Aston Villa 0-2 Chelsea (Dec 25, 1996)

AVL

CHE

60'

Tommy Johnson

Mark Draper

60'

Saša Ćurčić

Savo Milošević

62'

Terry Phelan

Andy Myers

66'

Gianfranco Zola

70'

Gianfranco Zola

Assist: Dan Petrescu

89'

Steve Clarke

89'

Eddie Newton

89'

Riccardo Scimeca

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	21	12	5	32	75
2	Newcastle	38	19	11	8	33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	3	59
7	Sheffield Wed	38	14	15	9	-1	57
8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	3	56
9	Leicester	38	12	11	15	-8	47
10	Tottenham	38	13	7	18	-7	46
11	Leeds	38	11	13	14	-10	46
12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	-13	46
13	Rovers	38	9	15	14	-1	42
14	West Ham	38	10	12	16	-9	42
15	Everton	38	10	12	16	-13	42
16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	-6	41
17	Coventry	38	9	14	15	-16	41
18	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	-18	40
19	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-9	39
20	Nottm Forest	38	6	16	16	-28	34

Game Summary

Aston Villa fell to Chelsea, 2 to 0, in the Premier League on December 26, 1996.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 19

December 25, 1996

AVL

Lineup

CHE

1

Bosnich

30

Grodas

3

Staunton

2

Petrescu

14

Wright

6

Clarke

15

Nélson

8

Myers

62'

16

Ehiogu

12

Duberry

20

Scimeca

4

Gullit

6

Townsend

14

Burley

7

Taylor

16

Di Matteo

8

Draper

60'

24

Newton

9

Milošević

60'

10

Hughes

10

Yorke

25

Zola

AVL

Substitutes

CHE

11

Johnson

60'

3

Phelan

62'

26

Ćurčić

60'

T. Johnson enters the game. M. Draper leaves the game.

60'

S. Ćurčić enters the game. S. Milošević leaves the game.

62'

T. Phelan enters the game. A. Myers leaves the game.

66'

G. Zola scores a goal.

70'

G. Zola scores a goal. D. Petrescu assists on the shot.

89'

S. Clarke receives a yellow card.

89'

E. Newton receives a yellow card.

89'

R. Scimeca receives a yellow card.

AVL

CHE

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Alan Wright A. Wright #14		90	0	0
Andy Townsend A. Townsend #6		90	0	0
Dwight Yorke D. Yorke #10		90	0	0
Fernando Nélson F. Nélson #15		90	0	0
Ian Taylor I. Taylor #7		90	0	0
Mark Draper M. Draper #8		60	0	0
Riccardo Scimeca R. Scimeca #20		90	0	0
Saša Ćurčić S. Ćurčić #4		30	0	0
Savo Milošević S. Milošević		60	0	0
Steve Staunton S. Staunton		90	0	0
Tommy Johnson T. Johnson #10		30	0	0
Ugo Ehiogu U. Ehiogu #16		90	0	0