Game #4294
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 8 December 1993


Drew
6th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,304
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Sheffield Wednesday

Assist(s) | Garry Parker | 29’ |
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 8 December 1993
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Chris Bart-Williams
⚽ | 29’ Goal, 1-1, Neil Cox, Assist by Garry Parker
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 53’ Goal, 2-1, Dean Saunders (pen)
🥅 | 69’ Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Shaun Teale o.g.
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 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
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 8 December 1993
A second successive 2-2 draw - and a second successive game in which Villa scored an own goal - sees Villa remain 6th in the Premier League table under Ron Atkinson.
Kevin Richardson's 128 game ever present run comes to an end as injury rules him out.
Neil Cox contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 38th appearance (23 Starts) to make it W20 D8 L10, 3 Goals and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, 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
Sheffield Wednesday


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #129 |
Wednesday, 8 December 1993
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🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 129 | 🟩 | 59 🟨 | 36 🟥 34 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Foakes | 🏴 | Essex, 1987–1995
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 18 August 1993, Villa 0-0 Wednesday, Hillsborough.
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
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Richardson and Andy Townsend drop out with Gordon Cowans and Stefan Beinlich coming in. For Beinlich it was his first start of the season.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.91 |
Oldest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 35.14 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 | 21.92 |
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Francis | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
RB Roland Nilsson | 🇸🇪 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Worthington | 🇬🇧 |
M Ryan Anthony Jones | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Chris Bart-Williams | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |
CF Nigel Jemson | 🏴 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Chris Bart-Williams | 🏴 | (CB Simon Coleman | 🏴 |)

🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CF Guy Whittingham | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Lance Key | 🏴 |
M Adem Poric | 🇦🇺 |
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
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 33 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 8 Dec 1993, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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