Villa win for the third time in four unbeaten Premier League games under Brian Little as they beat Liverpool at Villa Park to remain 6th in the table.

Centre back David Hughes, 19, makes his debut in a Villa shirt as a substitute after joining the club as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1996 to become the 719th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Andy Townsend contributes his 25th assist in a Villa shirt on his 162nd appearance (161 Starts) to make it W76 D39 L47, 11 Goals, 25 Assists, 23 Bookings and 4 Red Cards so far in his Villa career. 

Mark Draper makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W37 D20 L18, 5 Goals, 10 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa centre forward Stan Collymore, future Villa ‘keeper David James and future Villa winger Patrik Berger all feature for Liverpool.

Villa lose for the first time in 5 Premier League games under Brian Little.

Centre back David Hughes, 19, makes his debut in a Villa shirt after joining the club as a trainee and signing professional forms in July 1996 to become the 719th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Tommy Johnson makes it 10 Premier League games without a goal on his 69th appearance in a Villa shirt (49 Starts), W28 D18 L23, 16 Goals, 4 Assists and 11 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.31 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Julian Joachim makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (8 Starts) to make it W8 D5 L12 and 3 Goals so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one for every 8.33 games played so far in his Villa career.

Future Villa full back Simon Grayson, future Villa centre forward Emile Heskey and former Villa midfielder Garry Parker line up for Leicester as future Villa boss Martin O’Neill masterminds another victory over Villa.

Villa are held to a goalless draw at Villa Park by West Ham to sit 6th in the Premier League table with eight games to play.

Mark Draper makes his 75th start in a Villa shirt (77 Appearances) to make it W37 D21 L19, 5 Goals, 10 Assists, 3 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Lee Hendrie makes his 10th appearance in a Villa shirt (3 Starts) to make it W2 D3 L5, 2 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Villa win for the second consecutive Premier League game under Brian Little as Everton are beaten at Villa Park.

Dwight Yorke makes his 200th start in a Villa shirt (240 Appearances) to make it W104 D61 L75, 81 Goals, 33 Assists and 3 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.11 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Ugo Ehiogu secures his 75th win in a Villa shirt on his 171st start (157 Appearances) to make it W75 D43 L53, 9 Goals, 4 Assists, 20 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton contributes his 25th assist in a Villa shirt on his 218th appearance (211 Starts) to make it W92 D60 L66, 17 Goals, 25 Assists and 13 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Michael Oakes secures his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 20th appearance (19 Starts) to make it W10 D5 L5, 16 Goals Conceded at a rate of 0.80 goals per game and 11 Clean Sheets (55%) so far in his Villa career.

Villa make it three successive wins under Brian Little and climb to 4th in the Premier League table as Wimbledon are beaten at Selhurst Park.

Villa struggle at Derby once again as they lose there for the second time this season under Brian Little.

Alan Wright makes his 100th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W47 D26 L27, 3 Goals, 6 Assists and 6 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

In something that no-one should be forced to see, Villa legend Paul McGrath lines up for Derby who he had joined earlier in the season following his disappointing release by Villa.

Villa are held to a draw at Villa Park by Tottenham as they fall back to 5th in the Premier League table under Brian Little.

Future Villa centre back Colin Calderwood lines up for Tottenham.