Game #4243
Aston Villa
Monday, 28 December 1992
Won
3rd (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Arsenal
Attendance: 35,170
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dean Saunders, reluctant spot kick.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 December 1992
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-0, Dean Saunders (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Steve Froggatt, Sub on, Neil Cox
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
ON THIS DAY
David O'Leary, the future Villa boss, proves popular with the Villa fans for the first and only time as he concedes the penalty that hands Villa the win to end 1992 third in the inaugural Premier League table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #78 |
Monday, 28 December 1992
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 7.30pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 78 | 🟩 | 34 🟨 | 21 🟥 23 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 25 August 1992, Villa 0-1 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Steve Froggatt returns after a 12 game absence alongside Dwight Yorke as Cyrille Regis and Bryan Small drop out from the team beaten by Coventry last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 27.63 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 34.41 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 19.82 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
LB Pal Lydersen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Hillier | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Campbell | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | for W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 74’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Ray Parlour | 🏴 | (M Mark Flatts | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M David Hillier | 🏴 | (W Anders Limpar | 🇸🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Alan Miller | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Irish Independent*
Tuesday. 29 December 1992