Game #4370
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 April 1995
Drew
14th (-3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Attendance: 12,949
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Villa are held to a goalless draw at Palace to leave them fourteenth in the Premier League table with six games left to play.
Crystal Palace
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Steve Staunton, inspirational figure
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 April 1995
🟨 | 22’ Booking, Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 47’ Booking, Dalian Atkinson
🔁 | 73’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Graham Fenton
🟨 | 85’ Booking, Graham Fenton
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Recently departed Villa midfielder Ray Houghton lined up for Crystal Palace alongside future Villa centre back Gareth Southgate.
Villa had now won just once in seven games under Brian Little but rose to 11th in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Crystal Palace
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Tuesday, 4 April 1995
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 7 | 1.38
Career Form:
Mid Table
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 January 1995, Villa 2-1 Forest, City Ground.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨 🟨
Keith Cooper
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨 🟨
Crystal Palace
None
TEAM NEWS
Dwight Yorke replaces Dean Saunders in the starting line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.90 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.36 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.43 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Alan Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Crystal Palace
GK Nigel Martyn | 🏴 |
CB Eric Young | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
CB Chris Coleman | 🏴 |
RB Darren Pitcher | 🏴 |
RB Darren Patterson | 🇬🇧 |
M Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton (ex) | 🇮🇪 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
CF Bruce Dyer | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Chris Armstrong | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 🟨 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 73’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Eric Young | 🏴 | (LB Dean Gordon | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Bruce Dyer | 🏴 | (CB Ian Cox | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Rhys Wilmot | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"An incredible last-minute miss by Aston Villa’s Ian Taylor let FA Cup semi-finalists Crystal Palace off the hook in a dour relegation dog fight at Selhurst Park last night."
“Aberdeen Press and Journal”
Wednesday, 5 April 1995
An incredible last-minute miss by Aston Villa’s Ian Taylor let FA Cup semi-finalists Crystal Palace off the hook in a dour relegation dog fight at Selhurst Park last night.
Taylor, who would already spurned two golden chances to effectively seal Villa’s premiership survival, skied Andy Townsend cross over the bar from just three yards out.
The draw moved fourth bottom Palace to within a point of Everton on whom they have a game in hand.
Brian Little’s Villa moved into the top half of the table thanks to the point but have now won just one of their last seven games.
They had more than enough chances to win but had to endure.
Dalian Atkinson, starting only his second game since the end of November had a great opportunity after 20 minutes.
Whilst Captain Steve Staunton proved an inspirational figure before he left limped off after 72 minutes.
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