Game #3985
Aston Villa

Wednesday, 28 October 1987
3rd Round
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
GK Nigel Spink | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Kevin Gage | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Martin Keown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Bernie Gallacher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐จ |
M David Hunt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Paul Birch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Mark Lillis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
W Mark Walters | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Alan McInally | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990

Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
M Andy Blair | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Gary Shaw | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Warren Aspinall, Timewasting (4)
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
UEFA Cup / Europa League: โ
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: โ
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 20.14 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Scorer(s) | Alan McInally | 8' | Warren Aspinall | 78' |
Assist(s) | Martin Keown | 8' | Mark Lillis | 78' |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Martin Keown
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
๐ฅ
| 64โ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Osvaldo Ardiles
โฝ | 78โ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Mark Lillis
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
๐จ | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Timewasting
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ampthill, 1987โ1994
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: Ian Hemley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Ampthill, 1987โ1994
Previous 5 vs. Spurs: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Total ๐ 103 | ๐ฉ 35 | ๐จ 19 | ๐ฅ 49 | โฝ 155 | ๐ฅ
188 |
League ๐ 90 | ๐ฉ 31 | ๐จ 18 | ๐ฅ 41 | โฝ 143 | ๐ฅ
167 |
FA Cup ๐ 9 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 6 | โฝ 7 | ๐ฅ
12 |
League Cup ๐ 3 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 2 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ
7 |
Other ๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
2 |
Home ๐ 49 | ๐ฉ 18 | ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 20 | โฝ 74 | ๐ฅ
78 |
Away ๐ 52 | ๐ฉ 17 | ๐จ 7 | ๐ฅ 28 | โฝ 79 | ๐ฅ
106 |
Neutral ๐ 2 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 1 | โฝ 2 | ๐ฅ
4 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
Graham Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1987-1990
๐ 19 | ๐ฉ | 9 ๐จ | 7 ๐ฅ 3 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6

League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,114
GK Tony Parks | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Gary Stevens | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Mitchell Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Chris Fairclough | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Gary Mabbutt | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Vinny Samways | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Paul Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ossie Ardiles | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฝ |
M Johnny Metgod | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ๐ |
M Nico Claesen | ๐ง๐ช |
CF Clive Allen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Trevor Hartley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Caretaker
Substitutes
๐ | M Vinny Samways | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | (F Paul Moran | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |)
๐ | M Johnny Metgod | ๐ณ๐ฑ | (CB Chris Hughton | ๐ฎ๐ช |)
Unused Substitutes
None
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ๐๐
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐
Last Trophy: 1983-84
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Villa beat top flight Spurs ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ in a rousing League Cup third round performance at Villa Park.
Graham Taylor's ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Villa make it thirteen games unbeaten as they record their eighth win in twelve. Villa's latest scalp is Tottenham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ who sit in eighth place in Division One.
Centre forward Alan McInally ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ scores his โฝ first goal in a Villa shirt on his ๐ 7th appearance.
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