Game #3957
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
Drew
21st (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division One
Watford
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,575
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Watford
Assist(s) | Simon Stainrod | 81' |
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Watford), Mark Falco
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Watford
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 1-1, Steve Hunt, Assist by Simon Stainrod
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Watford
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
Billy McNeill's 🏴 Villa stop a run of two successive defeats as they score late to claim a late 🟨 draw with Graham Taylor's 🏴 Watford but remain 21st in the table and are now winless in twelve and five points off safety.
Villa now have just 🟩 twelve wins in their last sixty League games 🟥 losing twenty nine.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th start in a Villa shirt (192 Appearances).
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Watford
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #35 |
Wednesday, 25 March 1987
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🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Alan Flood | 🏴 | Stockport, 1987–1993
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 35 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 13 🟥 14 | 1.06
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alan Flood | 🏴 | Stockport, 1987–1993
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Gary Williams, Andy Gray and Neale Cooper replace Warren Aspinall, Phil Robinson and Allan Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.51 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.34 |
Youngest Player |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 20.68 |
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Neale Cooper | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Watford
GK Tony Coton | 🏴 |
RB David Bardsley | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Gibbs | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB John McClelland | 🇬🇧 |
LB Wilf Rostron | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Gary Porter | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Mark Falco | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Luther Blissett | 🏴 |
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 66' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Barnes | 🏴 | (CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 |)
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 66 | 16* | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22* | 30 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 25 Mar 1987, Villa 1-1 Watford, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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