Matchday 18 ~ Aston Villa vs Man. City - Page 2

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

2. Lost one of the last six league outings.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

3. Bagged five points more than their previous best after the first 17 matches of a Premier League season.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

4. Won 13 of 21 league and cup matches under Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

5. Won nine and drawn one of the 10 league games in which they have scored first, but won only one of the six in which the opposition has opened the scoring.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

6. Won six of the last seven Premier League matches against Midlands' clubs; won the last three, all 1-0 at home, v Derby, Aston Villa and Birmingham.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

7. Not won in seven league games on the road, claiming three points from the possible 21, since the 0-2 triumph in their opening away fixture on 11 August.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

8. Need to score two more goals to total 200 away from home in the Premier League all-time.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:19 PM

9. Home to Blackburn next, the day after Boxing Day, then it's Liverpool at Eastlands three days later, and a trip to Newcastle on 2 January.

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 09:20 PM

Gabriel AGBONLAHOR is Aston Villa's leading scorer, with six Premier League goals.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

AGBONLAHOR is one of 11 different scorers of Premier League goals. Only Everton and Tottenham boast more; 12 each.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

Gareth BARRY and Olof MELLBERG have both been on the field for every minute of every one of Villa's league and cup games this season.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

AGBONLAHOR, BARRY, MELLBERG, Wilfred BOUMA, Martin LAURSEN and Ashley YOUNG have appeared in every Premier League game; no other club has as many as six players to have figured in at least a part of each of their league outings.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

Stilian PETROV will be making his 50th appearance in Villa colours.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

ELANO is Manchester City's leading scorer with five goals.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

ELANO and Michael PETROV are the club's joint top Premier League marksmen with four goals each.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

GEOVANNI has scored the quickest goal of this Premier League season. He netted after 28 seconds of Steve Bruce's first game in charge of Wigan at the JJB Stadium on 1 December.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

Darius VASSELL needs a hat-trick to total 50 career Premier League goals (Aston Villa and Manchester City).

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

VASSELL will be facing his former club. The 27 year old England international started his professional career at Villa Park in April 1998, making 201 appearances (162 in the league) and scoring 45 goals (35 league) before his 2m move to Manchester City in July 2005.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

Nedum ONUOHA will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance - all in City colours.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:00 AM

Suspended:-

Stephen Ireland (one match)

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:01 AM

Manchester City are chasing a fourth successive Premier League win at Villa Park.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:01 AM

They are also hoping to complete the double over Villa for the fourth time in the Premier League, and third in four seasons.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

Villa have won only one of the last nine home Premier League meetings with City. Darius Vassell, now a Manchester City player, scored in the 1-0 victory on 28 August 2002.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

There has not been a goalless draw between these two clubs in 22 meetings (all competitions).

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

Home and away
League (inc PL): Villa 49 wins, Man City 52, Draws 36
Prem: Villa 4 wins, Man City 11, Draws 6

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

at Villa only
League (inc PL): Villa 33 wins, Man City 14, Draws 21
Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man City 4, Draws 4

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME

Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester City
29 November 2006 - Ref: Mike Dean
Villa scorer: McCann 66
Man City scorer: Vassell 18, Barton 32, Distin 75

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE

Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
16 September 2007 - Ref: Martin Atkinson
Man City scorer: Johnson 48

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

REFEREE
Lee Mason (Lancashire)

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

Aston Villa (8th) v
Manchester City (4th)

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	3. Bagged five points more than their previous best after the first 17 matches of a Premier League season.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	4. Won 13 of 21 league and cup matches under Sven-Goran Eriksson.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	5. Won nine and drawn one of the 10 league games in which they have scored first, but won only one of the six in which the opposition has opened the scoring.

12-21-2007, 09:19 PM	#35 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	6. Won six of the last seven Premier League matches against Midlands' clubs; won the last three, all 1-0 at home, v Derby, Aston Villa and Birmingham.

12-21-2007, 09:19 PM	#36 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	7. Not won in seven league games on the road, claiming three points from the possible 21, since the 0-2 triumph in their opening away fixture on 11 August.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	8. Need to score two more goals to total 200 away from home in the Premier League all-time.

12-21-2007, 09:19 PM	#38 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	9. Home to Blackburn next, the day after Boxing Day, then it's Liverpool at Eastlands three days later, and a trip to Newcastle on 2 January.

12-21-2007, 09:20 PM	#39 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Gabriel AGBONLAHOR is Aston Villa's leading scorer, with six Premier League goals.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#40 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	AGBONLAHOR is one of 11 different scorers of Premier League goals. Only Everton and Tottenham boast more; 12 each.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#41 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Gareth BARRY and Olof MELLBERG have both been on the field for every minute of every one of Villa's league and cup games this season.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#42 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	AGBONLAHOR, BARRY, MELLBERG, Wilfred BOUMA, Martin LAURSEN and Ashley YOUNG have appeared in every Premier League game; no other club has as many as six players to have figured in at least a part of each of their league outings.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#43 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Stilian PETROV will be making his 50th appearance in Villa colours.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#44 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	ELANO is Manchester City's leading scorer with five goals.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#45 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	ELANO and Michael PETROV are the club's joint top Premier League marksmen with four goals each.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#46 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	GEOVANNI has scored the quickest goal of this Premier League season. He netted after 28 seconds of Steve Bruce's first game in charge of Wigan at the JJB Stadium on 1 December.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#47 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Darius VASSELL needs a hat-trick to total 50 career Premier League goals (Aston Villa and Manchester City).

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#48 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	VASSELL will be facing his former club. The 27 year old England international started his professional career at Villa Park in April 1998, making 201 appearances (162 in the league) and scoring 45 goals (35 league) before his 2m move to Manchester City in July 2005.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#49 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Nedum ONUOHA will be making his 50th career Premier League appearance - all in City colours.

12-22-2007, 12:00 AM	#50 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Suspended:- Stephen Ireland (one match)

12-22-2007, 12:01 AM	#51 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Manchester City are chasing a fourth successive Premier League win at Villa Park.

12-22-2007, 12:01 AM	#52 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	They are also hoping to complete the double over Villa for the fourth time in the Premier League, and third in four seasons.

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#53 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Villa have won only one of the last nine home Premier League meetings with City. Darius Vassell, now a Manchester City player, scored in the 1-0 victory on 28 August 2002.

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#54 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	There has not been a goalless draw between these two clubs in 22 meetings (all competitions).

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#55 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Home and away League (inc PL): Villa 49 wins, Man City 52, Draws 36 Prem: Villa 4 wins, Man City 11, Draws 6

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#56 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	at Villa only League (inc PL): Villa 33 wins, Man City 14, Draws 21 Prem: Villa 2 wins, Man City 4, Draws 4

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#57 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester City 29 November 2006 - Ref: Mike Dean Villa scorer: McCann 66 Man City scorer: Vassell 18, Barton 32, Distin 75

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#58 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTURE Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa 16 September 2007 - Ref: Martin Atkinson Man City scorer: Johnson 48

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#59 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	REFEREE Lee Mason (Lancashire)

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#60 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Aston Villa (8th) v Manchester City (4th)