Game #4402
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 10 January 1996
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Attendance: 39,277
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Villa beat Wolves in the League Cup at Villa Park to set up a semi final tie with Arsenal.
Aston Villa
1-0
Wolves
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Tommy Johnson, poked home
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 10 January 1996
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 76’ Sub off, Tommy Johnson, Sub on, Ian Taylor
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
Villa beat First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers to reach the League Cup Semi Finals for the second time in three seasons.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Wolverhampton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Wednesday, 10 January 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 17 🟥 15 | 1.59
Career Form:
Top 8
Brian Little | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Martin Bodenham | 🏴 | Looe, 1981-1998
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 January 1996, Villa 2-0 Middlesbrough, Riverside Stadium.
Cards: None
Martin Bodenham
CARDS
Villa
None
Wolverhampton Wanderers
None
TEAM NEWS
Paul McGrath returns in place of Riccardo Scimeca.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.18 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 36.13 |
Youngest Player |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.37 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Mark McGhee | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Mike Stowell | 🏴 |
RB Mark Atkins | 🏴 |
D Dennis Pearce | 🏴 | 🔁 |
D Andy Thompson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Eric Young | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Dean Richards | 🏴 |
M Mark Rankine | 🏴 |
M Darren Ferguson | 🏴 |
CF Don Goodman | 🏴 |
CF Steve Bull | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | for CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | 76' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Dennis Pearce | 🏴 | (CB Brian Law | 🏴 |)
🔁 | D Andy Thompson | 🏴 | (M Robbie Dennison | 🇬🇧 |)
🔁 | CB Mark Venus | 🏴 | (CF Dominic Foley | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
"While Brian Little's side had controlled a poor first period, they were forced on to the back foot after the break as the 7,000 or so Wolves fans saw their side make a nonsense of the 35 League places between the clubs."
*The Irish Independent”
Thursday, 11 January 1996
Johnson the hero as Villa ride their luck
TOMMY JOHNSON claimed his fourth goal in five games to propel Aston Villa into the Coca-Cola Cup semi-finals at the expense of neighbouring Wolves at Villa Park last night.
While Brian Little's side had controlled a poor first period, they were forced on to the back foot after the break as the 7,000 or so Wolves fans saw their side make a nonsense of the 35 League places between the clubs.
But although Alan Wright twice cleared off the line and Don Goodman thundered an effort against the post, the Premiership's meanest defence would not be breached.
And Johnson capitalised on Villa's good fortune with a 66th minute winner.
Dwight Yorke released Gary Charles and his cross was poked home by £2m man Johnson.
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