Game #4415
Aston Villa
15-7-7, 52 PTS
Wednesday, 6 March 1996
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate | 🏴 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴 |
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993-94
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Paul McGrath returns along with Julian Joachim as Gareth Farrelly and Steve Staunton drop out.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.58 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 36.28 |
Youngest Player |
M Gareth Farrelly | 🇮🇪 | 20.75 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Savo Milošević | 61’ | 62’ | Andy Townsend | 75’ |
Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 75’ |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Regi Blinker
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
⚽ | 61’ Goal, 1-1, Savo Milošević
⚽ | 62' Goal, 2-1, Savo Milošević
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Regi Blinker
⚽ | 75’ Goal, 3-2, Andy Townsend, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Game | #29 |
Manager Game | #69 |
Wednesday, 6 March 1996
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1989-2002
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1989-2002
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 123 | 🟩 W60 (49% ) | 🟨 D16 | 🇺(62% ) | 🟥 L47 (38% ) | ⚽ 240 | 🥅 194 | GD 46
Match Stats
Not recorded
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 69 | 🟩 | 31 🟨 | 21 🟥 17 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,893
GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 | 🔁 |
M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 |
M Mark Pembridge | 🏴 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
W Regi Blinker | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Darko Kovačević | 🇷🇸 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 |
David Pleat | 🏴 |
Substitutes
🔁 | LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 | (CB Steve Nichol | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Graham Hyde | 🏴 | (CF Marc Degryse | 🇧🇪 |)
🔁 | CF Darko Kovačević | 🇷🇸 | (M Ritchie Humphreys | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Des Walker
🟨 Darko Kovačević
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa bounce back from their first defeat in 8 under Brian Little to beat Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park and remain 4th in the table.
Savo Milošević scores his 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 38th appearance (37 Starts) to make it W21 D10 L7, 11 Goals, 5 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.71 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham lines up for Sheffield Wednesday.
What they Said
"Andy Townsend earned Villa a thrilling victory in a stunning five-goal encounter with struggling Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park."
Andy Townsend earned Villa a thrilling victory in a stunning five-goal encounter with struggling Sheffield Wednesday at Villa Park.
Townsend's 75th minute strike ended a spell of four goals in the space of just 14 minutes as battling Wednesday were sent tumbling close to the relegation trap door.
The defeat was a bitter blow for Wednesday who had looked set to end a dismal run of five defeats in six games thanks to a stunning debut from their new £1 million winger Regi Blinker.
The Dutch international struck twice in his first appearance following his move from Feyernoord last week, but his heroics were matched by Villa's own foreign star, Savo Milosevic, who ended his two-month drought with a double second half blast.
But any hopes Wednesday had of picking up at least a point after grabbing their first away goals since December were dashed by Townsend.
The Republic of Ireland international picked up a back heel from Dwight Yorke and gave Woods no chance.