Game #4353
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 December 1994


Won
19th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
Premier League
Chelsea
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,901
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-0

Chelsea

Assist(s) | Andy Townsend | 32’ | Dwight Yorke | 82’ |
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Staunton
⚽ | 32’ Goal, 2-0, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Andy Townsend
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Chelsea
🔁 | 78’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Paul McGrath
⚽ | 82’ Goal, 3-0, Ian Taylor, Assist by Dwight Yorke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Earl Barrett, Foul
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
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
Villa hammer Chelsea at Villa Park for only their second win in 16 Premier League games and their first under Brian Little.
Villa, with 1 win, 4 draws and 1 defeat so far under Brian Little rise one place to 19th in the table.
Ian Taylor scores his first goal in a Villa shirt on his 2nd appearance to make it W1 D1 L0 and 1 Goal so far in his Villa career.
Andy Townsend contributes his 15th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 68th appearance and make it W31 D14 L23, 5 Goals, 10 Assists, 12 Bookings and 3 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Dwight Yorke scores his first league goal since August on his 131st appearance in a Villa shirt (92 Starts) to make it W53 D33 L45, 32 Goals, 17 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.09 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, 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
Chelsea


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Wednesday, 28 December 1994
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🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 4 🟥 2 | 1.00
Villa Career Form:
Relegation
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 9 October 1994, Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Earl Barrett, Foul
CARDS

🟨 Paul Furlong
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dwight Yorke comes in for John Fashanu
Starting XI Average Age
| 29.08 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 36.41 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.16 |
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |

Chelsea
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
RB Steve Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
M Gavin Peacock | 🏴 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Eddie Newton | 🏴 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF John Spencer | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 78’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Craig Burley | 🏴 | (CF Mark Stein | 🏴 |)

🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
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
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | | 259 | 3* | 8 | 9 | 109* | 67 | 83 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 | | 28* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/14
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Dec 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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