Game #4385
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 September 1995
Coventry City
0-3
Aston Villa
Premier League
Coventry City
Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,004
Won
2nd (+3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Ian Taylor | 1’ | Dwight Yorke | 87’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dwight Yorke, scored after 13 seconds
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 September 1995
⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Dwight Yorke (13s), Assist by Ian Taylor
🟨 | 24’ Booking, Ugo Ehiogu
🕒 | HT Coventry City 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 84’ Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević
⚽ | 87’ Goal, 3-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Coventry City 0-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dwight Yorke hit Villa’s opening goal after just 13 seconds - the fastest ever goal in the Premier League.
Villa had now lost just once in 12 games under Brian Little winning 7 as Villa climbed to 2nd in the Premier League.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Coventry City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Game | #8 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 30 September 1995
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Alan Wilkie | 🏴 | Chester-le-Street | 1988-2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 13 🟥 11 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Wilkie | 🏴 | Chester-le-Street | 1988-2000
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 January 1995, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that controversially drew with Forest last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.85 |
Youngest Player |
F Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.09 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
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 Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
Coventry City
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
RB Brian Borrows | 🏴 | 🟨 |
D Ally Pickering | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Busst | 🏴 |
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
W Isaías Marques Soares | 🇧🇷 |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
🔁 | D Ally Pickering | 🏴 | (Gordon Strachan | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
GK Jonathan Gould | 🏴 |
CF Iyseden Christie | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0d4f436b164742139f2bfd5d7f1829f0~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 1 October 1995
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