Game #4183
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 November 1991
Won
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 10,642
Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road
Queens Park Rangers
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 45' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa make it four consecutive wins in all competitions as they climb to 8th in the table with victory at Loftus Road.
KEY MAN
Dwight Yorke, settled the match.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 November 1991
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Dalian Atkinson
🔁 | Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | FT Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Dariusz Kubicki, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Paul McGrath, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Ron Atkinson's Villa make it four consecutive top flight wins - their best run of the season to date - as Dwight Yorke scores his third in three games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
FIXTURE HISTORY
Queens Park Rangers
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 2 November 1991
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 18 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 5 🟥 5 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 30 January 1990, ZDS, Villa 1-2 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Lester Shapter
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Queens Park Rangers
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ron Atkinson names an unchanged line up for the first time.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.77 |
Oldest Player |
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 | 34.12 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 20.01 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK Jan Stejskal | 🇨🇿 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
D Andy Tillson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Darren Peacock | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
RB Danny Maddix | 🇯🇲 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
M Ian Holloway | 🏴 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 |
CF Dennis Bailey | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson (ex) | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
🔁 CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Andy Tillson | 🏴 | (F Gary Penrice (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Rufus Brevett | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"A Steve Staunton cross was met by Yorke at the near post and his powerful header flashed past keeper Jan Stejskal."
*Sunday Mirror*
Sunday, 3 November 1991
A Dwight Yorke goal right on the stroke of half-time settled the match.
A Steve Staunton cross was met by Yorke at the near post and his powerful header flashed past keeper Jan Stejskal.
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