Game #4249
Aston Villa
13-8-4, 47 PTS
Wednesday, 27 January 1993
2nd (-)
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | ๐ฉ๐ช | ๐ฅ | ๐ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | ๐ |
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
Substitutes
๐ M Stefan Beinlich | ๐ฉ๐ช | for CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | 74โ |
๐ RB Neil Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | for M Matthias Breitkreutz | ๐ฉ๐ช | 80โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 34.50 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 21.22 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
On This Day
Villa were now unbeaten in 7 winning 5 and had lost only 3 of their last 27 games under Ron Atkinson
Villa field two Germans for the first time in their history albeit for only 6 minutes as Stefan Beinlich comes on as a 74th minute sub before Matthias Breitkreutz leaves the pitch on 80'.
Matthias Breitkreutz contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 11th appearance (8 Starts) to make it W5 D3 L3 so far in his Villa career.
Starting XI
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 3
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
Scorer(s) | Paul McGrath | 54โ | Own Goal | 58โ | Kevin Richardson | 89โ |
Assist(s) | Matthias Breitkreutz | 54' | Paul McGrath | 58โ | Neil Cox 89โ |
Match Timeline
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
โฝ | 54โ Goal, 1-0 Paul McGrath, Assist by Matthias Breitkreutz
โฝ | 58โ Goal, 2-0, Dean Saunders, Assist by Paul McGrath
๐ฅ
| 74โ Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield United), Brian Deane
๐ | 74โ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Stefan Beinlich
๐ | 80โ Sub off, Matthias Breitkreutz, Sub on, Neil Cox
โฝ | 89โ Goal, 3-1, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Neil Cox
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield United
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #84 |
Wednesday, 27 January 1993
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 122 | ๐ฉ W57 (47% ) | ๐จ D29 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L36 (30% ) | โฝ 235 | ๐ฅ 171 | GD 64
Match Stats
Not recorded
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 84 | ๐ฉ | 38 ๐จ | 23 ๐ฅ 23 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they 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 played as well as any side has played this season.
โWe ripped them apart and it could have finished six, seven or eight.
โMcGrath could have had a hat-trick in the end but their goalkeeper Alan Kelly was outstanding, brilliant.
Ron Atkinson.
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.โ
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.โ
Premier League
Sheffield United
7-7-11, 28 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,266
GK Alan Kelly | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB David Barnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Brian Gayle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Beesley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
RB Kevin Gage (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Chris Kamara | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Jamie Hoyland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Charlie Hartfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Glyn Hodges | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
W Franz Carr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Brian Deane | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Dave Bassett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Charlie Hartfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Alan Cork | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | W Franz Carr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | (RB Carl Bradshaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Melyvn Rees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ David Barnes
๐จ Chris Kamara
๐จ Franz Carr
๐จ Paul Beesley
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: 1924โ25
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1992-93
Playing Squad
GK Les Sealey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #679 |
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #676 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #680 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | ๐ต๐ฑ | #678 |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #687 |
RB Neil Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #669 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Dave Farrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #692 |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #684 |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #674 |
M Mark Blake | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #666 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | ๐ฉ๐ช | #686 |
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #689 |
M Stefan Beinlich | ๐ฉ๐ช | #682 |
W Steve Froggatt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #685 |
W Tony Daley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #633 |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #673 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #671 |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #691 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Frank McAvennie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #690 |
F Martin Carruthers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #683 |
