Game #3899
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Arsenal
Attendance: 33,091
Highbury
Arsenal
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 30' | Paul Birch | 54' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Paul Birch
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on Simon Stainrod
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Paul Mariner
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Turner’s Villa line up for their sixth Cup match in the last nine fixtures and win for only the second time in that run, but it is a victory at Highbury that takes them through to the League Cup semi finals.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 25 🟥 32 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Paul Birch and Mark Walters replace Gary Shaw and Darren Bradley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.37 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.11 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
F Ian Allinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ian Allinson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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