Game #4154
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 March 1991
Aston Villa
3-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,638
Won
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 12' | 35' | Dwight Yorke | 46' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
David Platt, hat-trick tore Spurs apart.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1991
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 3-0, David Platt, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Vinny Samways
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 3-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Paul Allen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
🔁 | Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Ian Olney
ON THIS DAY
Jozef Vengloš' Villa return to winning ways as David Platt hits a hat-trick to see off Tottenham and climb two places to 13th.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 16 March 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1978–1993
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 3 November 1990, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Gage replaces Stuart Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.33 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.62 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.38 |
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Erik Thorstvedt | 🇳🇴 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 |
LB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
LB Justin Edinburgh | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Steve Sedgley | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Moncur | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
CB Ian Hendon | 🏴 |
CF Phil Gray | 🇬🇧 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_03b67a4305384cf08e2cbdaa9e75eaf9~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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