Game #4155
Saturday, 23 March 1991
Attendance: 21,099
Won
Division One
14th (+1)
Sunderland
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Roker Park
Having scored six in two games and recorded consecutive top flight wins to sit 13th in the table, the Birmingham Evening Mail decides to lead with the headline "CAS DOUBLE LIFTS VILLA GLOOM" as Villa record their fifteenth win in thirty six games under Jozef Vengloš (eleven defeats).
Sunderland
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Penrice | 36' | Gordon Cowans | 76' |
KEY MAN
Tony Cascarino, scored a brace to see off Sunderland.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 0-1, Tony Cascarino, Assist by Gary Penrice
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 0-2, Tony Cascarino
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland), Peter Davenport
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 1-3, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Jozef Vengloš' Villa win a second consecutive game as David Platt scores his twentieth of the season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 23 March 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 December 1990, Villa 1-1 Manchester United, Old Trafford.
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Sunderland
None
TEAM NEWS
Mark Blake replaces Dwight Yorke.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.43 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 20.28 |
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
MANAGER
Denis Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | 🔥 |
Sunderland
GK Tony Norman | 🏴 |
D Richard Ord | 🏴 |
CB Gary Bennett | 🏴 |
LB Paul Hardyman | 🏴 |
M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kieron Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Colin Pascoe | 🏴 |
M John Cornforth | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Gary Owers | 🏴 |
CF David Rush | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 | (CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | M John Cornforth | 🏴 | (D John Kay | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"David Platt dashed all hopes of Sunderland salvaging a point after 76 minutes."
*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 24 March 1991
TONY Cascarino hammered another nail in Sunderland's coffin at Roker Park yesterday just as he did four years ago when condemning the Roker side to the third division for the first time in their history.
The Republic of Ireland striker scored five goals against Sunderland in the play-offs and he was at it again with a double strike to improve Villa's first division survival campaign.
Cascarino struck in the 36th minute when converting a centre from Gary Penrice and seven minutes after the interval he increased Villa's lead.
Both goals came against the run of play, his second effort taking a wicked deflection off Paul Bracewell.
Substitute Peter Davenport threw Sunderland a lifeline after 55 minutes when ending a run of 10 matches without a goal but England international David Platt dashed all hopes of Sunderland salvaging a point after 76 minutes.
