Game #4141
Aston Villa
4-5-6, 17 PTS
Sunday, 23 December 1990


Drew
12th (+1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division One
Arsenal
10-4-0, 24 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,687
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-0

Arsenal

Assist(s) | None
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 23 December 1990
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 23 December 1990
Villa earn a creditable draw against an Arsenal side shorn of their jailed captain Tony Adams but who are on a club record eighteen game unbeaten run as Jozef Vengloš now has eleven wins and just five defeats in twenty two games.
Jozef Vengloš' Villa go four games unbeaten but fail to score for the seventh time in thirteen games.
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1988–89
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Sunday, 23 December 1990
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🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 7 | 1.60
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Matches Officiated: 15
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 October 1989, Villa 2-1 Palace, Villa Park.
Cards: None
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Comyn replaces Paul Birch.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.40 |
Youngest Player |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | 22.41 |
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
LB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
CB Andy Linighan | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
W Anders Limpar | 🇸🇪 | 🔁 |
W Perry Groves | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Anders Limpar | 🇸🇪 | (M David Rocastle | 🏴 |)

🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 Dec 1990, Villa 0-0 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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