Game #3977
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1987
Drew
10th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 14,761
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Kevin Gage hits two swerving free kicks over the Sheffield United wall, one scoring the other rattling the bar before Villa concede a second half penalty as hot-headed Martin Keown errs but extend their unbeaten run to five to sit 10th in the table after 10 second division games.
Aston Villa
1-1
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1987
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Martin Keown, Dissent
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United, pen), Colin Morris
🔁 | 73' Sub off Malcolm Allen, Sub on, Mark Burke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it five games unbeaten as they recover from a difficult start to life in the second tier - one win and three losses in their first six. Meanwhile, Malcolm Allen made his final Villa appearance aged 20 before returning to Watford after his loan spell ended. Allen made four appearances in the seven games played in his month with Villa without scoring.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 26 September 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.45
Career Form:
Top 8
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 February 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road.
Cards: 🟨
Dennis Hedges
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Sheffield United
None
TEAM NEWS
Malcolm Allan replaces Steve Hunt.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.50 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.25 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.05 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Billy McEwan | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
Sheffield United
GK Andy Leaning | 🏴 |
RB Chris Wilder | 🏴 |
D Paul Stancliffe | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Eckhardt | 🏴 |
LB Martin Pike | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M David Frain | 🏴 |
M Mark Dempsey | 🏴 |
W Colin Morris | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Richard Cadette | 🏴 |
CF Tony Philliskirk | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Burke | 🏴 | for CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 73' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tony Philliskirk | 🏴 | (W Peter Beagrie | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Brian Smith | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
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
🔴 CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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