | Youth |
M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | Free |
M Nicolò Zaniolo | 🇮🇹 | Loan |
W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | £47.66m |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | £28.80m |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | £30.60m |
F Omari Kellyman | 🇬🇧 | Youth |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Gerónimo Rulli | 🇦🇷 | £6.85m |
GK Diant Ramaj | 🇩🇪 | £4.28m |
GK Jay Gorter | 🇳🇱 | Free |
CB Ahmetcan Kaplan | 🇹🇷 | £8.14m |
CB Jakov Medic | 🇭🇷 | £2.57m |
CB Jorrel Hato | 🇳🇱 | Free |
LB Borna Sosa | 🇭🇷 | £6.85m |
RB Anton Gaaei | 🇩🇰 | £3.86m |
RB Devyne Rensch | 🇳🇱 | Free |
RB Tristan Gooijer | 🇳🇱 | Free |
LB Ar'jany Martha | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Benjamin Tahirovic | 🇧🇦 | £6.43m |
M Sivert Mannsverk | 🇳🇴 | £5.14m |
M Kian Fitz-Jim | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Branco van den Boomen | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Jordan Henderson | 🏴 | Free |
M Kenneth Taylor | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Kristian Hlynsson | 🇮🇸 | Free |
W Carlos Forbs | 🇵🇹 | £12.00m |
CF Brian Brobbey | 🇳🇱 | £14.00m |
CF Chuba Akpom | 🏴 | £10.54m |
CF Julian Rijkhoff | 🇳🇱 | £1.20m |
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
W Emiliano Buendía | 🇦🇷 | ACL, 12 Aug 2023 [40]
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | ACL, 20 Aug 2023 [39]
CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | Hamstring, 26 Jan 2024 [9]
M Boubacar Kamara | 🇫🇷 | ACL, 17 Feb 2024 [4]
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | Thigh, 17 Feb 2024 [4]
M Jacob Ramsey | 🏴 | Foot, 7 Mar 2024 [1]
Not Registered | 1 |
CB Calum Chambers | 🏴 |
Out On Loan | 7 |
CF Louie Barry | 🏴 | Stockport
GK Viljami Sinisalo | 🇫🇮 | Exeter
M Morgan Sanson | 🇫🇷 | Nice
M Philippe Coutinho | 🇧🇷 | Al-Duhail
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | Napoli
CB Josh Feeney | 🏴 | Real Unión
M Tommi O'Reilly | 🏴 | Real Unión
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded