Villa vs.
AFC Ajax
🟩 14 March 2024, Villa 4-0 Ajax, Villa Park
Game #5711
Manager: Unai Emery | 🇪🇸 | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld | 🇮🇱 | Kiryat Yam, 2012- 🆘
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #42 |
European Game | #10 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Attendance | 30,210 |
Scorer(s): Ollie Watkins | 25’ | Leon Bailey | 60’ | Jhon Durán | 75’ | Moussa Diaby | 81’ |
Assist(s): Douglas Luiz | 25’ | 60’ |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
RB Matty Cash | 🏴 🇵🇱 |
CB Pau Torres | 🇪🇸 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
LB Álex Moreno | 🇪🇸 |
M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 🔥 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 |
M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
W Moussa Diaby | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ |
W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | 🟨 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Jhon Durán | 🇨🇴 | ⚽ | for CF Ollie Watkins | 🏴 | 33’ |
🔁 | M Youri Tielemans | 🇧🇪 | for M Morgan Rogers | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | CB Clément Lenglet | 🇫🇷 | for CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 | 74’ |
🔁 | M Tim Iroegbunam | 🏴 | for W Leon Bailey | 🇯🇲 | 74’ |
🔁 | F Omari Kellyman | 🇬🇧 | for M Douglas Luiz | 🇧🇷 | 83’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
GK Joe Gauci | 🇦🇺 |
LB Lucas Digne | 🇫🇷 |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Diant Ramaj | 🇩🇪 |
LB Borna Sosa | 🇭🇷 |
CB Josip Sutalo | 🇭🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Ahmetcan Kaplan | 🇹🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Jorrel Hato | 🇳🇱 |
RB Devyne Rensch | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Jordan Henderson | 🏴 |
M Sivert Mannsverk | 🇳🇴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Kristian Hlynsson | 🇮🇸 |
M Kenneth Taylor | 🇳🇱 |
CF Brian Brobbey | 🇳🇱 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CF Chuba Akpom | 🏴 | for CB Ahmetcan Kaplan | 🇹🇷 | 37’ |
🔁 | RB Anton Gaaei | 🇩🇰 | for CB Josip Sutalo | 🇭🇷 | 68’ |
🔁 | M Benjamin Tahirovic | 🇧🇦 | for RB Devyne Rensch | 🇳🇱 | 79’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Gerónimo Rulli | 🇦🇷 |
GK Remko Pasveer | 🇳🇱 |
CB Jakov Medic | 🇭🇷 |
M Branco van den Boomen | 🇳🇱 |
M Silvano Vos | 🇳🇱 |
M Kian Fitz-Jim | 🇳🇱 |
M Benjamin Tahirovic | 🇧🇦 |
W Carlos Forbs | 🇵🇹 |
W Mika Godts | 🇧🇪 |
CF Julian Rijkhoff | 🇳🇱 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 11’ Booking, Morgan Rogers for a bad foul
💥 | 18’ Ollie Watkins injured in tackle on ‘keeper Ramaj
🟨 | 19’ Booking, Ollie Watkins for a bad foul on Ramal
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-0, Ollie Watkins, Assist by Douglas Luiz
🔁 | 33’ Sub off, Ollie Watkins (Injury), Sub on, Jhon Durán
🕒 | 45’+6 HT Aston Villa 1-0 Ajax
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Morgan Rogers, Sub on, Youri Tielemans
🎥 | 59’ VAR Check for penalty after Ajax ‘keeper Ramaj follows through on Jhon Durán, no penalty, no booking
💥 | 59’ Referee reduces Villa to 10-men by demanding Jhon Durán leaves the pitch to change his shirt
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 2-0, Leon Bailey, Assist by Douglas Luiz
🟥 | 66’ Sending off, Sivert Mannsverk for a second yellow card after a foul on Jhon Durán
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Diego Carlos, Sub on, Clément Lenglet
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Tim Iroegbunam
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-0, Jhon Durán
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 4-0, Moussa Diaby
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Douglas Luiz, Sub on, Omari Kellyman
🕒 | 90’+1 FT Aston Villa 4-0 Ajax
On This Day
Another seriously poor refereeing performance, this time from an Israeli League referee. There is a theme here, surely UEFA have the nous to appoint experienced, higher league referees to games such as this. Apparently not
John McGinn makes his 225th appearance for the club (215th Start) to record W97 D46 L82, 25 Goals, 26 Assists, 54 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Villa, in their 100th European Game, score their 150th European goal.
🟨 7 March 2024, Villa 0-0 Ajax, Amsterdam Arena
Game #5709
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: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Season | 2023-24 |
Matchday | #40 |
European Game | #9 |
Manager Game | #67 |
Thursday, 7 March 2024
Attendance | 52,197 |
Scorer(s): None
Assist(s): None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
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 | 🏴 |
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’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Joe Gauci | 🇦🇺 |
GK Robin Olsen | 🇸🇪 |
CB Diego Carlos | 🇧🇷 |
RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | 🏴 |
F Omari Kellyman | 🇬🇧 |
Starting XI
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 | 🇳🇱 |
Substitutes
🔁 | M Branco van den Boomen | 🇳🇱 | for M Sivert Mannsverk | 🇳🇴 | 76’ |
🔁 | CF Chuba Akpom | 🏴 | for M Kristian Hlynsson | 🇮🇸 | 80’ |
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 | 🇳🇱 |
Match Timeline
🟨 | 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
On This Day
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.
🟩 23 October 2008, Villa 2-1 Ajax, Villa Park.
Game #4991
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Thomas Einwaller | 🇦🇹 | Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, 1997-2012
Kick off: 8.15pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #16 |
Manager Game | #99 |
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Scorer(s) | Martin Laursen | 8’ | Gareth Barry | 45’ |
Assist(s) | Ashley Young | 8’ | 45’ |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 | ⚽ |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 | 🟨 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 🟨 | for M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 81’ |
🔁 CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 | for F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 90’+3 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Kenneth Vermeer | 🇳🇱 |
CB Oleguer | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
CB Thomas Vermaelen | 🇧🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Vertonghen | 🇧🇪 |
CB Rasmus Lindgren | 🇸🇪 |
RB Bruno Silva | 🇺🇾 |
M Urby Emanuelson | 🇳🇱 |
M Gabri | 🇪🇸 |
M Jeffrey Sarpong | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
CF Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 🇳🇱 |
CF Luis Suárez | 🇺🇾 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | CB Oleguer | 🇪🇸 | (RB Gregory van den Wiel | 🇳🇱 |)
🔁 | M Jeffrey Sarpong | 🇳🇱 | (CF Darío Cvitanich | 🇦🇷 |)
🔁 | CF Luis Suárez | 🇺🇾 | (F Leonardo | 🇳🇱 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Hans Vonk | 🇿🇦 |
CB Robbert Schilder | 🇳🇱 |
M Vurnon Anita | 🇨🇼 |
M Evander Sno | 🇳🇱 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Martin Laursen, Assist by Ashley Young
🥅 | 22’ Goal, 1-1, (AFC Ajax), Thomas Vermaelen
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 2-1, Gareth Barry, Assist by Ashley Young
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 AFC Ajax
🟨 | 75’ Booking, Carlos Cuéllar
🔁 | 81’ Sub off Nigel Reo-Coker, Sub on, Craig Gardner
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Craig Gardner
🔁 | 90’+3 Sub off, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Sub on, Curtis Davies
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 AFC Ajax
On This Day
Villa beat footballing great Marco van Basten's Ajax featuring Gabri, Huntelaar and Luis Suárez to win their opening game in UEFA Cup Group F.
Villa face AFC Ajax for the first time in competitive football, Ajax become the 154th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 37th continental European opponents and their first from Holland.
Villa bounce back from their mini League wobble with a resilient victory against Ajax at Villa Park in one of the best European nights since the Inter Milan victories of the 90's.
Curtis Davies makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (21 Starts) to make it W13 D7 L5, 1 Goal, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Nigel Reo-Coker secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 53rd appearance to make it W25 D15 L13, 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 11 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.