Game #4361
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 February 1995
Lost
14th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Manchester United
Attendance: 43,795
Old Trafford
Manchester United
1-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
John Fashanu, career ending challenge
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 February 1995
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), Andrew Cole
🔁 | 44’ Sub off, John Fashanu, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🕒 | HT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🔁 | 60’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Ray Houghton
🟨 | 60’ Booking, Paul McGrath, Trip
🕒 | FT Manchester United 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, John Fashanu, Foul
🟨 | Booking, Steve Staunton, Dissent
ON THIS DAY
Villa lost their first Premier League game in 8 and only their 2nd in 12 under Brian Little winning 4 and drawing 6 but dropped back to 14th place in the table.
Centre forward John Fashanu made his final Villa appearance aged 32 after being injured in a tackle with Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs. Fashanu would never play again. In his sole season with Villa between Fashanu made 16 appearances and scored 3 goals adding a fresh, though unexpected dynamic to the team.
Future Villa boss Steve Bruce and future Villa ‘keeper Peter Schmeichel lined up for Manchester United.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
FIXTURE HISTORY
Manchester United
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 4 February 1995
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 15 | 🟩 | 5 🟨 | 6 🟥 4 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 November 1994, Villa 3-4 Wimbledon, Selhurst Park
Cards: 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Ugo Ehiogu and Earl Barrett drop out and are replaced by Bryan Small (first start in 10) and Gary Charles for his first Villa start.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.99 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.19 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 23.08 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
LB Bryan Small | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔁 |
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
Manchester United
GK Peter Schmeichel | 🇩🇰 |
LB Denis Irwin | 🇮🇪 |
CB Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
RB Gary Neville | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Ince | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Scholes | 🏴 |
W Lee Sharpe | 🏴 |
W Ryan Giggs | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Brian McClair | 🏴 |
CF Andrew Cole | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | 44’ |
🔁 | M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 60’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Gary Neville | 🏴 | (CB David May | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Ryan Giggs | 🏴 | (W Andrey Kanchelskis | 🇷🇺 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Gary Walsh | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
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
🔴 CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | 1994-95 | 🕒 16 | 14 (2) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #696 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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