Stoke City 3-2 Aston Villa: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 23 August 2008

Result

Stoke City 3-2 Aston Villa

Premier League · Saturday 23 August 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Stoke City 3-2 Aston Villa: match report

Stoke City defeated Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 August 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Liam Lawrence opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Stoke City's goals came from Liam Lawrence (29'), Ricardo Fuller (80') and Mamady Sidibe (90'). Aston Villa scored through John Carew (63') and Martin Laursen (83').

Neither side received a card.

Stoke City went on to finish that season 12th with 45 points, and Aston Villa 6th with 62.

Stoke City lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Aston Villa in a 4-4-2.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Liam LawrenceStoke City · 1-0
  • 63'Goal · John CarewAston Villa · 1-1
  • 80'Goal · Ricardo FullerStoke City · 2-1
  • 83'Goal · Martin LaursenAston Villa · 2-2
  • 90'Goal · Mamady SidibeStoke City · 3-2

Team news

Stoke City line-up (4-3-1-2)

Thomas Sorensen, Andy Griffin, Leon Cort, Abdoulaye Faye, Carl Dickinson, Oluwaseyi Olofinjana, Liam Lawrence, Amdy Faye, Dave Kitson, Ricardo Fuller, Rory Delap

Aston Villa line-up (4-4-2)

Luke Young, Martin Laursen, Ashley Young, Curtis Davies, Nicky Shorey, Gareth Barry, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, John Carew, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Brad Friedel