Game #3946
Aston Villa
6-6-12, 24 PTS
Saturday, 3 January 1987
21st (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Substitutes:
🔁 | M David Norton | 🏴 | for CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 72' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Allan Evans, Wild tackle
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Gary Williams, Martin Keown, Mark Walters and Neale Cooper (debut) replace Andy Gray, David Norton, Paul Birch and Paul Elliott.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.44 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.22 |
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa keep a clean sheet and secure a goal-less draw with high-flying Forest but now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty one League games 🟥 losing twenty four.
Neale Cooper 🏴 finally makes his debut five months after signing and helps Villa record a goalless draw with fourth placed Forest but Villa go second from bottom on goal difference.
Centre back Neale Cooper 🏴 23 makes his debut in a Villa shirt following his move from Aberdeen 🏴 in July 1986 for a fee of £350,000 to become the 639th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Drew
0-0
🟨 3 Jan 1987, Villa 0-0 Forest, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Neale Cooper
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 72' Sub off, Neale Cooper, Sub on, David Norton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Nottingham Forest
🟨 | Booking, Allan Evans, Wild tackle
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 3 January 1987
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1986–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Referee: Gary Aplin | 🏴 | Kendal, 1986–1991
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
League 🕒 90 | 🟩 43 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 163 | 🥅 130 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 48 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 8 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 106 | 🥅 48 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | #639 | £350,000 signing from Aberdeen
Final Appearances:
None
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 24 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 8 🟥 8 | 1.33
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Nottingham Forest
11-6-7, 39 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 19,159
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
M Gary Mills | 🏴 |
M Ian Bowyer | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Franz Carr | 🏴 |
CF Phil Starbuck | 🏴 |
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“Villa have far too many good players to be at the bottom of the League."
Neale Cooper.
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