Villa are held to their third successive 1-1 draw at the start of the 1992-93 Premier League campaign to leave them 14th in the early table under Ron Atkinson having finished 7th in 1991-92.

Frank McAvennie, 32, contributes an assist on his debut in a Villa shirt after joining from West Ham United on a free transfer in July 1992 to become the 690th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.

Dalian Atkinson scores for the third successive game to make it 20 appearances (17 Starts), W6 D9 L5, 4 Goals and 6 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.00 games he has played so far in his Villa career and one for every game he has played in 1992-93.

Villa lose for the second time in three Premier League games as they slump back to 15th in the early table under Ron Atkinson.

Paul McGrath suffers his 50th defeat in a Villa shirt on his 145th appearance to make it W58 D37 L50, 2 Goals, 6 Assists and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Villa record their second win of the inaugural Premier League season as Palace are well beaten at Villa Park.

Dwight Yorke returns from three months out with injury to score Villa’s opener as Ron Atkinson reassures the crowd in unprecedented style that the much anticipated move for Dean Saunders remains alive.

Centre forward Frank McAvennie, 32, makes his 3rd and final appearance in a Villa shirt before moving on to Celtic in January 1994 leaving with a record of W1 D1 L1 and 1 Assist from his 3 substitute appearances.

Dwight Yorke scores his 20th goal in a Villa shirt on his 65th appearance (48 Starts) to make it W24 D18 L23, 20 Goals, 8 Assists and 1 Bookings at a goal per game rate of one for every 3.25 games he has played so far in his Villa career.

Steve Staunton contributes his 10th goal involvement on his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W19 D14 L17, 5 Goals, 5 Assists and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Steve Froggatt contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 18th appearance (14 Starts) to make it W6 D5 L7, 2 Goals and 3 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.60 games he has played so far in his Villa career.