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Game #4398

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 16 December 1995

4th (+2)

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔁 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |

Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1994-1998
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Substitutes:

🔁 | M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 34’ |
🔁 | GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 46’ |
🔁 | CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 68’ |

Unused Substitutes:

None

None

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94

Matchday Squad:

Not recorded

Paul McGrath returns in place of Riccardo Scimeca.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |

Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 36.06 |

Youngest Player |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.30 |

  • After consecutive draws Villa beat Coventry at Villa Park and have now put seven goals past the Sky Blues in two games this season.

  • Savo Milošević scores his first hat-trick in a Villa shirt making it 8 goals already in his debut season on his 21st appearance (20 Starts) to make it W11 D6 L4, 8 Goals, 4 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

  • Having not scored in his previous 12 Premier League games, Tommy Johnson scores for the 4th time in 7 and contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 29th appearance (20 Starts) to make it W11 D7 L11, 9 Goals, 1 Assist and 7 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.90 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

  • Mark Bosnich secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 116th appearance to make it W50 D29 L37, 117 Goals Conceded at a rate of 1.01 goals per game and 40 Clean Sheets (34%) so far in his Villa career.

  • Mark Draper contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance to make it W12 D6 L4, 3 Goals and 5 Assists so far in his Villa career.

  • Andy Townsend appears as a substitute for the first time in a Villa shirt on his 104th appearance and makes it W48 D23 L33, 8 Bookings, 13 Assists, 17 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.

  • Former Villa captain, midfielder Kevin Richardson, lines up for Coventry before being sent off on 37’. 

  • Future Villa centre forward Dion Dublin scores Coventry’s consolation goal despite playing the game in defence.

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Won

4-1

🟩 16 Dec 1995, Villa 4-1 Coventry, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Tommy Johnson | 12’ | Savo Milošević | 48’ | 63’ | 80’ |

Assist(s) | Mark Draper | 12’ | 63’ | Tommy Johnson | 48’ | Andy Townsend | 80’ |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Johnson, Assist by Mark Draper
🔁 | 34’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Andy Townsend
🟥 | 37’ Sending off, (Coventry City), Kevin Richardson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Coventry City
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Mark Bosnich, Sub on, Nigel Spink
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 2-0, Savo Milošević, Assist by Tommy Johnson
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 2-1, (Coventry City), Dion Dublin
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 3-1, Savo Milošević, Assist by Mark Draper
🔁 | 68’ Sub off, Paul McGrath, Sub on, Riccardo Scimeca
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 4-1, Savo Milošević, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Coventry City

Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 16 December 1995

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Manager: Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kent, 1991–2000
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩

Referee: Paul Alcock | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Kent, 1991–2000

Previous 5 vs. Coventry: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Total 🕒 48 | 🟩 25 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 73 | 🥅 39 |
League 🕒 44 | 🟩 22 | 🟨 16 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 65 | 🥅 37 |
FA Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 2 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 0 |
Home 🕒 24 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 39 | 🥅 11 |
Away 🕒 24 | 🟩 11 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 34 | 🥅 28 |

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Not recorded

Debut Appearances:

None

Final Appearances:

None

Brian Little | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1994-1998

🕒 52 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 17 🟥 14 | 1.54

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
116
🟩
50*
🟨
6
115*
🟨
29
🟥
1
0
🟥
37
0
🥅
40
117*
RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
37
🟩
18*
🟨
1
35*
🟨
11
🟥
0
0
🟥
8
2
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
301
🟩
127*
🟨
16
297*
🟨
79
🟥
0
8
🟥
95
9
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
104
🟩
43*
🟨
14
90*
🟨
27
🟥
1
6
🟥
34
1
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
22
🟩
12*
🟨
2
22*
🟨
6
🟥
0
1
🟥
4
0
M Ian Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
44
🟩
20*
🟨
3
44*
🟨
12
🟥
0
3
🟥
12
5
F Tommy Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
29
🟩
11*
🟨
7
20*
🟨
7*
🟥
0
9*
🟥
11
1*
F Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
176
🟩
73*
🟨
2
136*
🟨
46
🟥
0
47
🟥
57
26
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Sub 2
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
459
🟩
180
🟨
3
4*
🟨
126
🟥
1
0
🟥
153
2
Sub 4
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile
LB Alan Wright | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
30
🟩
14*
🟨
0
30*
🟨
9
🟥
0
0
🟥
7
1
M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
22
🟩
12*
🟨
0
22*
🟨
6
🟥
0
3
🟥
4
5*
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔥
21
🟩
11*
🟨
2
20*
🟨
6*
🟥
0
8*
🟥
4
4
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
Sub 1
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
104
🟩
48*
🟨
17
1*
🟨
23*
🟥
4
8
🟥
33
13*
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Sub 3
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
7
🟩
5*
🟨
0
5*
🟨
1
🟥
0
0
🟥
1
0
Sub 5
Games
Results
Cards
🕒
🔁
🔥
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
Player Profile

Premier League

Coventry City

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Villa Park

Attendance: 28,486

GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Busst | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W John Salako | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dion Dublin (ft) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 | 🔁 |

Ron Atkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (ex)
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Substitutes:

🔁 | W John Salako | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (D Ally Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |)
🔁 | CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 | (M David Rennie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |)

Unused Substitutes:

GK Jonathan Gould | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

🟥 Kevin Richardson
🟨 Kevin Richardson
🟨 Kevin Richardson
🟨 David Busst

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87

Matchday Squad:

Goalkeepers
GK John Filan | 🇦🇺 |
GK Jonathan Gould | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Defenders
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Paul Williams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB David Busst | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Ally Pickering | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
LB Marcus Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Kevin Richardson (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Paul Telfer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M David Rennie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Wingers
W John Salako | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
CF Noel Whelan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Dion Dublin (ft) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Peter Ndlovu | 🇿🇼 |

Not Recorded

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

"SAVO MILOSEVIC upstaged English football's exhibition match for visiting Eurocrats with a hat-trick for Aston Villa to plunge Coventry back into the relegation mire."

🟩 12 Apr 2025, Villa 3-0 Southampton, St Mary's TBL.png

SAVO MILOSEVIC upstaged English football's exhibition match for visiting Eurocrats with a hat-trick for Aston Villa to plunge Coventry back into the relegation mire.

The UEFA delegates, in Birmingham for today's European Championship draw, saw blood and controversy as well as a brilliant goal from Tommy Johnson.

As so often in the Premiership these days, the show was stolen by a foreigner. The Serb striker finally ended his home jinx with his first Villa Park goals since his £3.5m move from Partizan Belgrade.

Coventry, wrecked by Kevin Richardson's sending off against his former teammates, could offer only a single reply from Dion Dublin to cushion a miserable return for Ron Atkinson to the club that sacked him 13 months ago.

Richardson had been booked after just two minutes for a heavy tackle on Mark Draper and played on with blood gushing from his nose after receiving a boot in the face from Johnson.

It was much later that he exacted revenge with a late cut at Johnson's ankles that sparked a brief but fierce retaliation.

The off-the-ball flare-up was spotted by referee Paul Alcock, who showed him his second fellow card before the red but ignored Johnson.

By then Johnson had put Villa comfortably in charge with a superb solo strike after. He rode three challenges on a relentless drive into the area, climaxed by a cracking right foot shot into the top corner.

Villa were hit by the loss of Dwight Yorke with concussion but it looked all over when Milosevic at last opened his Villa Park account in his ninth home league game.

He rose like a salmon to meet Townsend's 48th minute cross from the left to plant a powerful header past stand-in goalkeeper John Filan.

Dublin continued his one-man survival act for Coventry, heading in his ninth goal in as many games from Paul Teller's cross after 55 minutes.

But it was never going to be enough and Milosevic delighted the Villa fans with a second goal his seventh of the season eight minutes later when he was left criminally unmarked at the far post for a simple downward header from Draper's cross.

He missed an easy chance for his hat trick from Alan Wright's pass moments later, sidefooting wide of a gaping goal.

But it was only a temporary disappointment as substitute Andy Townsend intercepted Busst's dreadful 80th minute clearance and sent the Serb clear on the left. Though suspiciously offside, the flag stayed down and he neatly chipped the goalkeeper with his left foot.

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