Game #4422
Saturday, 6 April 1996
Attendance: 23,530
Won
Premier League
4th (-)
Chelsea
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Stamford Bridge
Villa brush aside Chelsea after their FA Cup shock to consolidate fourth place in the Premier League table.
Chelsea
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Savo Milošević | 59’ |
KEY MAN
Savo Milošević, sunk Chelsea.
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MATCH TIMELINE
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea)
🔁 | 23’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-1, Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Savo Milošević
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 6 April 1996
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 Jan 96, Villa 2-1 Tottenham (h)
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Steve Staunton returns in place of Gareth Southgate.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.81 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 36.36 |
Youngest Player |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.61 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 |
Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
Chelsea
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Lee | 🏴 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 |
LB Scott Minto | 🏴 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 |
CF John Spencer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 23’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | (M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Craig Burley | 🏴 | (M Gavin Peacock | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Wise could have put the Blues 2-0 up had he converted the spot-kick but instead Villa staged a winning comeback at Stamford Bridge."
*The Sunday Life*
Sunday, 7 April 1996
Glenn Hoddle was left to reflect on the Dennis Wise penalty miss that proved the arguable turning point in defeat by Aston Villa.
"It's been the story of our season," Hoddle sighed.
Wise could have put the Blues 2-0 up had he converted the spot-kick but instead Villa staged a winning comeback at Stamford Bridge.
"We've started brightly here so many times, been 1-0 up, but haven't killed teams off," said Hoddle, doubtlessly also casting his mind back to last Sunday's FA Cup semi-final defeat by the same scoreline at the hands of Manchester United.
"We've had penalties missed at 1-0 up, great opportunities and chances gone by. Dennis is disappointed, he's missed the penalty that would have given us a 2.0 cushion."
John Spencer put Chelsea ahead after six minutes but goals from Milosevic 39 mins) and Yorke 59) sunk Chelsea.
"I was concerned how we let the reins of the game go. We had a good grip on it," Hoddle added.
