Game #4337
Saturday, 8 October 1994
Attendance: 32,158
Lost
Premier League
14th (-2)
Liverpool
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Anfield
Villa lose a fourth successive Premier League game under Ron Atkinson as they slump to 14th in the table.
Liverpool
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 37’ | Guy Whittingham | 90’ |
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, late consolation
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MATCH TIMELINE
🟨 | 18’ Booking, Andy Townsend
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Neil Ruddock
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Robbie Fowler
🔁 | 31’ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Phil King
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-2 Guy Whittingham, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | HT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Robbie Fowler
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Ray Houghton Sub on, Nii Lamptey
⚽ | 90’ Goal, 2-3, Steve Staunton, Assist by Guy Whittingham
🕒 | FT Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
After starting the season unbeaten in the league for 5 games, Ron Atkinson’s Villa had now lost their last 4 Premier League fixtures.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1991-92
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 8 October 1994
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 May 1994, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Mark Bosnich returns in goal alongside Ugo Ehiogu, Ray Houghton, Dean Saunders, Andy Townsend and Earl Barrett as Phil King, Michael Oakes, Nii Lamptey, Shaun Teale and Dave Farrell make way.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.10 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.87 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 21.94 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Roy Evans | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK David James | 🏴 |
RB Rob Jones | 🏴 |
CB Phil Babb | 🇮🇪 |
CB John Scales | 🏴 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LB Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 🇳🇴 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇩🇰 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 |
W Steve McManaman | 🏴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Robbie Fowler | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Phil King | 🏴 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 31’ |
🔁 | M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 73’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Ian Rush | 🏴 | (M Jamie Redknapp | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Stensgaard | 🇩🇰 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
M Kevin Richardson
CF John Fashanu
F Dean Saunders
GK Michael Oakes
CF Dalian Atkinson
CB Shaun Teale
F Graham Fenton
M Dave Farrell
D Chris Boden
LB Bryan Small
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Villa 'keeper Mark Bosnich, returning after three games out with a knee injury, showed some early jitters by failing to cut out the resulting corner, but eventually found his form minutes later to deny Rush and pull off a smart save to deny Fowler."
*The Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 9 October 1994
Robbie Fowler gave watching England coach Terry Venables a timely reminder of his prowess, with a double strike, as Liverpool's resurgence continues.
They dominated the game from the first minute, with McManaman freeing Rob Jones down the right, before collecting the right-back's cross, only to see his shot blocked for a corner by Paul McGrath.
Villa 'keeper Mark Bosnich, returning after three games out with a knee injury, showed some early jitters by failing to cut out the resulting corner, but eventually found his form minutes later to deny Rush and pull off a smart save to deny Fowler.
But rampant Liverpool were not to be denied the breakthrough, though when it came in the 21st minute they had to rely on the intervention of the linesman, who ruled that Bosnich had controlled a Townsend back pass with his hands.
Rush tapped the free kick sideways to Neil Ruddock. whose cannonball shot burst through the massed ranks of the Villa defenders for his first goal of the season.
And Fowler increased the advantage six minutes later with the first or his two stunning strikes, scoring from the edge of the area with a shot that was no less ferocious than Ruddock's.
Villa looked set for a hiding but after Dean Saunders headed badly over and then saw claims for a penalty turned down the visitors snatched a goal seven minutes before the break.
Garry Parker found Guy Whittingham clear in the area and the former Portsmouth man beat David James with a low shot.
Dwight Yorke prodded a half chance over the bar soon after the interval, after Jones had seen his clearance roll just past the post before Liverpool struck again after 58 minutes.
Fowler's quick thinking was again decisive as he took advantage by beating a slow Bosnich with a crisp shot into the corner of the net.
Saunders gamely tried to drag Villa back and saw one stinging shot saved by the fingertips of James before skimming the bar with another effort.
McManaman ended a lightning break down the left by cutting inside and curling a shot just past the post.
Then Fowler was only inches away from his hat-trick.
Villa gave the scoreline a lopsided look when Steve Staunton netted against his former club, rolling the ball home after Whittingham's pressure on James had created the opening.