Game #4349
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 December 1994
Drew
20th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Premier League
Attendance: 20,896
Leicester City
Filbert Street
Brian Little returns to his former club and doesn't have to look too far to see nearly 20,000 reasons why he chose to leave a side racked by a small club mentality. Meanwhile, local pundits, who should know better, pile in on the 'dropped' Paul McGrath. Almost unnoticed however is Villa's 3 game Premier League unbeaten run since the departure of Ron Atkinson. Despite the relative upturn, Villa fall to 20th in the table.
Leicester City
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Guy Whittingham, equaliser
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 December 1994
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Leicester City)
🟨 | 8’ Booking, Bryan Small, Dissent
🕒 | HT Leicester City 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, Guy Whittingham
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Phil King, Sub on, Chris Boden 🟢 🔴
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, Graham Fenton, Sub on, Paul McGrath
🕒 | FT Leicester City 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
In a hugely one-sided and unreciprocated display of acrimony, Brian Little returned to East Midland minnows Leicester City just two games since leaving them to join his boyhood club, Villa.
Defender Chris Boden made his one and only appearance for Villa aged 21 after joining the club as a trainee. Boden moved on to Derby County in March 1995 for a fee of £169,000.
Bryan Small made his first start of the campaign having last played for Villa as a 46’ substitute in the final game of the 1993-94 season.
Former Villa ‘keeper Kevin Poole, former Villa centre forward Ian Ormondroyd and former Villa midfielder Mark Blake lined up for Leicester.
Future Villa midfielder Mark Draper, future Villa winger Franz Carr and future Villa forward Julian Joachim also featured for the Foxes.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Leicester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
Leicester City
Previous 5 vs. Leicester: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Match | #3 |
Saturday, 3 December 1994
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 2 🟥 1 | 0.67
Career Form:
Relegation
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 September 1994, Villa 1-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Martin Bodenham
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Leicester City
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Nigel Spink returns in goal whilst Paul McGrath, Dwight Yorke, Dalian Atkinson and Dave Farrell drop out. In come Bryan Small (first start of the season), Graham Fenton and Guy Whittingham. Shaun Teale returns to the starting XI after a 12 game absence.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.19 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 36.35 |
Youngest Player |
F Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 20.55 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Kevin MacDonald | 🏴 | Caretaker
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Leicester City
GK Kevin Poole (ex) | 🏴 |
D Nicky Mohan | 🏴 |
CB Mike Whitlow | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hill | 🇬🇧 |
M Mark Blake (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Steve Thompson | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Oldfield | 🇦🇺 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
F Phil Gee | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Chris Boden | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | for LB Phil King | 🏴 | 82’ |
🔁 | CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | for CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Ian Ormondroyd (ex) | 🏴 | (CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Phil Gee | 🏴 | (CF Iwan Roberts | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Gavin Ward | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
LB Steve Staunton
M Kevin Richardson
M Andy Townsend
CF John Fashanu
F Dwight Yorke
GK Michael Oakes
F Dalian Atkinson
M Nii Lamptey
M Dave Farrell
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 D Chris Boden | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 D Chris Boden | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"ASTON Villa striker Guy Whittingham saved his new boss Brian Little from a nightmare return to Leicester."
*The Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 4 December 1994
ASTON Villa striker Guy Whittingham saved his new boss Brian Little from a nightmare return to Leicester.
Little endured an almost incessant torrent of abuse from Leicester fans, still angered at the way he quit the club last week to take over at Villa.
The 41-year-old had been met by some 200 fans who taunted him with cries of "liar" and "Judas" as he got off the team coach.
Recalled Leicester striker Phil Gee then rubbed salt into the festering wounds by scoring after just five minutes.
Whittingham, however, struck the equaliser just past the hour to at least bring his manager some consolation, even if he is still searching for a first win.
Villa have drawn both Premiership games under his charge to remain deep in the relegation mire, having crashed out of the Coca- Cola Cup at Crystal Palace in midweek.
His former players were clearly intent on ensuring he had a miserable return and got the early goal they wanted after just five minutes.
Garry Parker should have snatched the lead minutes later when he sidefooted wide after Welsh international Dean Saunders had dragged the ball back, though Leicester substitute Julian Joachim then went close with a flashing drive.
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