Game #3947
Aston Villa

Saturday, 10 January 1987
3rd Round
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 Paul Birch | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 60' |
🔁 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | for CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 71' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
🟨 Neale Cooper, Wild Tackle (1)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Billy McNeill names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.24 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Drew
2-2
🟨 10 Jan 1987, Villa 2-2 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Neale Cooper | 70' | Steve Hunt | 88' |
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 70' | 88' |
Match Timeline
🥅 | 36’ Goal, 0-1, (Chelsea), John Bumstead
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 1-1, Neale Cooper, Assist by Mark Walters
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 1-2, (Chelsea), David Speedie
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-2, Steve Hunt, Assist by Mark Walters
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
🔁 | 71' Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea
🟨 | Booking, Neale Cooper, Wild Tackle
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #32 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 10 January 1987

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Officials
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Match Stats
Not recorded
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 8 | 1.32
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
FA Cup
Chelsea

Villa Park
Attendance: 21,997
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Micky Hazard | 🏴 |
M Joe McLaughlin | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Gordon Durie | 🏴 |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 |
John Hollins | 🏴 |

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Doug Rougvie | 🏴 |
M Keith Jones | 🏴 |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

On This Day
Villa leave it late but in a much improved performance hit an 88' replay at Stamford Bridge. Villa however have just one win in thirteen in all competitions and were beaten heavily at Chelsea just three games before.
Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten as they draw with 18th placed Chelsea in the FA Cup third round.
Starting XI
Substitutes
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⚽
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Sub 3
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⚽
🔥
Sub 4
🟩
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⚽
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Sub 5
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Match Media
What they Said
"The learn now have a big appetite as they showed in coming back from a goal down with lour minutes to go on Saturday.
"I am convinced we have turned the corner."
Billy McNeill.