Game #3953
Aston Villa
6-8-15, 26 PTS
Saturday, 28 February 1987
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🟨 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
🟨 Gary Williams, Time wasting
🟨 Neale Cooper, Late challenge
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Foul
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Tony Daley, Dean Glover and David Norton replace Tony Dorigo, Paul Birch and Mark Walters.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.97 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 30.59 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.38 |
Villa claim a second successive draw to remain 21st in the table but now just two points off safety.
Billy McNeill's Villa make it two games unbeaten with two draws but now have just twelve wins in their last fifty six League games losing twenty seven.
Villa however climb off the bottom of the table, three points off safety and three points off the relegation play off place with thirteen games left to play.
Drew
1-1
🟨 28 Feb 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road
Scorer(s) | Paul Elliott | 34' |
Assist(s) | Gary Williams | 34' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Elliott, Assist by Gary Williams
🕒 | HT Norwich City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 72’ Goal, 1-1, (Norwich City), Mike Phelan
🕒 | FT Norwich City 1-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Gary Williams, Time wasting
🟨 | Booking, Neale Cooper, Late challenge
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Foul
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 28 February 1987
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1989
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 11 🟥 12 | 1.13
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Norwich City
12-12-5, 48 PTS
Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,070
GK Bryan Gunn | 🏴 |
LB Tony Spearing | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
CB Ian Butterworth | 🏴 |
D Kenny Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Trevor Putney | 🏴 |
M Ian Crook | 🏴 |
M Dale Gordon | 🏴 |
M Mike Phelan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Robert Rosario | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Drinkell | 🏴 |
Ken Brown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | LB Tony Spearing | 🏴 | (CF Wayne Biggins | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1984–85
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“It was just a typical forward's lunge - not malicious at all [Warren Aspinall’s 77’ tackle on Trevor Putney].
“[Goalscorer Paul] Elliott remains on the transfer list but he has shown a great attitude since returning to the team and it is up to him to make any further decision."
Billy McNeill.
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