Game #3964
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 May 1987
Lost
22nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 18,463
Arsenal
Highbury
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 24' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa lose for the twentieth time this season as Villa fall to 22nd and bottom of the table six points from safety as Manchester City gain a goalless draw at Champions elect Everton and will be relegated if Leicester record a home win over Coventry on Monday as Villa face Wednesday.
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 May 1987
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal, pen), Martin Hayes
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Steve Hunt
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Martin Hayes
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 67' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Tackle
ON THIS DAY
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the third time in four games and now have fourteen wins in their last sixty seven League games losing thirty two. As a result Villa fall back to the bottom of the table, six points off safety and four points off the relegation play off place with two games to play and six points available. Mathematically it is still possible for Villa to survive but they will need two high scoring wins and their rivals Leicester and Oxford to lose their remaining matches.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1986–87
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 2 May 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 15 🟥 17 | 1.07
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
Keith Cooper
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Arsenal
None
TEAM NEWS
Mark Walters replaces Tony Daley.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.44 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 19.65 |
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Rhys Wilmot | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 | (W Perry Groves | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“If we go down, we are not selling good players just because we are In the Second Division.
"There are two requirements for completion of a transfer; first, that a club wish to buy, and second, that a club wish to sell.
“No-one has inquired about Martin [Keown] and In any event we would be most reluctant to sell.
"I don't want to be pushed into any decisions until I discuss matters with the board.
"I also want to know what their ideas are about economies."
Billy McNeill discusses “economies”
*Birmingham Evening Mail*
Monday, 4 May 1987.
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