Game #3899
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 February 1986


Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 33,091
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
1-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 30' | Paul Birch | 54' |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury


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
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
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
Villa earn a shock Highbury 🟩 win - only their second victory in sixteen games - to set up a two legged League Cup Semi final with Oxford thanks to an excellent display from Paul Birch 🏴.
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.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 ⚽ scores one and 🔥 creates one to make it ⚽ 🔥 20 Goal Involvements in 🕒 88 appearance in a Villa shirt (84 Starts).
Centre forward Andy Gray 🏴 makes his 175th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

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: 1981-82
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
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🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
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 | 🏴 | 1984-1986
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 25 🟥 32 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Birch and Mark Walters replace Gary Shaw and Darren Bradley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.37 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.11 |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986

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 | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ian Allinson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |)

🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
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

🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | | 30 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury


MATCH REPORTS
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