Rovers 5-0 Aston Villa (Jan 16, 1998)

BLB

AVL

21'

Tim Sherwood

Assist: Garry Flitcroft

29'

Kevin Gallacher

Assist: Tim Sherwood

54'

Kevin Gallacher

Assist: Colin Hendry

68'

Kevin Gallacher

Assist: Stuart Ripley

72'

Billy McKinlay

Kevin Gallacher

72'

Gary Croft

Garry Flitcroft

81'

Stuart Ripley

Assist: Chris Sutton

89'

Stéphane Henchoz

89'

Ian Taylor

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	35	78
2	Man United	38	23	8	7	47	77
3	Liverpool	38	18	11	9	26	65
4	Chelsea	38	20	3	15	28	63
5	Leeds	38	17	8	13	11	59
6	Rovers	38	16	10	12	5	58
7	Aston Villa	38	17	6	15	1	57
8	West Ham	38	16	8	14	-1	56
9	Derby County	38	16	7	15	3	55
10	Leicester	38	13	14	11	10	53
11	Coventry	38	12	16	10	2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	-5	48
13	Newcastle	38	11	11	16	-9	44
14	Tottenham	38	11	11	16	-12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	-12	44
16	Sheffield Wed	38	12	8	18	-15	44
17	Everton	38	9	13	16	-15	40
18	Bolton	38	9	13	16	-20	40
19	Barnsley	38	10	5	23	-45	35
20	Crystal Palace	38	8	9	21	-34	33

Game Summary

Blackburn Rovers emerged victorious over Aston Villa, 5 to 0, in the Premier League on January 17, 1998.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 23

January 16, 1998

BLB

Lineup

AVL

1

Flowers

1

Bosnich

3

Kenna

3

Staunton

5

Hendry

5

Ehiogu

24

Henchoz

14

Wright

4

Sherwood

15

Nélson

7

Ripley

16

Grayson

11

Wilcox

7

Taylor

15

Flitcroft

72'

8

Draper

25

Duff

9

Milošević

8

Gallacher

72'

10

Yorke

9

Sutton

11

Collymore

BLB

Substitutes

AVL

17

McKinlay

72'

20

Croft

72'

21'

T. Sherwood scores a goal. G. Flitcroft assists on the shot.

29'

K. Gallacher scores a goal. T. Sherwood assists on the shot.

54'

K. Gallacher scores a goal. C. Hendry assists on the shot.

68'

K. Gallacher scores a goal. S. Ripley assists on the shot.

72'

B. McKinlay enters the game. K. Gallacher leaves the game.

72'

G. Croft enters the game. G. Flitcroft leaves the game.

81'

S. Ripley scores a goal. C. Sutton assists on the shot.

89'

S. Henchoz receives a yellow card.

89'

I. Taylor receives a yellow card.

BLB

AVL

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Billy McKinlay B. McKinlay #17	18	0	0
Chris Sutton C. Sutton #16	90	0	1
Colin Hendry C. Hendry	90	0	1
Damien Duff D. Duff #16	90	0	0
Garry Flitcroft G. Flitcroft #5	72	0	1
Gary Croft G. Croft #20	18	0	0
Jason Wilcox J. Wilcox #11	90	0	0
Jeff Kenna J. Kenna #3	90	0	0
Kevin Gallacher K. Gallacher #8	72	3	0
Stéphane Henchoz S. Henchoz #2	90	0	0
Stuart Ripley S. Ripley #7	90	1	1
Tim Sherwood T. Sherwood #4	90	1	1