Game #4300
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 12 January 1994


Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,408
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Garry Parker | 56' | Dalian Atkinson | 68' |
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 12 January 1994
🕒 | HT Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 56’ Goal, 1-0, Earl Barrett, Assist by Garry Parker
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Darren Caskey
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 2-1, Ray Houghton, Assist by Dalian Atkinson
🕒 | FT Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 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
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 12 January 1994
Villa win at White Hart Lane to reach the League Cup semi finals.
As he had promised before the furore over his absence in Exeter, Paul McGrath returns to the starting line up and everyone pipes down.
Dean Saunders makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W37 D21 L17, 24 Goals and 5 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.59 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Dalian Atkinson contributes his 40th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 75th start (87 Appearances) to make it W37 D24 L17, 24 Goals and 16 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.95 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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
Tottenham Hotspur


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1990-91
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #135 |
Wednesday, 12 January 1994
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🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Terry Holbrook | 🏴 | Walsall, 1982-1995
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 135 | 🟩 | 62 🟨 | 36 🟥 37 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Terry Holbrook | 🏴 | Walsall, 1982-1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make one change from the FA Cup team with Neil Cox being replaced by Paul McGrath.
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.65 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.13 |
Youngest Player |
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | 22.01 |
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Osvaldo Ardiles | 🇦🇷 |

Tottenham Hotspur
GK Erik Thorsveldt | 🇳🇴 |
LB Justin Edinburgh | 🏴 |
CB Colin Calderwood | 🏴 |
CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB David Kerslake | 🏴 |
M Steve Sedgley | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 |
M Nick Barmby | 🏴 |
M Jason Dozzell | 🏴 |
M Darren Caskey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Darren Anderton | 🏴 |
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Sol Campbell | 🏴 | (CF John Hendry | 🏴 |)

🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Ian Walker | 🏴 |
RB Dean Austin | 🏴 |
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
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 39 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/14
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Jan 1994, Villa 2-1 Spurs, White Hart Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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