Position8of 20
Points50in 38
Won, drawn, lost12-14-12
Goals46for, 47 against
FormLLDWW
Results
2001-02Sat 11 May
FT
Sat 27 Apr
FT
Sat 20 Apr
FT
Sat 13 Apr
FT
Sat 6 Apr
FT
Tue 2 Apr
FT
Sat 30 Mar
FT
Sat 23 Mar
FT
Sun 17 Mar
FT
Tue 5 Mar
FT
Sat 2 Mar
FT
Sat 23 Feb
FT
Sat 9 Feb
FT
Sat 2 Feb
FT
Wed 30 Jan
FT
Mon 21 Jan
FT
Sat 12 Jan
FT
Tue 1 Jan
FT
Sat 29 Dec
FT
Wed 26 Dec
FT
Sat 22 Dec
FT
Mon 17 Dec
FT
Sun 9 Dec
FT
Wed 5 Dec
FT
Sat 1 Dec
FT
Sun 25 Nov
FT
Sat 17 Nov
FT
Sat 3 Nov
FT
Sat 27 Oct
FT
Wed 24 Oct
FT
Sat 20 Oct
FT
Sun 14 Oct
FT
Sun 30 Sep
FT
Mon 24 Sep
FT
Sun 16 Sep
FT
Sat 8 Sep
FT
Sun 26 Aug
FT
Sat 18 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 28thof 80 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, running now
- 3wins in a row, the longest run of 2001-02
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2001-02
- 34%of matches won since 2001-02
- 6–0Biggest win since 2001-02: Derby County 0–6 Aston Villa
- 0–8Heaviest defeat: Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa
In Europe
42 matches in the European cups since 2023-24Won, drawn, lost30-3-9
Goals86– 38
Finals1won Europa League 2025-26
Vesta and Aston Villa
271 league matches since 2019-20- 50%of Aston Villa's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 62wins in 120 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 7%won with 7%: Arsenal 0–2 Aston Villa
- 11%won with 11%: Aston Villa 7–2 Liverpool
- 14%won with 14%: Manchester City 1–2 Aston Villa
- 55%lost at 55%: Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United
- 52%lost at 52%: Crystal Palace 3–2 Aston Villa
- 52%lost at 52%: Sheffield United 1–0 Aston Villa
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2001-02, 32 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Against | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
- 3points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 7points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 12points won after going behind
- 16points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 32 of the 38 matches played. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2001-02Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2001-02| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 29 | 2,565 | 0 | 0 |
| George BoatengMidfielder | 28 | 2,474 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve StauntonCentre-back | 27 | 2,213 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius VassellForward | 28 | 1,928 | 8 | 0 |
| Mark DelaneyCentre-back | 22 | 1,847 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter SchmeichelGoalkeeper | 20 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 22 | 1,652 | 8 | 0 |
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 23 | 1,612 | 0 | 0 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 20 | 1,430 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul MersonForward | 19 | 1,421 | 2 | 0 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 20 | 1,378 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve StoneMidfielder | 21 | 1,248 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan WrightCentre-back | 14 | 1,242 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas HitzlspergerMidfielder | 12 | 935 | 1 | 0 |
| Moustapha HadjiMidfielder | 16 | 928 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter EnckelmanGoalkeeper | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian TaylorMidfielder | 15 | 808 | 3 | 0 |
| Hassan KachloulMidfielder | 14 | 795 | 1 | 0 |
| Dion DublinForward | 18 | 780 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter CrouchForward | 7 | 590 | 2 | 0 |
| Ozalan AlpayCentre-back | 5 | 420 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosko Balaban– | 8 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| David GinolaMidfielder | 5 | 124 | 0 | 0 |

