Game #4422
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 April 1996
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Premier League
Chelsea
Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,530
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Chelsea
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Savo Milošević | 59’ |
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 April 1996
🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), John Spencer
🔁 | 23’ Sub off, Steve Staunton, Sub on, Tommy Johnson
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-1, Savo Milošević
🕒 | HT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 2-1, Dwight Yorke, Assist by Savo Milošević
🕒 | FT Chelsea 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
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 April 1996
Villa get back to winning ways as they brush aside Chelsea following their FA Cup shock last time out as Brian Little consolidates 4th place in the Premier League table.
Dwight Yorke contributes his 90th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 199th appearance (159 Starts) to make it W87 D50 L62, 61 Goals, 29 Assists and 2 Booking at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.21 he has played so far in his Villa career.
Andy Townsend makes his 125th appearance in a Villa shirt (124 Starts) to make it W61 D28 L36, 9 Goals, 16 Assists, 18 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career.
Savo Milošević secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 44th appearance (43 Starts) to make it W25 D10 L9, 14 Goals, 8 Assists and 4 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Mark Draper secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 44th appearance to make it W25 D11 L8, 5 Goals, 7 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 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: 1995-96
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1995-96 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Game | #33 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 6 April 1996
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🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Brian Little | 🏴 | Peterlee, 1994-1998
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 35 🟨 | 22 🟥 19 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Graham Poll | 🏴 | Hertfordshire, 1991-2007
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 21 Jan 96, Villa 2-1 Tottenham (h)
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨 Michael Duberry
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Steve Staunton returns in place of Gareth Southgate.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.81 |
Oldest Player |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 36.36 |
Youngest Player |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | 22.61 |
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MANAGER
Brian Little | 🏴 | 1994-1998
Aston Villa
GK Mark Bosnich | 🇦🇺 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Alan Wright | 🏴 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴 |
M Ian Taylor | 🏴 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 |
CF Savo Milošević | 🇷🇸 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
CF Dwight Yorke | 🇹🇹 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Glenn Hoddle | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Kevin Hitchcock | 🏴 |
RB Dan Petrescu | 🇷🇴 |
CB Michael Duberry | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB David Lee | 🏴 |
LB Andy Myers | 🏴 |
LB Scott Minto | 🏴 |
M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ruud Gullit | 🇳🇱 |
M Craig Burley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Furlong | 🏴 |
CF John Spencer | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | for LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 | 23’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Dennis Wise | 🏴 | (M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Craig Burley | 🏴 | (M Gavin Peacock | 🏴 |)
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴 |
M Lee Hendrie | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Dmitriy Kharin | 🇷🇺 |
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
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F Tommy Johnson | 🏴 | | 42 | 11* | 12 | 2 | 19* | 9 | 14 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/14
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/14
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Apr 1996, Villa 2-1 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
MATCH REPORTS
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