Game #4371
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 April 1995


Lost
16th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,015
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 April 1995
🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea)
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 47’ Booking, Paul McGrath, Foul
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Alan Wright, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Dalian Atkinson, Sub on, Graham Fenton
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-0 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
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 15 April 1995
Villa fall to a narrow defeat at relegation threatened Chelsea as a tooth and nail defensive approach earned the West London the points despite Villa's ascendancy. Brian Little's side fall to 16th in the table as a result and have their own relegation worries.
Steve Staunton suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 165th appearance (164 Starts) to make it W72 D43 L50, 13 Goals, 21 Assists and 8 Bookings so far in his Villa career.
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

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
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1994-95 |
Matchday | #47 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 15 April 1995
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🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 8 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Burge | 🏴 | Tonypandy, 1986–1999
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 28 December 1994, Villa 3-0 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Paul McGrath, Foul
CARDS

🟨 David Rocastle
🟨 Mark Stein
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dean Saunders returns as Gary Charles misses out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.46 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.39 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.46 |
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Shaun Teale | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |

Chelsea
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
RB Steve Clarke | 🏴 |
CB Jakob Kjeldbjerg | 🇩🇰 | 🔁 |
CB David Lee | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Frank Sinclair | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
M Gavin Peacock | 🏴 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 |
CF Mark Stein | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for LB Alan Wright | 🏴 | 74' |
🔁 | CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | for CF Dalian Atkinson | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Jakob Kjeldbjerg | 🇩🇰 | (M Gareth Hall | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Mark Stein | 🏴 | ⚽ | (CF John Spencer | 🏴 |)

🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
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
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | | 13 | 3* | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6* | - | - | 3 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | | 86 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 Apr 1995, Villa 0-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge


MATCH REPORTS
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