Game #4170
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 August 1991


Drew
12th (-2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Division One
Southampton
The Dell
Attendance: 16,161
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
Southampton
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Dalian Atkinson | 2' |
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 August 1991
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Dariusz Kubicki
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
🥅 | 33’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Alan Shearer
🕒 | HT Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Richardson
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
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 August 1991
Kevin Richardson gives Villa the lead after 91 seconds but Villa are pegged back on 32' by Southampton before an end of match fight leaves Barry Horne injured and Richardson booked.
Dalian Atkinson contributes his third goal involvement in 2 games in a Villa shirt as he sets up Richardson’s goal.
Gordon Cowans makes his 500th appearance in a Villa shirt (483 Starts) to make it W222 D120 L158, 59 Goals and 95 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Right back Dariusz Kubicki, 28, makes his Villa debut after joining from Legia Warsaw for £200,000 earlier this month to become the 677th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Kevin Richardson scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 5th appearance to make it W2 D1 L2 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 | #677 | £200,000 from Legia Warsaw
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
Southampton


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 31 August 1991
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🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 5 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 1 🟥 2 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 1 January 1988, Villa 5-0 Hull, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Kevin Richardson
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Staunton, Dalian Atkinson and Dariusz Kubicki replace Gary Penrice, Ugo Ehiogu and Chris Price.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.10 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 33.58 |
Youngest Player |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 22.63 |
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 | 🟢 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |

Southampton
GK Tim Flowers | 🏴 |
RB Jason Dodd | 🏴 |
CB Neil Ruddock | 🏴 |
CB Richard Hall | 🏴 |
D Micky Adams | 🏴 |
M Glenn Cockerill | 🏴 |
M David Lee | 🏴 |
M Barry Horne | 🏴 |
M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Shearer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Paul Moody | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 | (LB Francis Benali | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Paul Moody | 🏴 | (CF Nicky Banger | 🏴 |)

🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 |
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
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | | 3* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 31 Aug 1991, Villa 1-1 Southampton, The Dell


MATCH REPORTS
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