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Game #3976

Aston Villa

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Wednesday, 23 September 1987

2nd Round

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸจ |

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Made

Unused Substitutes

CF Simon Stainrod | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Mark Burke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

๐ŸŸจ Mark Walters, Persistent fouling (19)
๐ŸŸจ David Hunt, Foul (1)
๐ŸŸจ Martin Keown, Time wasting (2)

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: ๐Ÿ†
League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1981-82

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

David Hunt replaces Neale Cooper.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.46 |

Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 31.16 |

Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.04 |

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Won

1-0

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Sep 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Ayresome
Scorer(s) | Warren Aspinall | 25' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

โšฝ | 25โ€™ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
๐Ÿ’ฅ | 89โ€™ Missed penalty, (Middlesbrough), Gary Hamilton
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Mark Walters, Persistent fouling
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, David Hunt, Foul
๐ŸŸจ | Booking, Martin Keown, Time wasting

Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Wednesday, 23 September 1987

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Colin Trussell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blundell Sands, 1986โ€“1991
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 1-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Colin Trussell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Blundell Sands, 1986โ€“1991

Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 103 | ๐ŸŸฉ W47 (46% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D23 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(68% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L33 (32% ) | โšฝ 182 | ๐Ÿฅ… 136 | GD 46

Match Stats

Not recorded

Graham Taylor | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

๐Ÿ•’ 10 | ๐ŸŸฉ | 4 ๐ŸŸจ | 3 ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | 1.50

Villa Career Form:

Top 8

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League Cup

Middlesbrough

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Ayresome Park

Attendance: 11,424

GK Stephen Pears | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Parkinson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Dean Glover (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Pallister | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tony Mowbray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Colin Cooper | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Hamilton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Paul Kerr (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Stuart Ripley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Bernie Slaven | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
CF Archie Stephens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ” |

Bruce Rioch (ex) | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

๐Ÿ” | CF Archie Stephens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (CB Alan Kernaghan | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |)

Unused Substitutes

M Paul Proudlock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

European Cup / Champions League: โŒ
League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
League Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Nigel Spink | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

184

โœ…

183*

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

62

๐ŸŸจ

53

๐ŸŸฅ

69

โ›”

52

๐Ÿฅ…

258

LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

11

โœ…

11

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

4

CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

52

โœ…

51

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

12

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

24

CB Steve Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

10

โœ…

10

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

3

RB Kevin Gage | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

10

โœ…

10

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

1

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

3

๐ŸŸฅ

3

M Warren Aspinall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

21

โœ…

19

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

2

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

10

M Paul Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

137

โœ…

128

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

16

๐ŸŸฉ

45

๐ŸŸจ

36

๐ŸŸฅ

56

M Mark Lillis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

6

โœ…

6

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

4

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

1

M David Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

8

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

3

W Steve Hunt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

76

โœ…

72

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

6

๐ŸŸฉ

21

๐ŸŸจ

23

๐ŸŸฅ

32

W Mark Walters | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

207

โœ…

189

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

42

35

๐ŸŸฉ

77

๐ŸŸจ

49

๐ŸŸฅ

81

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa make it three successive wins in all competitions as they beat Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park in the first leg of the League Cup second round.

  • Graham Taylor's Villa win for the third successive game and for the third consecutive away game as they add a victory in the League Cup to two League wins.

What they Said

โ€œThe big problem now is that our next two games are at Villa Park.

โ€œWe will have to play with passion and desire to get the results we want.โ€

Graham Taylor.

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