Game #4268
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 August 1993
1st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 59’ |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Andy Townsend makes his first start for Villa as Gordon Cowans makes his latest debut for the club he has served with such style.
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.04 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 24.58 |
Villa open the 1993-94 with a stylish and comprehensive win over QPR as Andy Townsend made his debut.
Gordon Cowans, 34, makes his first appearance in a Villa shirt after rejoining the club from Blackburn Rovers in July 1993 on a free transfer. Cowans, the 582nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football, had left Villa for the second time in November 1991 as Ron Atkinson moved him on but the Villa boss would mend his error, bringing Cowans back to his spiritual home 18 months later to make his 511 Appearance (490 Starts), W225 D124 L162, 59 Goals and 95 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.32 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Midfielder Andy Townsend, 30, contributes an assist on his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from Chelsea in July 1993 for a fee of £2,100,000 to become the 693rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Dalian Atkinson makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W23 D16 L11, 16 Goals and 11 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.85 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dean Saunders contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 45th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W24 D12 L9, 17 Goals, 3 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Steve Staunton contributes his 20th goal involvement on his 95th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W43 D26 L26, 7 Goals, 13 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Scorer(s) | Dalian Atkinson | 38’ | 89’ | Dean Saunders | 61’ | Steve Staunton | 90’ |
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 38’ | Dalian Atkinson | 61’ |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Andy Townsend
⚽ | 38’ Goal, 1-0, Dalian Atkinson, Assist by Andy Townsend
🥅 | 44’ Goal, 1-1, (QPR), Les Ferdinand
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 QPR
🔁 | 59’ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 2-1, Dean Saunders, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Dalian Atkinson
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 4-1, Steve Staunton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 QPR
Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Game | #1 |
Manager Game | #103 |
Saturday, 14 August 1993
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1988–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1988–1995
Previous 5 vs. QPR: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | #582 | Free Transfer signing from Blackburn
🟢 M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | #693 | £2.100,000 signing from Chelsea
Final Appearances:
None
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 103 | 🟩 | 47 🟨 | 27 🟥 29 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Premier League
Queens Park Rangers
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,994
GK Tony Roberts | 🏴 |
CB Tony Witter | 🏴 |
CB Darren Peacock | 🏴 |
CB Karl Ready | 🏴 |
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
M Ian Holloway | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Impey | 🏴 |
M Ray Wilkins | 🏴 |
CF Bradley Allen | 🏴 |
CF Les Ferdinand | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Gerry Francis | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Ian Holloway | 🏴 | (F Devon White | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Jan Stejskal | 🇨🇿 |
LB Rufus Brevett | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"Villa then went to town and were rewarded with their late double strike."
DALIAN Atkinson and Dean Saunders quickly demonstrated their lethal partnership with three goals between them to plunge QPR to a heavy defeat.
Each goal was a fine individual effort as Villa's strike force quickly posted their intentions for the season.
In an explosive last two minutes. Atkinson and Steve Staunton scored Villa's third and fourth goals.
Villa began and finished full of promise and enterprise but they often had to go on the defensive against a Rangers side inspired by the peerless Ray Wilkins.
In the 38th minute Atkinson raced on to a pass from Andy Townsend to slip the ball into the net as goalkeeper Tony Roberts and Clive Wilson converged upon him.
But Rangers showed resolution with Les Ferdinand grabbing an opportunist 44th minute equaliser with a perfect shot on the volley.
Villa's composure was ruffled but they regrouped to hit back in commendable style.
Saunders scored with an explosive shot from 30 yards in the 62nd minute, just three minutes after Gordon Cowans had replaced Ray Houghton.
Villa then went to town and were rewarded with their late double strike.
Atkinson scored with another long range effort and this was followed by Staunton's blockbuster.
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