Villa vs.
PFC Litex Lovech
🟨 2 October 2008, Villa 1-1 Lovech, Villa Park.
Game #4988
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Tony Chapron | 🇫🇷 | Normandy, 2007-2017
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Aggregate Result: 🟩 Won
Aggregate Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #13 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Scorer(s) | Marlon Harewood | 27’ |
Assist(s) | Ashley Young | 27' |
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
W Wayne Routledge | 🏴 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 | for W Ashley Young | 🏴 | 85’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Todor Todorov | 🇧🇬 |
LB Dudú Paraíba | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
CB Alexandre Barthe | 🇫🇷 |
CB Plamen Nikolov | 🇧🇬 |
CB Petere Zanev | 🇧🇬 | 🟨 |
RB Stanislav Manolev | 🇧🇬 |
M Dzemal Berberović | 🇧🇦 |
M Tom | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M Sandrinho | 🇧🇷 |
M Ivelin Popov | 🇧🇬 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Wilfried Nilflore | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Dudú Paraíba | 🇧🇷 | (M Aleksandar Tsvetanov | 🇧🇬 |)
🔁 | M Tom | 🇧🇷 | (CF Emil Angelov | 🇧🇬 |)
🔁 | M Ivelin Popov | 🇧🇬 | (CF Du Bala | 🇧🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Pavel Golubovich | 🇧🇾 |
M Jeremy Acedo | 🇳🇱 |
M Aleksandar Tsvetkov | 🇧🇬 |
CF Kroum Bibishkov | 🇧🇬 |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, Marlon Harewood, Assist by Ashley Young
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 PFC Litex Lovech
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 1-1, (PFC Litex Lovech, pen), Wilfried Nilflore
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Ashley Young, Sub on, Isaiah Osbourne
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 PFC Litex Lovech
On This Day
Villa entertain Litex but can only draw for the second home European game in succession yet still qualify for the second round thanks to their aggregate victory.
Once again Martin O'Neill's cup changes see Villa struggle but their first leg result is enough to see them progress to the UEFA Cup Group Stages.
Wayne Routledge makes his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Queens Park Rangers for a fee of £603,000 in January 2009. Routledge had only joined Villa from Tottenham Hotspur in January 2008 for a fee of £1,530,000 making 8 appearances, 6 as substitute during his 12 months with Villa and a record of W3 D3 L2.
Brad Friedel makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W8 D2 L0, 11 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.10 goals per game and 1 Clean Sheet (10%) so far in his Villa career.
🟩 18 September 2008, Villa 3-1 Lovech, Gradski.
Game #4984
Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Christoforos Zografos | 🇬🇷 | Athens, 2004-2008
Kick off: 3.20pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #9 |
Manager Game | #92 |
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Scorer(s) | Nigel Reo-Coker | 45’ | Gareth Barry | 72’ pen | Stiliyan Petrov | 90’ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
Starting XI
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
CB Martin Laursen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Carlos Cuéllar | 🇪🇸 | 🟢 |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🟨 | ⚽ |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 | for M Craig Gardner | 🏴 | 68’ |
🔁 W Wayne Routledge | 🏴 | for M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 74’ |
🔁 M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 | for M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | 78’ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 |
M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 |
Starting XI
GK Uros Golubović | 🇷🇸 |
LB Dudú Paraíba | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
LB Mihail Venkov | 🇧🇬 | 🟥 |
CB Cédric Cambon | 🇫🇷 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
CB Plamen Nikolov | 🇧🇬 |
RB Stanislav Manolev | 🇧🇬 |
M Dzemal Berberović | 🇧🇦 |
M Tom | 🇧🇷 | 🔁 |
M Sandrinho | 🇧🇷 |
M Ivelin Popov | 🇧🇬 | ⚽ |
CF Wilfried Nilflore | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Dudú Paraíba | 🇧🇷 | (CB Alexandre Barthe | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Tom | 🇧🇷 | (CF Emil Angelov | 🇧🇬 |)
🔁 | CF Wilfried Nilflore | 🇫🇷 | (M Jérémy Acédo | 🇫🇷 |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Todor Todorov | 🇧🇬 |
M Momchil Tzvetanov | 🇧🇬 |
CF Kroum Bibishkov | 🇧🇬 |
CF Roberto Eduardo | 🇧🇷 |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Carlos Cuéllar
🥅 | 10’ Goal, 0-1, (PFC Litex Lovech), Ivelin Popov
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Nigel Reo-Coker
🕒 | HT PFC Litex Lovech 1-1 Aston Villa
🟥 | 60’ Sending off, (PFC Litex Lovech), Cédric Cambon
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Craig Gardner, Sub on, Marlon Harewood
🟥 | 71’ Sending off, (PFC Litex Lovech), Mihail Venkov
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-1, Gareth Barry (pen)
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Nigel Reo-Coker, Sub on, Wayne Routledge
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Gareth Barry, Sub on, Moustapha Salifou
🟨 | 80’ Booking, Stiliyan Petrov
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 3-1, Stiliyan Petrov
🕒 | FT PFC Litex Lovech 1-3 Aston Villa
On This Day
Martin O'Neill changes policy and names a broadly representative side for the UEFA Cup.
Villa travel to Bulgaria for the UEFA Cup first round and open up a commanding lead as Reo-Coker scores for the second game in succession.
Villa face PFC Litex Lovech for the first time in competitive football, Lovech become the 153rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villa’s 36th continental European opponents and their first from Bulgaria.
Centre back Carlos Cuéllar makes his Villa debut aged 27 after joining from Glasgow Rangers for a fee of £9,000,000 in August 2008 to become the 812th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Gareth Barry makes his 400th appearance for Villa as they beat nine men opponents to take three away goals into the second leg.
Gabriel Agbonlahor makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts) to make it W36 D34 L30, 26 Goals, 11 Assists and 7 Bookings.
Brad Friedel concedes his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 8th appearance to make it W6 D2 L0, 10 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.25 goals per game and 0 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.
Martin Laursen secures his 30th win on his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (73 Starts) to make it W30 D27 L18, 10 Goals, 3 Assists and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.