Game #4383
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 20 September 1995
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | for M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 79' |
🔁 | M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 | for M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 85' |
Unused Substitutes:
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Tommy Johnson replaces Savo Milošević for the League Cup opener.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.35 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.82 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.89 |
Villa thrash third tier side Peterborough in the second round of the League Cup.
Midfielder Gareth Farrelly, 20, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after coming through the youth ranks following his move from Home Farm in January 1992, to become the 710th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Tommy Johnson, without a goal in 9 Premier League games, scores in the League Cup against third Tier Peterborough to make it 18 Appearances (13 Starts), W7 D3 L8, 5 Goals and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ugo Ehiogu makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (89 Appearances) to make it W36 D22 L21, 5 Goals, 1 Assist, 10 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
Scorer(s) | Mark Draper | 12’ | Dwight Yorke | 15’ (pen) | 42’ (pen) | Tommy Johnson | 69’ | Own Goal | 81’ | Gareth Southgate | 89’ |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Draper
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke (pen)
🟥 | 36' Sending off, (Peterborough United), Lee Williams
⚽ | 42’ Goal, 3-0, Dwight Yorke (pen)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Peterborough United
⚽ | 69’ Goal, 4-0, Tommy Johnson
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 5-0, Own Goal, Greg Heald
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Ian Taylor, Sub on, Graham Fenton
🔁 | 85’ Sub off, Andy Townsend Sub on, Gareth Farrelly 🟢
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 6-0, Gareth Southgate
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-0 Peterborough United
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Wednesday, 20 September 1995

Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Terry Heilbron | 🏴 | Newton Aycliffe, 1995–2000
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Score: 🟩 6-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Referee: Terry Heilbron | 🏴 | Newton Aycliffe, 1995–2000
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | #710 | Youth Team promotion
Final Appearances:
None
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 12 🟥 11 | 1.46
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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League Cup
Peterborough United

Villa Park
Attendance: 19,602
GK Jon Sheffield | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Gregor Rioch | 🏴 |
CB Gary Breen | 🇮🇪 |
CB Greg Heald | 🏴 |
CB Simon Clark | 🏴 |
M Lee Williams | 🏴 | 🟥 |
M Billy Manuel | 🏴 |
M David Gregory | 🏴 |
M Marcus Ebdon | 🏴 |
M Danny Carter | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Gary Martindale | 🏴 | 🔁 |
John Still | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | M Danny Carter | 🏴 | (M Dave Morrison | 🏴 |)
🔁 | F Gary Martindale | 🏴 | (CF Lee Power | 🇮🇪 |)
Unused Substitutes:
GK Mark Tyler | 🏴 |
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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