Game #4363
Aston Villa
Saturday, 18 February 1995


Won
9th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,063
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Ian Taylor | 26’ | Steve Staunton | 44’ |
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 18 February 1995
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 1-0, Dean Saunders, Assist by Ian Taylor
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 2-0, Dean Saunders, Assist by Steve Staunton
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 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
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 18 February 1995
Villa win successive games to make it 7 wins and 3 draws in 11 Premier League games under Brian Little as they rise to 9th in the table - their highest position since September.
Villa have lost two of their last 14 Premier League games under Brian Little.
Andy Townsend makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W35 D15 L25, 5 Goals, 11 Assists, 12 Bookings and 3 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Winger Franz Carr makes his first squad appearance for Villa since arriving from Leicester City earlier this month for a fee of £270,000.
Former Villa centre forward Guy Whittingham lines up for Wednesday.
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

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 Wednesday


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1990–91
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 18 February 1995
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🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 🏴 | Oxfordshire, 1990-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 6 🟥 4 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dermot Gallagher | 🏴 | Oxfordshire, 1990-2007
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 1 October 1994, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, Villa Park.
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
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ugo Ehiogu returns as Bryan Small drops out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.18 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.23 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.31 |
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Trevor Francis | 🏴 |

Sheffield Wednesday
GK Kevin Pressman | 🏴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷 🇴 |
RB Peter Atherton | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
LB Ian Nolan | 🇬🇧 |
M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M John Sheridan | 🇮🇪 |
M Graham Hyde | 🏴 |
W Chris Waddle | 🏴 |
W Andy Sinton | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Lee Briscoe | 🏴 | (CF Guy Whittingham (ex) | 🏴 |)
🔁 | W Andy Sinton | 🏴 | (M Chris Bart-Williams | 🏴 |)

🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Chris Woods | 🏴 |
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
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 78 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
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
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 18 Feb 1995, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Hillsborough


MATCH REPORTS
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