Game #3952
Aston Villa
6-7-15, 25 PTS
Saturday, 21 February 1987
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟢 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Substitutes:
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 20' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Neale Cooper, Tackle
🟨 Gary Williams, Tackle
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Neale Copper and Warren Aspinall (debut) replace Allan Evans and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.29 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.57 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 19.45 |
Villa concede after 40 seconds but fight back to lead at half time before Liverpool hit a second half equaliser.
Villa stop a run of 🟥 four defeats under 🏴 Billy McNeill but remain 21st although they close the gap to safety to three points.
Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last fifty five League games losing 🟥 twenty seven.
Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴 19 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Everton 🏴 earlier this month for a fee of £350,000 to become the 640th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 30' | Paul Elliott | 43' |
Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 43' |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Johnston, 40 seconds
🔁 | 20’ Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on, Tony Daley
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Mark Lawrenson
⚽ | 43’ Goal, 2-1, Paul Elliott, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool
🥅 | 62’ Goal, 2-2, (Liverpool), Paul Walsh
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool
🟨 | Booking, Neale Cooper, Tackle
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Tackle
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 21 February 1987
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Referee: Ray Lewis | 🏴 | Surrey, 1978-1992
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | #640 | £350,000 signing from Everton
Final Appearances:
None
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 10 🟥 12 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Liverpool
15-7-6, 52 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,093
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
CB Mark Lawrenson | 🇮🇪 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Paul Walsh | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Steve McMahon (ex) | 🏴 |
M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 | (CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1985-86
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"Frank [Upton] is well-known and respected throughout the region and bas all the necessary experience to do such a job [Chief Scout].
"A good chief scout Is the lifeblood of any club and I am sure Frank will continue where Don [Dorman] left off."
Billy McNeill
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