Litex Lovech v Aston Villa, 18 September 2008
| Score | 3-1 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Christoforos Zografos |
| Competition | UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg |
| Venue | Gradski, Lovech |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
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KICK-OFF: 3.20pm BST
1 Litex Lovech
Goals:
| Ivelin Popov | 10 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Urosh Golubovich
Defender
Džemal Berberović
Defender
Cedric Cambon
Defender
Plamen Nikolov
Defender/Midfielder
Stanislav Manolev
Defender/Midfielder
Mihail Venkov
Midfielder
Dudu
Midfielder
Alessandro Sandrinho
Midfielder
Wellington
Midfielder/Forward
Ivelin Popov
Forward
Wilfried Niflore
Substitutions:
| Alexandre Barthe for Dudu | 62 |
| Jeremy Acedo for Stanislav Manolev | 75 |
| Emil Angelov for Wellington | 85 |
Cards:
| Cedric Cambon | 54 | Y |
| Cedric Cambon | 60 | Y |
| Cedric Cambon | 60 | R |
| Mihail Venkov | 71 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Todor Todorov
Defender
Alexandre Barthe
Midfielder
Jeremy Acedo
Midfielder
Momchil Tzvetanov
Forward
Emil Angelov
Forward
Kroum Bibishkov
Forward
Roberto Eduardo
Goals:
| Nigel Reo-Coker | 45 |
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| Gareth Barry | penalty | 72 |
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| Stilian Petrov | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Brad Friedel
Goalkeeper
Carlos Cuellar
Defender
Martin Laursen
Defender
Luke Young
Defender
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Nicky Shorey
Defender/Left back
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Stilian Petrov
Midfielder
Nigel Reo-Coker
Midfielder
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Substitutions:
| Marlon Harewood for Craig Gardner | 68 |
| Wayne Routledge for Nigel Reo-Coker | 74 |
| Moustapha Salifou for Gareth Barry | 78 |
Cards:
| Stilian Petrov | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brad Guzan
Defender
Zat Knight
Defender/Midfielder
Isaiah Osbourne
Midfielder
Wayne Routledge
Forward
Nathan Delfouneso
Forward
Marlon Harewood
Forward
Moustapha Salifou