๐ฅ 8 Oct 1994, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Scorer(s) | Guy Whittingham | 37โ | Steve Staunton | 90โ |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 37โ | Guy Whittingham | 90โ |
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On This Day
Saturday, 8 October 1994
After starting the season unbeaten in 5, Villa have now lost their last 4 Premier League fixtures under Ron Atkinson to slump to 14th in the table.
Guy Whittingham scores for the second successive game to make it five goals in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance (19 Starts), W13 D3 L9, % Goals and 1 Assist at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.57 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke contributes his first assist in 37 Premier League games and his 15th assist in a Villa shirt on his 122nd appearance (85 Starts) to make it W51 D32 L39, 31 Goals, 15 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.65 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1991-1994
๐ 172 | ๐ฉ | 76 ๐จ | 44 ๐ฅ 52 | 1.58
Villa Career Form:
Game #4337
Match Record
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 8 October 1994
Game Record
Manager: Ron Atkinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 145 | ๐ฉ W47 (32% ) | ๐จ D30 | ๐บ(53% ) | ๐ฅ L68 (47% ) | โฝ 226 | ๐ฅ 259 | GD -33
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: ๐๐๐๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1991-92
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
๐จ | 18โ Booking, Andy Townsend
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| 20โ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Neil Ruddock
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| 26โ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Robbie Fowler
๐ | 31โ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Phil King
โฝ | 37โ Goal, 1-2 Guy Whittingham, Assist by Dwight Yorke
๐ | HT Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
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| 57โ Goal, 1-3, (Liverpool), Robbie Fowler
๐ | 73โ Sub off, Ray Houghton Sub on, Nii Lamptey
โฝ | 90โ Goal, 2-3, Steve Staunton, Assist by Guy Whittingham
๐ | FT Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Keith Burge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Tonypandy, 1987โ1999
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Andy Townsend (9)
Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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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 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
RB Earl Barrett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Garry Parker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐จ | ๐ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | ๐ฅ |
CF Guy Whittingham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Dean Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | LB Phil King | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 31โ |
๐ | M Nii Lamptey | ๐ฌ๐ญ | for M Ray Houghton | ๐ฎ๐ช | 73โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Liverpool
Roy Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK David James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Rob Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Phil Babb | ๐ฎ๐ช |
CB John Scales | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Neil Ruddock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
LB Stig Inge Bjรธrnebye | ๐ณ๐ด |
M Jan Mรธlby | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
W John Barnes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve McManaman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CF Robbie Fowler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
Substitutes
๐ | CF Ian Rush | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | (M Jamie Redknapp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Stensgaard | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M Nigel Clough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
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
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.
Liverpool
Not Recorded
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Liverpool
Match Media

What they Said
"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."
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.
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