Game #4190
Aston Villa
Thursday, 26 December 1991


Won
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
West Ham United
Villa Park
Attendance: 31,959
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-1

West Ham United

Assist(s) | Kevin Richardson | 34' | Dwight Yorke | 89' |
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1991
⚽ | 34’ Goal 1-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Kevin Richardson
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 2-0, Tony Daley
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham United
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 2-1, (West Ham United), Frank McAvennie
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 3-1, Kevin Richardson, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🔁 | 90’ Sub off, Dwight Yorke, Sub on, Steve Froggatt 🟢
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Ham United
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
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 26 December 1991
Villa win for the second time in five top flight games under Ron Atkinson.
Winger Steve Froggatt, 18, makes his Villa debut after coming through the youth ranks to become the 685th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Kevin Richardson scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on his 25th appearance to make it W11 D5 L9, 5 Goals and 2 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.57 games he has playes so far in his Villa career.
Shaun Teale makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W11 D5 L9, 1 Goal and 3 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
Cyrille Regis secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 23rd appearance to make it W10 D5 L8, 5 Goals and 3 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | #685 | Youth Team promotion
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
West Ham United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1991-92 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Thursday, 26 December 1991
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🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 5 🟥 9 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 March 1991, Villa 1-2 Luton, Villa Park.
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
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Atkinson names the same line up for the third successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.31 |
Oldest Player |
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 | 34.26 |
Youngest Player |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 20.16 |
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Les Sealey | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Dariusz Kubicki | 🇵🇱 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Cyrille Regis | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Billy Bonds | 🏴 |

West Ham United
GK Ludek Mikloško | 🇨🇿 |
LB Julian Dicks | 🏴 |
CB Tony Gale | 🏴 |
RB Tim Breacker | 🏴 |
RB Steve Potts | 🏴 |
M George Parris | 🏴 |
M Stuart Slater | 🏴 |
M Kevin Keen | 🏴 |
M Ian Bishop | 🏴 |
CF Mike Small | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Frank McAvennie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | for CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | 90’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Mike Small | 🏴 | (CF Trevor Morley | 🏴 |)

🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

D Kenny Brown | 🏴 |
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
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Steve Froggatt | 🏴 | | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | | 6* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1991, Villa 3-1 West Ham, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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