Position16of 20
Points45in 38
Won, drawn, lost12-9-17
Goals42for, 47 against
FormWDLWL
Results
2002-03Sun 11 May
FT
Sat 3 May
FT
Sat 26 Apr
FT
Mon 21 Apr
FT
Sat 19 Apr
FT
Sat 12 Apr
FT
Sat 5 Apr
FT
Sat 22 Mar
FT
Sat 15 Mar
FT
Mon 3 Mar
FT
Sat 22 Feb
FT
Sat 8 Feb
FT
Sun 2 Feb
FT
Tue 28 Jan
FT
Sat 18 Jan
FT
Sat 11 Jan
FT
Wed 1 Jan
FT
Sat 28 Dec
FT
Thu 26 Dec
FT
Sat 21 Dec
FT
Sat 14 Dec
FT
Sat 7 Dec
FT
Sat 30 Nov
FT
Sat 23 Nov
FT
Sat 16 Nov
FT
Sat 9 Nov
FT
Sun 3 Nov
FT
Sat 26 Oct
FT
Mon 21 Oct
FT
Sun 6 Oct
FT
Sat 28 Sep
FT
Sun 22 Sep
FT
Mon 16 Sep
FT
Wed 11 Sep
FT
Sun 1 Sep
FT
Wed 28 Aug
FT
Sat 24 Aug
FT
Sun 18 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 31stof 81 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 2wins in a row, the longest run of 2002-03
- 2clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2002-03
- 24%of the team's league goals scored by Dion Dublin
- 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
2002-03, 34 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Against | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
- 2points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 3points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 4points won after going behind
- 9points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes, for 34 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
2002-03Strength
Rating 1,526Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2002-03| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olof MellbergCentre-back | 38 | 3,420 | 1 | 1 |
| Jlloyd SamuelCentre-back | 38 | 3,054 | 0 | 2 |
| Gareth BarryDefensive midfielder | 35 | 3,038 | 3 | 6 |
| Peter EnckelmanGoalkeeper | 33 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius VassellForward | 33 | 2,504 | 8 | 3 |
| Steve StauntonCentre-back | 26 | 2,106 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas HitzlspergerMidfielder | 26 | 2,053 | 2 | 1 |
| Ronny JohnsenCentre-back | 26 | 2,046 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion DublinForward | 28 | 2,043 | 10 | 1 |
| Lee HendrieMidfielder | 27 | 1,834 | 4 | 2 |
| Mark KinsellaMidfielder | 19 | 1,381 | 0 | 1 |
| Oyvind LeonhardsenMidfielder | 19 | 1,265 | 3 | 1 |
| Ulises De la CruzCentre-back | 20 | 1,259 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark DelaneyCentre-back | 12 | 1,061 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus AllbackForward | 20 | 976 | 5 | 1 |
| Ian TaylorMidfielder | 13 | 919 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey GudjónssonMidfielder | 11 | 792 | 2 | 3 |
| Juan Pablo AngelForward | 15 | 782 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan WrightCentre-back | 10 | 754 | 0 | 1 |
| Moustapha HadjiMidfielder | 11 | 617 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter CrouchForward | 14 | 582 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan MooreForward | 13 | 530 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob EdwardsCentre-back | 8 | 508 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan PostmaGoalkeeper | 6 | 493 | 0 | 0 |
| Ozalan AlpayCentre-back | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter WhittinghamForward | 4 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| S Cooke– | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 |

