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Villa vs.

FC Basel

๐ŸŸฉ 21 August 2001, Villa 4-1 Basel, Villa Park.

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Game #4672

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | Odense, 1996โ€“2010
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 4-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Aggregate Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 5-2
Aggregate Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

Season | 2001-02 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #163 |
Tuesday, 21 August 2001

Scorer(s) | Darius Vassell | 45โ€™ | Juan Pablo รngel | 55โ€™ | 78โ€™ | David Ginola | 84โ€™ |

Assist(s) | David Ginola | 45' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Peter Schmeichel | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |
W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ |
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | โšฝ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” M Hassan Kachloul | ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | for M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 65โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | 68โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด | 80โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mustapha Hadji | ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |

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Starting XI

GK Pascal Zuberbรผhler |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
LB Philippe Cravero |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CB Alexandre Quennoz |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CB Olivier Kreuzer | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | ๐Ÿ” |
CB Murat Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
M Hakan Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ๐Ÿ” |
M Benjamin Huggel |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
M Scott Chipperfield | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | โšฝ |
W Carlos Varela |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ๐ŸŸจ |
CF Georgios Kaumantarakis | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |
CF Christian Gimรฉnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CB Olivier Kreuzer | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | (CB Ivan Knez |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|)
๐Ÿ” | M Hakan Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| (M Sรฉbastien Barberis |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|)
๐Ÿ” | CF Christian Gimรฉnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท | (CF Hervรฉ Tum | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ |)

Unused Substitutes

GK Romain Crevoisier |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
RB Philipp Degen |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CF Jean-Michel Tchouga | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ |
M Yao Aziawonou | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 30โ€™ Goal, 0-1, (FC Basel), Scott Chipperfield
โšฝ | 45โ€™ Goal, 1-1, Darius Vassell, Assist by David Ginola
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 FC Basel
โšฝ | 55โ€™ Goal, 2-1, Juan Pablo รngel
๐Ÿ” | 65โ€™ Sub off, Lee Hendrie, Sub on, Hassan Kachloul
๐Ÿ” | 68โ€™ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Jlloyd Samuel
โšฝ | 78โ€™ Goal, 3-1, Juan Pablo รngel
๐Ÿ” | 80โ€™ Sub off, Juan Pablo รngel, Sub on, Dion Dublin
๐ŸŸจ | 81โ€™ Booking, Steve Stone
โšฝ | 84โ€™ Goal, 4-1, David Ginola
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 FC Basel

On This Day

  • Villa see off Basel in the Intertoto final with a strong performance at Villa Park to secure a place in the UEFA Cup proper.

  • Villa's mid July start pays dividends as Juan Pablo รngel and John Gregory lead them to UEFA Cup qualification as winners of the Intertoto Cup.

  • David Ginola scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 33rd appearance (17 Starts) to make it W11 D12 L10, 5 Goal, 8 Assists and 8 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.54 games played so far in his Villa career.

  • Juan Pablo รngel scores his 3rd goal in a Villa shirt on his 10th start (13 Appearances) to make it W5 D3 L5, 3 Goals, 1 Assist and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.50 starts so far in his Villa career.

  • Mark Delaney makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (66 Appearances) to make it W25 D21 L20, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 9 Bookings and 2 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

๐ŸŸจ 7 August 2001, Villa 1-1 Basel, St Jakob Park.

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Game #4670

Manager: John Gregory | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Scunthorpe, 1998-2002
Referee: Eric Romain | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช | 1985-2002
Kick off: 5.45pm
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸจ Drew
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

Season | 2001-02 |
Matchday | #5 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Tuesday, 7 August 2001

Scorer(s) | Paul Merson | 58โ€™ |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Peter Enckelman | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Alpay ร–zalan | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท |
RB Mark Delaney | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Hassan Kachloul | ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |
M Gareth Barry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Boateng | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ” |
M Mustapha Hadji | ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ |
CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” F Darius Vassell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ | for M Paul Merson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 65โ€™ |
๐Ÿ” M Steve Stone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Dion Dublin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 76โ€™ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Boaz Myhill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
RB Jlloyd Samuel | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W David Ginola | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท |
CF Juan Pablo รngel | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด |

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Starting XI

GK Pascal Zuberbรผhler |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CB Alexandre Quennoz |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CB Olivier Kreuzer | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CB Murat Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
M Hakan Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ๐Ÿ” |
M Yao Aziawonou | ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ |
M Mario Cantaluppi |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| ๐Ÿ” |
M Ivan Ergic | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ |
M Scott Chipperfield | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ |
CF Christian Gimรฉnez | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท |
CF Jean-Michel Tchouga | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ |

Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | M Hakan Yakin |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| (M Sรฉbastien Barberis |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|)
๐Ÿ” | M Mario Cantaluppi |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ| (W Carlos Varela |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|)

Unused Substitutes

GK Romain Crevoisier |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
RB Philipp Degen |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CB Ivan Knez |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
M Benjamin Huggel |๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ|
CF Hervรฉ Tum | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ•’ | HT FC Basel 0-0 Aston Villa
โšฝ | 58โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Paul Merson
๐Ÿ” | 65โ€™ Sub off, Paul Merson, Sub on, Darius Vassell
๐Ÿฅ… | 74โ€™ Goal, 1-1, (FC Basel), Christian Gimรฉnez
๐ŸŸจ | 75โ€™ Booking, Alan Wright
๐Ÿ” | 76โ€™ Sub off, Dion Dublin, Sub on, Steve Stone
๐ŸŸจ | 76โ€™ Booking, Darius Vassell
๐Ÿ•’ | FT FC Basel 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Villa secure an away goal in the first leg of the Intertoto Final in Switzerland to leave them one win away from UEFA Cup qualification.

  • Villa face FC Basel for the first time in competitive football, Basel become the 146th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villaโ€™s 30th continental European opponents and their first from Switzerland.

  • Paul Merson scores an away goal to hand Villa the advantage ahead of the second leg at Villa Park.

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