Game #4154
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 March 1991


Won
15th (+1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
Division One
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,638
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2

Tottenham Hotspur

Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 12' | 35' | Dwight Yorke | 46' |
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 March 1991
⚽ | 12’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 3-0, David Platt, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 3-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Vinny Samways
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 3-2, (Tottenham Hotspur), Paul Allen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
🔁 | Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Ian Olney
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
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 March 1991
Villa see off Tottenham and climb to 15th.
David Platt 🏴 hits a Gordon Cowans 🏴 inspired hat-trick - his first in the League for Villa - to record Villa's 🟩 fourteenth win in thirty five games under Jozef Vengloš 🇨🇿(eleven defeats).
David Platt 🏴 scores his first hat-trick in a Villa shirt for the first time since hitting 4 in the League Cup tie against Ipswich in November 1988.
Midfielder David Platt’s 🏴 ⚽ hatrick makes it 75 goal involvements in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 144th appearance to make it 🟩 W60 🟨 D34 🟥 L50, ⚽ 63 Goals and 🔥14 Assists at a rate of one goal involvement for evey 1.87 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, 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
Tottenham Hotspur


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #38 |
Saturday, 16 March 1991
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🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1982–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
🕒 38 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.39
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Martin | 🏴 | Alton, 1982–1992
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
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Gage replaces Stuart Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.33 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.62 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.38 |
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MANAGER
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Terry Venables | 🏴 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Erik Thorstvedt | 🇳🇴 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 |
LB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
LB Justin Edinburgh | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Stewart | 🏴 |
M Steve Sedgley | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M John Moncur | 🏴 |
CF Gary Lineker | 🏴 |
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Ian Hendon | 🏴 |
CF Phil Gray | 🇬🇧 |
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

🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 85 | 23* | 16 | 5 | 39* | 18 | 28 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | | 17* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 16 Mar 1991, Villa 3-2 Spurs, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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