On This Day
Dwight Yorke scores his third successive brace but Villa are held at Highbury in the first leg of the League Cup semi final.
Dwight Yorke had now scored 8 goals in the last 6 games including 6 in the last 3 as he hit braces in 3 consecutive matches.
Future Villa midfielder Paul Merson and former Villa defender Martin Keown lined up for Arsenal.
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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 | ๐จ |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ |
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Alan Wright (2)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Villa name an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | 32.59 |
Youngest Player |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | 22.47 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Scorer(s) | Dwight Yorke | 39' | 72' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 26โ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal)
๐ฅ
| 32โ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal)
โฝ | 39โ Goal, 1-2, Dwight Yorke
๐ | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | 72โ Goal, 2-2, Dwight Yorke
๐ | FT Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa
๐จ | Booking, Alan Wright
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #63 |
Wednesday, 14 February 1996
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Paul Durkin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Dorset, 1988-2004
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-2
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Officials
Referee: Paul Durkin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Dorset, 1988-2004
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 150 | ๐ฉ W61 (41% ) | ๐จ D32 | ๐บ(62% ) | ๐ฅ L57 (38% ) | โฝ 231 | ๐ฅ 234 | GD -3
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1994-1998
๐ 63 | ๐ฉ | 28 ๐จ | 19 ๐ฅ 16 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
"Brian Little's 24- year-old Tobagan is in irrepressible form and took his haul to eight goals in six games as he hauled the Midlanders level."
RED-hot Dwight Yorke melted Dennis Bergkamp's Wembley reservation, after the Arsenal iceman had coolly fired Arsenal into a two-goal lead in their Coca- Cola Cup semi-final at Highbury.
But Brian Little's 24- year-old Tobagan is in irrepressible form and took his haul to eight goals in six games as he hauled the Midlanders level.
Now the four-times winners must be favourites to reach their seventh final from the second leg next Wednesday they have not lost at Villa Park for nine years and 21 games in their favourite competition.
They should have gone into that game ahead with Yorke denied his hat-trick only by a wonderful reflex save by England goalkeeper David Seaman in the 78th minute.
Tommy Johnson had just crashed a shot against the Arsenal crossbar and the goal appeared at Yorke's mercy as he latched onto the rebound 10 yards out, but Seaman picked himself off the floor and saved with his legs.
GK David Seaman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Lee Dixon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Andy Linighan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Nigel Winterburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M John Jensen | ๐ฉ๐ฐ |
M David Hillier | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Merson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Glenn Helder | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ๐ |
F Dennis Bergkamp | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Ian Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
Bruce Rioch (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Glenn Helder | ๐ณ๐ฑ | (M Ray Parlour | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
Unused Substitutes
RB Steve Morrow | ๐ฌ๐ง |
CF John Hartson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1993โ94
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1995-96
Playing Squad
GK Mark Bosnich | ๐ฆ๐บ | #688 |
GK Michael Oakes | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #699 |
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #611 |
CB Carl Tiler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #711 |
CB Gareth Southgate | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #708 |
CB Paul Browne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #715 |
CB Paul McGrath | ๐ฎ๐ช | #663 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #709 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #677 |
LB Alan Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #705 |
RB Gary Charles | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #703 |
LB Steve Staunton | ๐ฎ๐ช | #675 |
M Andy Townsend | ๐ฎ๐ช | #693 |
M Gareth Farrelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | #710 |
M Ian Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #701 |
M Lee Hendrie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #712 |
M Mark Draper | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #706 |
M Scott Murray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #716 |
W Franz Carr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #704 |
CF Dwight Yorke | ๐น๐น | #668 |
CF Graham Fenton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #695 |
CF Julian Joachim | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #713 |
CF Neil Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #714 |
CF Savo Miloลกeviฤ | ๐ท๐ธ | #707 |
CF Tommy Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #702 |
