Game #4155
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1991
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
Roker Park
Attendance: 21,099
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
Sunderland
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Penrice | 36' | Gordon Cowans | 76' |
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 March 1991
⚽ | 36’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Cascarino, Assist by Gary Penrice
🕒 | HT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 52’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Cascarino
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 2-1, (Sunderland), Peter Davenport
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 3-1, David Platt, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | FT Sunderland 1-3 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 March 1991
Villa win a second consecutive game as David Platt scores his twentieth of the season.
Having scored six in two games and recorded consecutive top flight wins to climb to 14th in the table, the Birmingham Evening Mail decides to lead with the headline "CAS DOUBLE LIFTS VILLA GLOOM" as Villa record their fifteenth win in thirty six games under Jozef Vengloš (eleven defeats).
Gary Penrice contributes his first assist in a Villa shirt on his 3rd appearance to make it W2 D0 L1 so far in his Villa career.
Derek Mountfield secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 109th appearances (107 Starts) to make it W50 D22 L37, 16 Goals and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
Aston Villa
Sunderland
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 23 March 1991
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🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | Ružomberok, 1990-1991
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Jozef Vengloš | 🇨🇿 | 1990-1991
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Colin Trussell | 🏴 | Blundell Sands, 1985–1993
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 December 1990, Villa 1-1 Manchester United, Old Trafford.
Cards: None
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Blake replaces Dwight Yorke.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.43 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 32.64 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 20.28 |
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker 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 Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Denis Smith | 🏴 |
Sunderland
GK Tony Norman | 🏴 |
D Richard Ord | 🏴 |
CB Gary Bennett | 🏴 |
LB Paul Hardyman | 🏴 |
M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kieron Brady | 🇮🇪 |
M Colin Pascoe | 🏴 |
M John Cornforth | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Bracewell | 🏴 |
M Gary Owers | 🏴 |
CF David Rush | 🏴 |
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 | (CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | M John Cornforth | 🏴 | (D John Kay | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 March 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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