Game #4210
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 31 March 1992
Aston Villa
1-1
Sheffield United
Division One
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,745
Drew
9th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | Ian Olney | 89' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Cyrille Regis, rescued Villa in the dying seconds.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 31 March 1992
🟨 | 1’ Booking, [15 seconds] Ian Olney, Foul on goalkeeper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Kevin Gage
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Garry Parker, Sub on, Dwight Yorke
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 1-1, Cyrille Regis, Assist by Ian Olney
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Ron Atkinson's Villa now have just two wins in fourteen League games in 1992 as Kevin Gage returns to Villa Park to hit a fantastic opener for his new club before celebrating wildly.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #45 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Tuesday, 31 March 1992
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
FT Result | Drew |
FT Score | 1-1 |
Last 5 Games | DLDWD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 45 | 🟩 | 17 🟨 | 12 🟥 16 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1975-1993
Matches Officiated: 17
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 6
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 16 February 1992, FA Cup, Villa 2-1 Swindon, County Ground.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ian Olney and Tony Daley replace Dalian Atkinson and Dwight Yorke.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.27 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 34.16 |
Youngest Player |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 | 20.90 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Mel Rees | 🏴 |
LB David Barnes | 🏴 |
CB Brian Gayle | 🏴 |
CB Paul Beesley | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage (ex) | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Gannon | 🏴 |
M Dane Whitehouse | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Paul Rogers | 🏴 |
M Mitch Ward | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 |
CF Alan Cork | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | for M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 82’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dane Whitehouse | 🏴 | (M Mike Lake | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Mitch Ward | 🏴 | (F Bobby Davison | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
F Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | Virus
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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