Game #3985
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Timewasting
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.14 |
Villa beat top flight Spurs 🏴 in a rousing League Cup third round performance at Villa Park.
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.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 7th appearance.
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 8' | Warren Aspinall | 78' |
Assist(s) | Martin Keown | 8' | Mark Lillis | 78' |
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
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1987–1994
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1987–1994
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥
Total 🕒 103 | 🟩 35 | 🟨 19 | 🟥 49 | ⚽ 155 | 🥅 188 |
League 🕒 90 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 18 | 🟥 41 | ⚽ 143 | 🥅 167 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 6 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 3 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 7 |
Other 🕒 1 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 2 |
Home 🕒 49 | 🟩 18 | 🟨 11 | 🟥 20 | ⚽ 74 | 🥅 78 |
Away 🕒 52 | 🟩 17 | 🟨 7 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 79 | 🥅 106 |
Neutral 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 4 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Sub 2
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Sub 5
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League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,114
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 | 🏴 |
Trevor Hartley | 🏴 | Caretaker
Substitutes:
🔁 | M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | (F Paul Moran | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | (CB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |)
Unused Substitutes:
None
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
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