Game #4163
Saturday, 4 May 1991
Attendance: 29,188
Lost
Division One
17th (-)
Leeds United
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
Elland Road
Villa concede five for the second successive game but the match proves very different at Elland Road as Villa fight back twice to equalise before three late Leeds goals end Villa's resistance. Meanwhile the Evening Mail are presumably skipping in joy as they can put the knife in even further despite the hypocrisy of admitting beneath the headline that Villa aren't going down.
Leeds United
5-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 56' |
KEY MAN
Kent Nielsen, scored the first equaliser.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-1, (Leeds United), Chris Price o.g.
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-1, Kent Nielsen
🥅 | 37’ Goal, 1-2, (Leeds United), Lee Chapman
🕒 | HT Leeds United 2-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 2-2, Derek Mountfield, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 2-3, (Leeds United), Chris Whyte
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-4, (Leeds United), Carl Shutt
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 2-5, (Leeds United), Lee Chapman
🕒 | FT Leeds United 5-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Dwight Yorke
ON THIS DAY
Jozef Vengloš' Villa concede five goals for the second successive match and the third time in seven games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Leeds United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1973–74
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Leeds: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Saturday, 4 May 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 2-5 |
Last 5 Games | LDLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 16 January 1991, League Cup, Villa 1-4 Leeds, Elland Road.
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Leeds United
None
TEAM NEWS
Derek Mountfield and Tony Cascarino replace Ian Olney and Andy Comyn.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.83 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.76 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 23.56 |
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | ⚽ |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Glynn Snodin | 🏴 |
CB Chris Whyte | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
RB Mel Sterland | 🏴 |
M David Batty | 🏴 |
M Andy Williams | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 |
CF Carl Shutt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Lee Chapman | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Williams | 🏴 | (F Bobby Davison | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Dylan Kerr | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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
"I felt fit and fresh.
“Obviously, this is another disappointing result.
“But we have to think positively and that means going out to win our last two games."
David Platt.
*Sunday World (Dublin)*
Sunday, 5 May 1991
VILLA remain dangerously close to the danger area after losing the points at Elland Road yesterday.
Leeds went ahead in the 23rd minute when, in attempting to cut out a cross by McAllister, Villa defender Price turned the ball into his own net.
Four minutes later Villa equalised when Nielsen scored with a powerful drive from 15 yards.
Leeds went into a 2-1 lead in the 37th minute when Chapman headed in his 28th goal of the season,
A free kick by Stertand found Whyte and he nodded the bail on to Chapman for the big Leeds striker to score a simple goal.
The visitors drew level in the 55th minute. From a corner by Cowans the ball took a deflection off a Leeds defender and Villa's Mountfield was on the spot to beat Lukic from close range.
Further goals by Whyte, Shutt and Chapman gave Leeds the points in a game in which they looked all at ease.