Game #4323
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 April 1994
Lost
10th
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥
Premier League
Southampton
The Dell
Attendance: 18,803
Southampton
4-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Stefan Beinlich | 58’ |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 | 1991-1994
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 🟥 |
RB Earl Barrett | 🏴 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
M Andy Townsend | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 | 🔁 |
M Stefan Beinlich | 🇩🇪 | 🔥 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
CF Dean Saunders | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Alan Ball | 🏴 |
Southampton
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
RB Jeff Kenna | 🇮🇪 |
CB Ken Monkou | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ |
LB Francis Benali | 🏴 |
LB Simon Charlton | 🏴 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tommy Widdrington | 🏴 |
M Jim Magilton | 🇬🇧 |
M Matt Le Tissier | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Neil Maddison | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Iain Dowie | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Neil Cox | 🏴 | for CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Matthias Breitkreutz | 🇩🇪 | 70’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Allen | 🏴 | (RB Jason Dodd | 🏴 |)
🟥 30 April 1994, Villa 1-4 Southampton, The Dell.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 April 1994
With nine goals conceded in two games, more Paul McGrath controversy swirling and one win and eight defeats in eleven Premier League matches, 1993-94 ends in ignominy away from home as fans' let their frustration be known on the fixtures and fittings of the Dell pitch.
Villa receive their first red card in the Premier League with goalkeeper Nigel Spink being sent off with 11 minutes plus stoppage time to go in the second half.
Having scored his first and only goal in a Villa shirt last time out, Stefan Beinlich contributes his first and only assist on his 16th appearance (6 Starts) to make it W6 D2 L8, 1 Goal and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
Right back Neil Cox, 22, makes his 57th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (37 Starts) before moving on to Middlesbrough in July 1994 for a fee of £1,000,000. Cox left with a record of W29 D9 L19, 4 Goals, 3 Assists and 4 Bookings across his 3 seasons in and around the first team.
Midfielder Matthias Breitkreutz, 22, makes his 14th and final appearance in a Villa shirt (10 Starts) before moving on to Hertha Berlin in July 1994 for a fee of £130,000 leaving with a record of W5 D3 L6 and 1 Assist across his 3 seasons with the club.
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