Game #4144
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 1 January 1991
Aston Villa
2-0
Crystal Palace
Division One
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,523
Won
13th (+2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Lee Butler | 87' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Gordon Cowans, freed further forward to strike telling passes.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 1 January 1991
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt (pen)
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Lee Butler
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace
ON THIS DAY
Jozef Vengloš' Villa win the opening game of 1991 courtesy of a David Platt brace and make it one loss in seven, winning three.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Tuesday, 1 January 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 28 | 🟩 | 12 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: George Courtney | 🏴 | Spennymoor, 1974-1992
Matches Officiated: 14
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 8
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 25 August 1990, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Lee Butler and Ian Ormondroyd replace flu victim Nigel Spink and long term injured Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.74 |
Oldest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 32.20 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.18 |
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Lee Butler | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
Crystal Palace
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
D John Humphrey | 🏴 |
CB Andy Thorn | 🏴 |
CB Eric Young | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
W Eddie McGoldrick | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
🔁 | CB Eric Young | 🏴 | (CF Garry Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_45fe5a87649e43d6b528647963ffaf8d~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Wednesday, 2 January 1991
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