๐จ 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
Scorer(s) | Kevin Richardson | 2โ |
Assist(s) | Dalian Atkinson | 2' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 31 August 1991
Kevin Richardson gives Villa the lead after 91 seconds but Villa are pegged back on 32' by Southampton before an end of match fight leaves Barry Horne injured and Richardson booked.
Dalian Atkinson contributes his third goal involvement in 2 games in a Villa shirt as he sets up Richardsonโs goal.
Gordon Cowans makes his 500th appearance in a Villa shirt (483 Starts) to make it W222 D120 L158, 59 Goals and 95 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Right back Dariusz Kubicki, 28, makes his Villa debut after joining from Legia Warsaw for ยฃ200,000 earlier this month to become the 677th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Kevin Richardson scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance to make it W2 D1 L2 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 5 | ๐ฉ | 2 ๐จ | 1 ๐ฅ 2 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Game #4170
Match Record
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 31 August 1991
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Southampton: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ
Total ๐ 38 | ๐ฉ 12 | ๐จ 13 | ๐ฅ 13 | โฝ 51 | ๐ฅ
49 |
League ๐ 33 | ๐ฉ 11 | ๐จ 12 | ๐ฅ 10 | โฝ 44 | ๐ฅ
41 |
FA Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 2 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 6 | ๐ฅ
6 |
League Cup ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 18 | ๐ฉ 10 | ๐จ 5 | ๐ฅ 3 | โฝ 32 | ๐ฅ
14 |
Away ๐ 20 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 9 | โฝ 19 | ๐ฅ
35 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Southampton
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: ๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1975-76
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข RB Dariusz Kubicki | ๐ต๐ฑ | #677 | ยฃ200,000 from Legia Warsaw
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Dariusz Kubicki
โฝ | 2โ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
๐ฅ
| 33โ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Alan Shearer
๐ | HT Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ | FT Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Kevin Richardson
Officials
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Kevin Richardson (1)
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | ๐ต๐ฑ | ๐ข |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Gary Penrice | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Southampton
Ian Branfoot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Tim Flowers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jason Dodd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Richard Hall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Micky Adams | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Glenn Cockerill | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Barry Horne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Matt Le Tissier | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Alan Shearer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Paul Moody | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Matt Le Tissier | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (LB Francis Benali | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | CF Paul Moody | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CF Nicky Banger | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Steve Staunton, Dalian Atkinson and Dariusz Kubicki replace Gary Penrice, Ugo Ehiogu and Chris Price.
Southampton
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Southampton
Match Media

What they Said
โI could do with a goal because any striker likes to aversion one on three games.
โI didnโt really think I would start the season, and I know I will have to carry on working hard to stay in the side.
โIt was an accident [Barry Horne losing front teeth].
โI went across to sort out the melee [after a confrontation between Barry Horne and Kevin Richardson] and I was just trying to push Horne away.
โIf I did catch him then Iโm very sorry, I certainly didnโt hit him on purpose.โ
Cyrille Regis.
โCyril simply went over to sort things out.
โIt was a storm in a teacup.โ
Ron Atkinson.
โI thought it was the red card for me under the new professional foul rules.โ
Southampton goalkeeper Tim Flowers after handling outside of the area.
โIt was not deliberate.
โIt was an instinctive reaction.โ
Referee Keith Berge on why he did not red card Tim Flowers.
Villa left The Dell shaking their heads at the controversial decision by referee Keith Burge which might have changed the result.
The Welsh referee amazingly declined to send off Southamptonโs goalkeeper Tim Flowers when he deliberately handled the ball outside his own area in the 22nd minute.
Under the new FA rules concerning professional fouls the former Wolves keeper should clearly have been given his marching orders.
But Burge took no action throwing further confusion into the new law which has caused so much consternation among players and management.
Villa were already one up at the time with Kevin Richardson scoring in the first minute after Dalian Atkinson had seen a shot charged down.
Flowers twice had to push out 20 yarders from Villaโs speedy winger Tony Daley in rapid succession.
Ron Atkinsonโs new streamlined team is not yet firing on all cylinders. He has always insisted it would take time for them to settle into a cohesive winning unit. But he was well served by new Polish full-back Dariusz Kubicki a ยฃ200,000 signing from Legia Warsaw who showed up well against Southamptonโs dangerman Matthew Le Tissier.
Dalian Atkinson came through the game well after being absent with a hamstring strain and Cyrille Regis led the attack with great skill.
But Villa were found a little wanting in midfield with skipper Gordon Cowans and Richardson closely marshalled.
Tempers understandably became a little frayed in the steamy heat and Richardson was eventually shown a yellow card for retaliation.
The scuffle also involved Aston Villa's Kevin Richardson, Cyrille Regis and Dalian Atkinson leaving SOUTHAMPTON midfielder Barry Horne was last night receiving emergency dental treatment after three front teeth were knocked out.
Match Highlights
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