Game #4254
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 February 1993
Won
1st (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Attendance: 20,081
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
0-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dalian Atkinson | 22’ |
Villa open up a two point lead at the top of the Premier League table after beating a battling Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
KEY MAN
Ray Houghton, vital goal sends Villa top.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 February 1993
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Ray Houghton, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Dalian Atkinson, Sub on, Dwight Yorke
🟨 | 74’ Booking, Dean Saunders, Foul
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Garry Parker, Sub on, Neil Cox
🕒 | FT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Ron Atkinson’s Villa were now unbeaten in 10 of their last 12 games, winning 7 as they rose to 1st place in the Premier League with 13 games left in the season. Meanwhile, their latest victory sees two Chelsea defenders collide to hand the winning goal on a plate to Ray Houghton.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 13 February 1993
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 40 🟨 | 24 🟥 25 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 November 1992, Villa 2-0 QPR, Villa Park.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨
Mike Peck
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Chelsea
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change to the side that lost to Palace last time out as Dalian Atkinson replaces Dwight Yorke.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 33.22 |
Youngest Player |
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | 19.95 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
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 Dean Saunders | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Ian Porterfield | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
CB David Lee | 🏴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |
M David Hopkin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 |
CF Mick Harford | 🏴 |
CF Robert Fleck | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | for CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | for M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 83’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Mal Donaghy | 🇬🇧 | (CF John Spencer | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M David Hopkin | 🏴 | (M Graham Stuart | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
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 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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“The result was good but it was our least attractive performance of the season.
“It wasn’t one of our most entertaining performances by a million miles.
“We like to play a passing game but this time we got through on grit.”
“We have just played two games in the Cup and League where our performance level was far superior but got nothing for it.
"In the course of a season you are not always going to perform to the best of your ability.
“But we fought hard and after some sloppy defending had given us the goal we hung on well.
"Our two centre-halves were superb and if there is a better right-back in the country then I haven’t seen him.”
Ron Atkinson.
“We’re not worried about the title.
“I know it’s an old cliche but we are taking each game as it comes. We learned that at Liverpool.”
Ray Houghton.
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Sunday, 14 February 1993
VILLA abandoned their famed Charge of the Light Brigade tactics as they moved back to the top of the Premier League.
Their third trip to London in ten days produced the victory they so desperately needed.
And it was achieved in the Liverpool style of when the Anfield Reds were the best side in the country by a distance.
Villa sat back and waited, absorbing all the pressure that Chelsea mounted before Ray Houghton seized the vital goal after just 22 minutes.
Instead of attempting to run the whole show, as they tried and failed against Wimbledon and then Crystal Palace, they destroyed Chelsea with a totally disciplined and determined display.
It was fitting that Houghton, one of Liverpool's all-conquering side in the Merseysiders' heydays, should pop up with the goal that saw them jumping two points clear of rivals Manchester United.
"It wasn't one of our most entertaining performances by a million miles," said a clearly delighted Ron Atkinson.
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