Game #4353
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
Aston Villa
3-0
Chelsea
Premier League
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,901
Won
19th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 32’ | Dwight Yorke | 82’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, damage
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Staunton
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Paul McGrath
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Earl Barrett, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Villa’s first win under new boss Brian Little is a resounding one as Chelsea are dispatched at Villa Park to make it one win in 6 Premier League games under Little having previously drawn 4 and lost 1.
Ian Taylor scores his first goal for Villa since joining from Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month whilst Dwight Yorke score his first league goal since August.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 4 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 October 1994, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Dwight Yorke comes in for John Fashanu
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.08 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 36.41 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.16 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_e1f1df6e5f344ccea985deaf21d195e9~mv2.gif)
Chelsea
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
RB Steve Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
M Gavin Peacock | 🏴 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF John Spencer | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Craig Burley | 🏴 | (CF Mark Stein | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/14
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Daily Mirror*
Thursday, 29 December 1994
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