Game #4400
Aston Villa
Monday, 1 January 1996
Won
5th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Attendance: 28,523
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Charles | 22’ | Andy Townsend | 40’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa bounce back from defeat to QPR to win at the Riverside as Alan Wright scores his first goal for the club.
KEY MAN
Alan Wright, "balding" defender opens the scoring with first goal for Villa.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 1 January 1996
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0 Alan Wright, Assist by Gary Charles
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 2-0 Tommy Johnson, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Middlesbrough 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Middlesbrough 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Former Villa defender Neil Cox lined up for Middlesbrough
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Middlesbrough
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Game | #20 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Monday, 1 January 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 6.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 22 🟨 | 17 🟥 15 | 1.54
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Previous 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 18 March 1995, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Villa Park.
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
Middlesbrough
None
TEAM NEWS
Paul McGrath and Ian Taylor drop out as Dwight Yorke and Riccardo Scimeca return.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.75 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 32.47 |
Youngest Player |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 | 20.57 |
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bryan Robson | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Gary Walsh | 🏴 |
CB Craig Liddle | 🏴 |
CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Vickers | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox (ex) | 🏴 |
RB Curtis Fleming | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Juninho Paulista | 🇧🇷 |
M Jamie Pollock | 🏴 |
M Phil Stamp | 🏴 |
W John Hendrie | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Jaime Moreno | 🇧🇴 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Nigel Pearson | 🏴 | (CB Phil Whelan | 🏴 |)
🔁 | RB Curtis Fleming | 🇮🇪 | (M Alan Moore | 🇮🇪 |)
🔁 | W John Hendrie | 🏴 | (LB Clayton Blackmore | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"ALAN WRIGHT delivered his own personal message to England coach Terry Venables in the year of the European Championship finals."
*The Irish Independent”
Tuesday, 2 January 1996
ALAN WRIGHT delivered his own personal message to England coach Terry Venables in the year of the European Championship finals.
The balding defender did his Euro 96 chances cause a power of good at the Riserside Stadium with his first goal in Villa's colours after a surprise switch from Blackburn.
It was a stunning strike as well in the 21st minute. Tommy Johnson then secured the points with a second goal after 40 minutes.
Gary Charles whipped in a cross to the edge of the penalty area and Wright teed up his shot with his left boot.
He then sent a crashing volley past keeper Gary Walsh into the top corner.
Johnson put the game out of Middlesbrough's reach five minutes before the break after a flowing move with Andy Townsend delivering the final pass.
Johnson turned quickly inside the box to fire a shot across Walsh into the corner.
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