Game #4175
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 September 1991


Won
16th (+2)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 28,506
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Dwight Yorke | 48' | 62' | Cyrille Regis | 63' |
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 September 1991
🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest). Shaun Teale o.g. (12 seconds)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 1-1, Mark Blake, Assist by Dwight Yorke
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 2-1, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Dwight Yorke
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 3-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Cyrille Regis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | Sub off, Cyrille Regis, Sub on, Paul Mortimer
🔁 | Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Gary Penrice
🟨 | Booking, Mark Blake, Dissent
🟨 | Booking, Kent Nielsen, Foul
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
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 September 1991
Villa record their first victory in 7 under Ron Atkinson thanks to a two minute second half brace with Kevin Richardson scoring his 2nd in 3, Dwight Yorke his first of the season and Mark Blake his first on his first appearance of the campaign.
Villa concede a bizarre own goal just 12 seconds into the game after Shaun Teale hits the ball back to the 'keeper despite Nigel Spink having left his line.
Kevin Richardson scores his 3rd goal in his first 10 appearances in a Villa shirt to make it W3 D3 L4 so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke contributes his 5th assist in a Villa shirt on his 30th appearance (15 Starts) to make it W8 D9 L13, 3 Goals and 5 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.75 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Cyrille Regis makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt and contributes his 2nd assist to make it W3 D3 L4, 1 Goal and 2 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.33 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Mark Blake scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (13 Starts) to make it W8 D4 L6, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, 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
Nottingham Forest


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1989-90
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest


Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
League 🕒 97 | 🟩 45 | 🟨 23 | 🟥 29 | ⚽ 173 | 🥅 141 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 |
Home 🕒 53 | 🟩 34 | 🟨 10 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 115 | 🥅 53 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 21 September 1991
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🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Kevin Breen | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1986-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 3 🟥 4 | 1.20
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Breen | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1986-1991
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Mark Blake, Dissent
🟨 Kent Nielsen, Foul
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kent Nielsen (first start of the season) and Mark Blake (first appearance of the season) replace Gordon Cowans and Paul Mortimer.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.11 |
Oldest Player |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 33.64 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 19.90 |
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | 🟨 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
GK Mark Crossley | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Carl Tiler | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
LB Brett Williams | 🏴 |
M Roy Keane | 🇮🇪 |
M Gary Crosby | 🏴 |
M Kingsley Black | 🇬🇧 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Scot Gemmill | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 | for CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
🔁 CF Gary Penrice | 🏴 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

RB Brian Laws | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
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

🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Paul Mortimer | 🏴 | | 10 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 3* | 3 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, 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
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Sep 1991, Villa 3-1 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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