Game #4223
Saturday, 5 September 1992
Attendance: 17,120
Won
Premier League
10th (+5)
Crystal Palace
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Villa Park
Villa record their second win of the inaugural Premier League season as Palace are well beaten at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
3-0
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Steve Froggatt | 18’ |
KEY MAN
Ray Houghton. dominated midfield
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 18’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Froggatt
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 2-0, Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 3-0, Steve Froggatt
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Frank McAvennie 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Crystal Palace
ON THIS DAY
Frank McAvennie made his final appearance for Villa aged 32 before moving on to Celtic in January 1994. Dwight Yorke returned to score after three months out through injury as Ron Atkinson reassures the crowd in unprecedented style that the much anticipated move for Dean Saunders remains alive.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Saturday, 5 September 1992
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 November 1990, League Cup, Villa 3-2 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: None
CARDS
Villa
None
Crystal Palace
None
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that lost to Chelsea with Dwight Yorke replacing Cyrille Regis.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 26.97 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 34.10 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 19.51 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Crystal Palace
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
D John Humphrey | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Lee Sinnot | 🏴 |
CB Eric Young | 🏴 |
M Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
M Simon Osborn | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
W Eddie McGoldrick | 🇮🇪 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
CF Chris Armstrong | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 | 🔴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 79’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D John Humphrey | 🏴 | (CB Chris Coleman | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Simon Osborn | 🏴 | (M Stuart Massey | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Paul Heald | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
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
CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
“We shall be doing our utmost to bring him here next week."
Ron Atkinson updates the Villa Park crowd on the club’s move for Dean Saunders.
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 7 September 1992
Villa shook off the disappointment of falling to sign Liverpool striker Dean Saunders at least for the time being as they stormed to their first home win of the season.
Dwight Yorke, Steve Staunton and Steve Froggatt grabbed the goals to leave Palace still winless after seven Premier League matches.
Star of the show was Ray Houghton who dominated in midfield and looks to be forming a formidable partnership with the also impressive Garry Parker.
Villa manager Ron Atkinson had appeared on the pitch before the kick-off to squash reports that the Saunders deal was dead and he told supporters:
“We shah be doing our utmost to bring him here next week."
Villa took the lead with a superb goal after 18 minutes in a move started and finished by Yorke, who returned to action after a three-month absence through Injury.
Staunton increased Villa's lead two minutes before the interval in spectacular style. Parker's cross was cleared by Lee Sinnott and the Republic of Ireland International crashed a 30- yard shot past Nigel Martin.
The Palace goalkeeper produced a splendid save to keep out Yorke's close range header after the break before Villa wrapped up the points in the 72nd minute.
Skipper Kevin Richardson's through ball found Houghton whose chip cannoned off the bar back to Froggatt who scored his first league goal for the club.