๐ฉ 21 Jan 1996, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Paul McGrath | 23โ | Dwight Yorke | 79โ |
Assist(s) | Savo Miloลกeviฤ | 79โ |
Fixture List
On This Day
Sunday, 21 January 1996
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Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 58 | ๐ฉ | 25 ๐จ | 18 ๐ฅ 15 | 1.60
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Match Record
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #22 |
Manager Game | #58 |
Sunday, 21 January 1996
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Kick off: 4.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 122 | ๐ฉ 47 | ๐จ 24 | ๐ฅ 51 | โฝ 183 | ๐ฅ
203 |
League ๐ 106 | ๐ฉ 41 | ๐จ 22 | ๐ฅ 43 | โฝ 168 | ๐ฅ
181 |
FA Cup ๐ 11 | ๐ฉ 4 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 8 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 4 | ๐ฉ 2 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 5 | ๐ฅ
8 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 58 | ๐ฉ 24 | ๐จ 14 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 85 | ๐ฅ
82 |
Away ๐ 62 | ๐ฉ 23 | ๐จ 9 | ๐ฅ 30 | โฝ 96 | ๐ฅ
117 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1990-91
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 23โ Goal, 1-0, Paul McGrath
๐ฅ
| 26โ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur)
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
โฝ | 79โ Goal, 2-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Savo Miloลกeviฤ
๐ | 85โ Sub off, Tommy Johnson, Sub on, Ian Taylor
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Officials
Referee: Graham Poll | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Hertfordshire, 1994-2006
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Opposition Bookings
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Opposition Sendings Off
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Line Up & Subs
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | โฝ |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | ๐ฅ |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 85โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Gerry Francis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Ian Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Dean Austin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Colin Calderwood | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Stuart Nethercott | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Sol Campbell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Justin Edinburgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Darren Caskey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Ruel Fox | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Teddy Sheringham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ronny Rosenthal | ๐ฎ๐ฑ |
CF Chris Armstrong | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Chris Day | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Clive Wilson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jason Dozzell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Not recorded
Dwight Yorke returns in place of Ian Taylor.
Tottenham Hotspur
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
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Match Media

What they Said
โThings are going right for me at the moment, the gaffer has given me the confidence.โ
Dwight Yorke.
Ace McGrath burns at both ends for Villa
Paul McGrath was burning at both ends as Dwight Yorke bathed Villa Park in Caribbean sunshine yesterday.
McGrath went from hero to villain as he got the final touch to goals for both sides within four minutes midway through the first half.
But it was Yorke who stunned Spurs with a sparkling solo goal to keep Villa in the pack pursuing Newcastle for the Premiership title.
Yorke, back at Villa after a stint of international duty with his native Trinidad and Tobago, struck 11 minutes from the end of a lively contest, with a goal to send a warm tingle down the spine on a freezing afternoon.
Villa went ahead when Yorkeโs acrobatic overhead shot bounced off Stuart Nethercott and veteran Irish international McGrath measured his follow up to find the target.
Spurs' response was immediate and ferocious. Villa full-back Alan Wright scooped away Nethercott's header following a corner but only as far as Ruel Fox, whose 18-yard low drive hit McGrath on an ankle and ricocheted into one side of the net with keeper Mark Bosnich diving in the opposite direction.
For the third time in recent weeks, Spurs had the opportunity to move up to second place in the Premiership and, with Chris Armstrong and Teddy Sheringham for once firing blanks, once again they blew it. Sheringham's volley just before Yorke's goal was Tottenham's first serious threat after the internal. yet, instead of being a sign that the balance was shifting, it was their last gesture of defiance.
Yorke promptly twisted past Justin Edinburgh to fire a shot across Walker and inside the post and Villa had the three points within reach. โThings are going right for me at the moment, the gaffer has given me the confidence.โ said Yorke.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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9
Midfielders
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1995-96
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