Game #4354
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 December 1994
Drew
20th (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Manchester City
Attendance: 22,513
Maine Road
Manchester City
2-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Ian Taylor | 59’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dean Saunders, rebound
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1994
🥅 | 14’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City)
🕒 | HT Manchester City 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-2, (Manchester City)
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 1-2, Own Goal, Ian Brightwell
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-2, Dean Saunders, Assist by Ian Taylor
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Andy Townsend, Sub on, Paul McGrath
🔁 | 88’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, John Fashanu
🕒 | FT Manchester City 2-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa lost their first Premier League game in 7 under Brian Little but had won just once, drawing 5 across that time as the team remained in 19th place with 4 of 22 clubs destined for the drop this season.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Manchester City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1975-76
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester City
Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 31 December 1994
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 8 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 5 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 29
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 9
🟥 : 13
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 August 1994, Villa 1-1 Palace, Villa Park.
Incidents: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Brian Little names an unchanged line up from the team that beat Chelsea in the previous fixture.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 36.42 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.17 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
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
Brian Horton | 🏴 |
Manchester City
GK Andy Dibble | 🏴 |
LB Terry Phelan | 🇮🇪 |
CB Alan Kernaghan | 🇮🇪 |
RB Ian Brightwell | 🏴 |
RB John Foster | 🏴 |
M Steve Lomas | 🇬🇧 |
M Garry Flitcroft | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Nicky Summerbee | 🏴 |
W Peter Beagrie | 🏴 |
CF Paul Walsh | 🏴 |
CF Uwe Rösler | 🇩🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 78’ |
🔁 | CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 88’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK John Burridge (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Michel Vonk | 🇳🇱 |
M Maurizio Gaudino | 🇩🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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