Game #4388
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 October 1995


Lost
7th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 38,271
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
2-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1995
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Paul Merson
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Mark Draper, Sub on, Savo Milošević
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal)
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Paul McGrath, Sub on, Graham Fenton 🔴
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Paul McGrath
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
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 October 1995
Villa make it successive defeats under Brian Little as they lose at Highbury.
Forward Graham Fenton, 21, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Blackburn Rovers in November 1995 for a fee of £1,500,000. Fenton played for Villa between 1993-94 and 1995-96 making 39 appearances and scoring 3 goals.
Tommy Johnson makes it 12 Premier League games without a goal on his 21st appearance in a Villa shirt (13 Starts), W7 D4 L10, 5 Goals and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 4.20 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Gary Charles makes his 25th start in a Villa shirt (27 Appearances) to make it W12 D8 L7 and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Future Villa midfielder Paul Merson puts Arsenal ahead on 47’ as former Villa defender Martin Keown also lines up for the Gunners.
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 1994-95 | 🕒 39 | 18 (21) | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 11 | #694 |
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
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1993–94
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #12 |
League Game | #10 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 21 October 1995
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🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1986-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 14 🟥 13 | 1.40
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1986-1996
Matches Officiated: 12
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 5
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 19 August 1995, Villa 3-1 Manchester United, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Paul McGrath
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Andy Townsend returns in place of Savo Milošević.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.62 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 35.90 |
Youngest Player |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 | 22.98 |
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998

Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Gareth Southgate |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 |
MANAGER
Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |

Arsenal
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
RB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown (ex) | 🏴 |
LB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M Ray Parlour | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Glenn Helder | 🇳🇱 |
F Dennis Bergkamp | 🇳🇱 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | for M Mark Draper | 🏴 | 61’ |
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 61’ |
🔁 | CF Graham Fenton | 🏴 | 🔴 | for CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 83’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Vince Bartram | 🏴 |
M John Jensen | 🇩🇰 |
CF John Hartson | 🏴 |
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
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | | 11 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3* | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/14
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 21 Oct 1995, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS
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