Game #3980
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 7 October 1987
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
League Cup
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Attendance: 11,702
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 2' |
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 7 October 1987
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0 Paul Birch, Assist by Kevin Gage, 80 Seconds
🟨 | 23' Booking, Alan McInally, Foul
🟨 | 23' Booking, Alan McInally, Dissent
🟥 | 23' Sending off, Alan McInally, Two bookable offences
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
🔁 | 50' Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Middlesbrough
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
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 7 October 1987
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa make it eight games unbeaten and win their fifth in seven in all competitions as Paul Birch's 🏴 goal settles the League Cup tie with Boro.
For the second successive game Villa ⚽ score within 80 seconds of the start but Alan McInally 🏴 is 🟥 sent off by a tetchy referee in the first half for refusing to give his name following a booking for a disputed foul.
Villa though hold on for the win to progress to the third round of the League Cup.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 is 🟥 sent off on his 🕒 3rd appearance in a Villa shirt.
Midfielder Warren Aspinall 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt.
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, 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
Middlesbrough
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #14 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Wednesday, 7 October 1987
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🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Tony Ward | 🏴 | London, 1982-1993
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0 (2-0)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 14 | 🟩 | 6 🟨 | 5 🟥 3 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Tony Ward | 🏴 | London, 1982-1993
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟥 Alan McInally
🟨 Alan McInally, Foul
🟨 Alan McInally, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.19 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.08 |
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
MANAGER
Bruce Rioch (ex) | 🏴 |
Middlesbrough
GK Stephen Pears | 🏴 |
RB Gary Parkinson | 🏴 |
CB Dean Glover (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Alan Kernaghan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
CB Tony Mowbray | 🏴 |
LB Colin Cooper | 🏴 |
M Gary Hamilton | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr (ex) | 🏴 |
W Stuart Ripley | 🏴 |
CF Bernie Slaven | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 50' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Alan Kernaghan | 🇮🇪 | (RB Brian Laws | 🏴 |)
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Gary Gill | 🏴 |
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
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 421 | 7 | 60 | 13 | 168 | 111 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | | 11 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 7 Oct 1987, Villa 1-0 Boro, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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