Game #4249
Wednesday, 27 January 1993
Attendance: 20,266
Won
Premier League
2nd (-)
Sheffield United
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
A second successive visit of thugs but unlike against Wimbledon Villa batter Sheffield United in a much improved second half performance but only leave with three goals to show for it after a raft of chances are missed by Ron Atkinson's side.
Aston Villa
3-1
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | Matthias Breitkreutz | 54' | Paul McGrath | 58’ | Neil Cox 89’ |
KEY MAN
Paul McGrath, could have had a hat-trick.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 1-0 Paul McGrath, Assist by Matthias Breitkreutz
⚽ | 58’ Goal, 2-0, Dean Saunders, Assist by Paul McGrath
🥅 | 74’ Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield United), Brian Deane
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Stefan Beinlich
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, Matthias Breitkreutz, Sub on, Neil Cox
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Neil Cox
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Villa were now unbeaten in 7 winning 5 and had lost only 3 of their last 27 games. Meanwhile Villa field two Germans in their line up for the first time - albeit for only 6 minutes as Stefan Beinlich comes on as a 74th minute sub before Matthias Breitkreutz leaves the pitch on 80'.
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 HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Wednesday, 27 January 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 31 August 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
CARDS
Villa
None
Sheffield United
🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa make two changes from the team that drew with Wimbledon last time out as Bryan Small and Matthias Breitkreutz (first start of the season) come in for Steve Froggatt and Ray Houghton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 26.98 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 34.50 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 21.22 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔁 |
Sheffield United
GK Alan Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
LB David Barnes | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Brian Gayle | 🏴 |
CB Paul Beesley | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Kevin Gage (ex) | 🏴 |
M Chris Kamara | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Jamie Hoyland | 🏴 |
M Charlie Hartfield | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Glyn Hodges | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 74’ |
🔁 RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Charlie Hartfield | 🏴 | (F Alan Cork | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Franz Carr | 🏴 | 🟨 | (RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Melyvn Rees | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"I knew at half-time we had to get our act together or it would be one of those games.
"But we were very exciting in the second half. We played as well as any side has played this season.
“We ripped them apart and it could have finished six, seven or eight.
“McGrath could have had a hat-trick in the end but their goalkeeper Alan Kelly was outstanding, brilliant.
Ron Atkinson.
*Birmingham Post*
Thursday, 28 January 1993
RON ATKINSON showed his relief after a second half Aston Villa blitz finally kept his team's championship challenge alive against Sheffield United at Villa Park last night.
He said: "I knew at half-time we had to get our act together or it would be one of those games.
"But we were very exciting in the second half. We ripped them apart and it could have finished six, seven or eight.”
Paul McGrath's goal finally gave Villa the lead after Sheffield United had edged the first-half and Atkinson said:
"McGrath could have had a hat-trick in the end but their goalkeeper Alan Kelly was outstanding.”
