๐ฉ 20 Mar 1993, Villa 2-0 Wednesday, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 2โ | 56โ |
Assist(s) | Steve Staunton | 2โ |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 20 March 1993
Two fabulous team goals send Ron Atkinsonโs Villa to victory after 2 successive draws as Villa humble Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park with a peerless and timeless display of some of the finest team football the stadium or the League has ever seen.
Villa extend their unbeaten run to 15 of their last 17 games, winning 10, but remain 2nd in the Premier League table with 8 to play as their title rivals also continue to win - if not with the same panache and style as Ron Atkinson's side.
Dwight Yorke scores his 25th goal in a Villa shirt on his 92nd appearance (69 Starts) to make it W41 D25 L26, 26 Goals, 13 Assists and 1 Booking at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.54 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 94 | ๐ฉ | 43 ๐จ | 26 ๐ฅ 25 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #4259
Match Record
Season | 1992-93 |
Matchday | #43 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #94 |
Saturday, 20 March 1993
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Milford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1982-1994
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 118 | ๐ฉ W58 (49% ) | ๐จ D13 | ๐บ(60% ) | ๐ฅ L47 (40% ) | โฝ 232 | ๐ฅ 188 | GD 44
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1990โ91
Squad News
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 2โ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Steve Staunton
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
โฝ | 56โ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Officials
Referee: Roger Milford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bristol, 1982-1994
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Shaun Teale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Kevin Richardson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Cyrille Regis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Neil Cox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bryan Small | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Sheffield Wednesday
Trevor Francis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Chris Woods | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Roland Nilsson | ๐ธ๐ช |
RB Viv Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul Warhurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D Simon Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
LB Nigel Worthington | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Danny Wilson | ๐ฌ๐ง |
M Carlton Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Sheridan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
W Chris Waddle | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Mark Bright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | D Simon Stewart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (M Graham Hyde | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Kevin Pressman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Nigel Jemson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Cyrille Regis is recalled.
Sheffield Wednesday
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
Match Media

What they Said
โIt was an excellent performance especially considering who we were playing.โ
Ron Atkinson.
DWIGHT Yorke struck two goals, one a beauty, the other a gift to put Aston Villa back on top of the Premier League and inflict only the second defeat on Sheffield Wednesday in 22 matches.
Villa, now two points clear at the top, had the edge in a splendid all-action first half which began with Yorke finishing off a superb five-man move after just two minutes, before Dean Saunders forced Chris Woods into a hat-trick of stunning saves just befbre the break as Ron Atkinson's title-chasing team took charge against his former club.
A careless error by Wednesday's Swedish fullback Roland Nilsson gifted Yorke his second goal ten minutes after the interval and Villa never looked back.
Dean Saunders though had no luck. It was his clever back-heel that set up the opener for Yorke but in a seven-minute spell before half-time he clipped the crossbar, then brought a stunning double save out of keeper Woods.
Then he connected with a powerful header from Garry Parker's cross only to see the Wood go full length to turn it away.
But Nilsson's blunder, giving the ball away to the grateful Yorke on 55 minutes when he had plenty of time to clear, finally killed off Wednesday.
Villa, with Parker and Kevin Richardson outstanding in midfield, were well in control before the finish and centre half Paul McGrath was able to cruise through the second half despite blood seeping from a head wound after a clash with Bright.
Villa boss Ron Atkinson said: โIt was an excellent performance especially considering who we were playing.โ
Match Highlights
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