Game #4326
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 24 August 1994


Drew
12th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Premier League
Southampton
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,179
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Southampton

Assist(s) | None
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 24 August 1994
⚽ | 32’ Goal, Dean Saunders
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Southampton
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, John Fashanu, Sub on, Dalian Atkinson
🟨 | 67’ Booking, Ugo Ehiogu, Late tackle
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Garry Parker, Sub on, Earl Barrett
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-1, (Southampton), Matt Le Tissier
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Southampton
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
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 24 August 1994
Villa open the season with successive Premier League draws under Ron Atkinson as Dean Saunders scores his second in two games.
Including the end of the 1993-94 season, Villa under Ron Atkinson had now won just 2 of their last 14 Premier League games.
Earl Barrett makes his first appearance as a substitute following 116 Starts in a Villa shirt.
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, 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: 1993-94
Southampton


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1975-76
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #161 |
Wednesday, 24 August 1994
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🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | Liverpool, 1991-1994
Referee: Philip Don | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1986–1995
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
🕒 161 | 🟩 | 71 🟨 | 43 🟥 47 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Philip Don | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 11
🟩 : 6
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 18 April 1993, Villa 3-1 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Ugo Ehiogu, Late tackle
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
New signing Phil King replaces Steve Staunton at left back
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.66 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 34.75 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 21.82 |
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Phil King | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Alan Ball | 🏴 |

Southampton
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 |
CB Richard Hall | 🏴 |
LB Francis Benali | 🏴 | 🟨 |
LB Simon Charlton | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Tommy Widdrington | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jim Magilton | 🇬🇧 |
M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Neil Maddison | 🏴 |
CF Nicky Banger | 🏴 |
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | for CF John Fashanu | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 | RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 | for M Garry Parker | 🏴 | 71’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Tommy Widdrington | 🏴 | (M Neil Heaney | 🏴 |)

🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
CB Peter Whiston | 🏴 |
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
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | | 94 | 4* | 29 | 19 | 43 | 28* | 23 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 59 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

GK Michael Oakes
M Nii Lamptey
CB Shaun Teale
F Graham Fenton
CF Guy Whittingham
M Dave Farrell
D Chris Boden
LB Bryan Small
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Aug 1994, Villa 1-1 Southampton, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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