Game #4155
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 March 1991
Won
14th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
Roker Park
Attendance: 21,099
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
Sunderland
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Gary Penrice | 36' | Gordon Cowans | 76' |
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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.
Derek Mountfield 🏴 secures his 🟩 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 109th appearance (107 Starts) to make it 🟩 W50 🟨 D22 🟥 L37, ⚽ 16 Goals and 🔥 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Tony Cascarino 🇮🇪 scores his ⚽ 10th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 44th appearance (41 Starts) to make it 🟩 W16 🟨 D15 🟥 L13, ⚽ 10 Goals and 🔥 6 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
Sunderland
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1972-73
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1990-91 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #39 |
Saturday, 23 March 1991
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🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
🕒 39 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.44
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Gordon Armstrong | 🏴 | (CF Peter Davenport | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🔁 | M John Cornforth | 🏴 | (D John Kay | 🏴 |)
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | | 15 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
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 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 23 Mar 1991, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Roker
MATCH REPORTS
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