Game #3948
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 21 January 1987
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Substitutes:
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 101' |
🔁 | CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 105' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Paul Birch replaces Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.66 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.48 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.51 |
Villa lose in extra time to a dubious penalty that was won by a blatant drive by Gordon Durie which fooled referee Joe Worrall.
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa lose the FA Cup third round replay with 18th placed Chelsea and have now 🟩 won just once in fourteen games, 🟥 losing eight.
Winger Steve Hunt 🏴 makes his 🕒 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (46 Starts), scores his ⚽ 5th goal and contributes his 10th goal involvement.

Lost
1-2
🟥 21 Jan 1987, Villa 1-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
Scorer(s) | Steve Hunt | 13' |
Assist(s) | Allan Evans | 13' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Steve Hunt, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | HT Chelsea 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-1, (Chelsea), Gordon Durie
🕒 | FT Chelsea 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 100’ Goal, (Chelsea, pen), Micky Hazard
🔁 | 101' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🔁 | 105' Sub off, Simon Stainrod, Sub on, Andy Gray
🕒 | AET Chelsea 2-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #33 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Wednesday, 21 January 1987

Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 26 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 9 🟥 9 | 1.27
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Chelsea

Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 13,473
GK Eddie Niedzwiecki | 🏴 |
LB Keith Dublin | 🏴 |
CB Colin Pates | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wicks | 🏴 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
M Darren Wood | 🏴 |
W Pat Nevin | 🏴 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Gordon Durie | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF David Speedie | 🏴 |
John Hollins | 🏴 |

Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 | (M Micky Hazard | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
Unused Substitutes:
CF Roy Wegerle | 🇺🇸 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded

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