Game #3985
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
Attendance: 29,114
Won
League Cup 3rd Round
3rd Round
Tottenham Hotspur
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa beat top flight Spurs in a rousing League Cup third round performance at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Martin Keown | 8' | Mark Lillis | 78' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Martin Keown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Osvaldo Ardiles
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Mark Lillis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Timewasting
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it thirteen games unbeaten as they record their eighth win in twelve. Villa's latest scalp is Tottenham who sit in eighth place in Division One.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
FIXTURE HISTORY
Tottenham Hotspur
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 October 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.14 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Trevor Hartley | 🏴 | Caretaker
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Tony Parks | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Ossie Ardiles | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | (F Paul Moran | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | (CB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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