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Game #4337

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 8 October 1994

14th (-2)

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Ron Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1991-1994
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Substitutes:

🔁 | LB Phil King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 31’ |
🔁 | M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 73’ |

Unused Substitutes:

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

🟨 Andy Townsend

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94

Matchday Squad:

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.

Starting XI Average Age
| 28.10 |

Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.87 |

Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 21.94 |

  • 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.

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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Lost

2-3

🟥 8 Oct 1994, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield
Scorer(s) | Guy Whittingham | 37’ | Steve Staunton | 90’ |

Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 37’ | Guy Whittingham | 90’ |

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

Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 8 October 1994

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Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | Tonypandy, 1987–1999

Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Ron Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1991-1994

🕒 172 | 🟩 | 76 🟨 | 44 🟥 52 | 1.58

Villa Career Form:

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
68
🟩
29
🟨
3
67*
🟨
17
🟥
0
0
🟥
22*
0
🥅
24
65*
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
138
🟩
62
🟨
5
137*
🟨
36
🟥
0
11*
🟥
40*
16
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
46
🟩
20
🟨
3
33*
🟨
9
🟥
0
1
🟥
17*
1
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
244
🟩
105
🟨
9
244*
🟨
63
🟥
0
8
🟥
76*
9
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
127
🟩
57
🟨
6
126*
🟨
33
🟥
0
2
🟥
37*
1
M Garry Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
106
🟩
46
🟨
3
103*
🟨
28
🟥
0
13
🟥
32*
6
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
25
🟩
13
🟨
1
19*
🟨
3
🟥
0
5*
🟥
9*
1*
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
122
🟩
51
🟨
2
85*
🟨
32
🟥
0
31
🟥
39*
15*
M Nii Lamptey | 🇬🇭 |
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
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5
🟩
2
🟨
1
3*
🟨
0
🟥
0
3
🟥
3*
0
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
59
🟩
28
🟨
8*
59*
🟨
13
🟥
0
4
🟥
18*
9
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
97
🟩
42
🟨
1
88*
🟨
27
🟥
0
10
🟥
28*
14
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
107
🟩
49
🟨
3
106*
🟨
29
🟥
0
36
🟥
29*
8
LB Phil King | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
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🔁
🔥
10
🟩
5
🟨
0
2*
🟨
2
🟥
0
0
🟥
3*
1
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
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Player Profile

Premier League

Liverpool

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Anfield

Attendance: 32,158

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Roy Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

🔁 | CF Ian Rush | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | (M Jamie Redknapp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes:

GK Michael Stensgaard | 🇩🇰 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

None

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1991-92

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

"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."

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

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