Game #4320
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 April 1994


Won
9th
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,402
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Kevin Richardson | 25’ |
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1994
🥅 | 17’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Adrian Littlejohn
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 1-1, Kevin Richardson
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 2-1, Graham Fenton
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 1-2 Aston Villa
🟨 | 62’ Booking, Ugo Ehiogu, Foul
🟨 | 78’ Booking, Shaun Teale, Foul
🔁 | 80’ Sub off, David Farrell, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 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
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 16 April 1994
Villa score twice in a Premier League game for the first time since February as the end a run of seven games without a win to beat relegation threatened Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall 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: 1993-94
Sheffield United


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1993-94 |
Matchday | #53 |
League Game | #38 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 16 April 1994
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🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 155 | 🟩 | 70 🟨 | 41 🟥 44 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 22 Jan 94, Villa 1-1 Chelsea (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ugo Ehiogu, Foul
🟨 Shaun Teale, Foul
CARDS

🟨 Dane Whitehouse
🟨 Paul Rogers
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa recall Nigel Spink in place of Mark Bosnich as part of four changes from the team that lost to Blackburn last time out. Also returning are Ray Houghton, Stefan Beinlich and Dave Farrell whilst dropping out are Dean Saunders, Tony Daley and Dalian Atkinson.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 35.71 |
Youngest Player |
F Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 19.92 |
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 |
M Dave Farrell | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Dave Bassett | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
GK Simon Tracey | 🏴 |
CB Brian Gayle | 🏴 |
CB Dave Tuttle | 🏴 |
CB Roger Nilsen | 🇳🇴 |
RB Carl Bradshaw | 🏴 |
M John Gannon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Dane Whitehouse | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Rogers | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Adrian Littlejohn | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
CF Jostein Flo | 🇳🇴 |
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Dave Farrell | 🏴 | 80’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M John Gannon | 🏴 | (W Glyn Hodges | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Adrian Littlejohn | 🏴 | (CF Nathan Blake | 🏴 |)

🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
RB Neil Cox | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Sal Bibbo | 🏴 |
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
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 288 | 47* | 38 | 31 | 109* | 72 | 107 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 16 Apr 1994, Villa 2-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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