Game #3938
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 November 1986
Lost
16th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 21,658
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-4
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
Four months apart another North London side visit Villa Park and inflict a comprehensive defeat on a confused Villa to - despite an upturn in form since Billy McNeill's appointment - without a win in four League games, two goals and two defeats.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 November 1986
🥅 | 21’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Martin Keown o.g.
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🔁 | 46' Sub off, Paul Kerr, Sub on, Mark Walters
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Martin Hayes
🥅 | 71’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Perry Groves
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 0-4, (Arsenal), David Rocastle
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-4 Arsenal
🟨 | Booking, Steve Hodge, Late tackle
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for only the fourth time in fifteen games under his leadership but this heavy defeat at home to the League leaders means it is four games without a win and eleven wins in their last forty four League games losing twenty one.
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 | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 29 November 1986
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 16 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 5 🟥 4 | 1.63
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 26 April 1986, Villa 3-1 Chelsea, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Tony Daley replaces Steve Hunt.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.92 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.13 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Perry Groves | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Walters | 🏴 | for M Paul Kerr | 🏴 | 46' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Gus Caesar | 🏴 |
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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 1 December 1986.
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