
Aston Villa 1 West Ham United 2
Saturday, 14th January 2006
by East Stand Martin
Birmingham. It always sends a shiver down my spine as it was here that I picked up the dreaded chicken pox off some diseased Brummie after carrying out some job interviews for my employer at the time.




Player Ratings
Roy CarrollComments to follow.

Tomas Repka
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Paul Konchesky
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Anton Ferdinand
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Danny Gabbidon
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Hayden Mullins
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Nigel Reo-Coker
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Shaun Newton
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Matthew Etherington
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Marlon Harewood
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Bobby Zamora
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Substitutes
Yossi Benayoun(Replaced Newton, 71) Comments to follow.

Yaniv Katan
(Replaced Zamora, 74) Comments to follow.

Christian Dailly
(Replaced Etherington, 81) Comments to follow.

Shaka Hislop
Did not play.

Clive Clarke
Did not play.

Match Facts
West Ham United: Roy Carroll, Tomas Repka, Paul Konchesky, Anton Ferdinand, Danny Gabbidon, Hayden Mullins, Nigel Reo-Coker, Shaun Newton, Matthew Etherington, Marlon Harewood, Bobby Zamora.Goals: Bobby Zamora 51 Marlon Harewood 60 .
Booked: Hayden Mullins 72 Yaniv Katan 77 Marlon Harewood 79 .
Sent Off: None sent off. .
Aston Villa: Sorensen, Delaney, Hughes, Mellberg, Samuel, Davis, Bakke, McCann, Milner, Moore, Baros.
Subs not used: Taylor, Ridgewell, Gasdner.
Goals: Hendrie (27).
Booked: Mellberg (36).
Sent off: None.
Referee: P.Dowd.
Attendance: 36,700.
Man of the Match: tbc.