Game #4355
Aston Villa
Monday, 2 January 1995


Drew
19th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Leeds United
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,038
🟨 2 Jan 1995, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Leeds United

Assist(s) | None
🟨 2 Jan 1995, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 January 1995
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Ray Houghton, Sub on, John Fashanu
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Leeds United
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 2 Jan 1995, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 2 January 1995
Villa draw for the 6th time in 8 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Villa under make it 1 defeat in 8 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Midfielder and captain Kevin Richardson, 32, makes his 180th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (179 Starts) before moving on to Coventry City in February 1995 for a fee of £300,000. Rico proved a dynamic addition to the team arriving with Ron Atkinson in 1991 and left with a record of W77 D49 L54, 16 Goals, 18 Assists and 15 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.29 games he played across his 4 seasons with the club.
Ugo Ehiogu makes his 50th start in a Villa shirt (63 Appearances) to make it W24 D16 L23, 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa assistant and caretaker manager Gary McAllister lines up for Leeds.
🟨 2 Jan 1995, Villa 0-0 Leeds, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 1991-95 | 🕒 180 | 179 (1) | ⚽ 16 | 🔥 13 | 🇺 1 | #672 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Leeds United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1991–92
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FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #9 |
Monday, 2 January 1995
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MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-1997
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 9 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 6 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Paul Danson | 🏴 | Leicester, 1987-1997
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨 John Pemberton
🟨 David Wetherall
🟨 Gary Speed
🟨 Brian Deane
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul McGrath comes in after a three game absence as Andy Townsend drops out
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.42 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 36.43 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.18 |
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MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | 🔴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Howard Wilkinson | 🏴 |

Leeds United
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Wetherall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Lucas Radebe | 🇿🇦 |
RB Gary Kelly | 🇮🇪 |
M Gary McAllister | 🏴 |
M Gary Speed | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W David White | 🏴 |
CF Brian Deane | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Philemon Masinga | 🇿🇦 | 🔁 |
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SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | for M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | 63’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Philemon Masinga | 🇿🇦 | (CF Rod Wallace | 🏴 |)

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Beeney | 🏴 |
M Mark Tinkler | 🏴 |
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

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | | 11 | 2* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6* | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
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SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
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MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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