Villa weather the Highbury storm to win a third consecutive Premier League game for the first time this season and climb to third in the table.

Scorer(s) | Guy Whittingham | 74’ | Andy Townsend | 90’ |

Assist(s) | Dalian Atkinson | 74’ | Dean Saunders | 90’ |

GK Mark Bosnich |
LB Bryan Small |
RB Earl Barrett |
CB Shaun Teale |
CB Paul McGrath |
M Andy Townsend |
M Ray Houghton |
M Kevin Richardson |
W Tony Daley |
CF Dalian Atkinson |
CF Dean Saunders | 

THE SQUAD

GK Nigel Spink for GK Mark Bosnich | 51’ |
CF Guy Whittingham for M Ray Houghton | 65’ |

CB Ugo Ehiogu

Seaman, Dixon, Winterburn, Adams, Keown (ex), Selley, Jensen, Limpar, Campbell, Merson (ex), Wright (g). Manager: George Graham (ex).

ON THIS DAY

Despite losing goalkeeper Mark Bosnich and falling behind Villa score a 90’ winner to rise to 3rd in the table.

Former Villa centre back Martin Keown and future Villa midfielder Paul Merson lined up for Arsenal.

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Image Credits

45’ Booking, Dalian Atkinson, Foul
HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
51’ Sub off, GK Mark Bosnich, Sub on, GK Nigel Spink
58’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Ian Wright
65’ Sub off, M Ray Houghton, Sub on, CF Guy Whittingham
74’ Goal, 1-1, Guy Whittingham, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
90’ Goal, 2-1, Andy Townsend, Assist by Dean Saunders
FT Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa

QUOTES

"Let's face it, we mugged them really.

“We got out of jail with three points but I wasn't happy with our performance apart from the last 20 minutes.

“The players feel the same.

"At least we showed the character to keep going when other sides would have folded under Arsenal's pressure.

"But Arsenal's game is all about hounding and hustling, and for long periods they outplayed us."

Ron Atkinson.

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*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 8 November 1993

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