Game #3986
Aston Villa
Saturday, 31 October 1987
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Division Two
Attendance: 13,413
Reading
Villa Park
Villa extend their unbeaten run to thirteen as Andy Blair scores after a 14-month lay off with injury to help secure victory over Reading as Villa remain fourth in the second division table.
Aston Villa
2-1
Reading
Assist(s) | Mark Burke | 64' |
KEY MAN
PREVIOUS MATCH
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1987
🔁 | 8’ Sub off, David Hunt, Sub on, Andy Blair
💥 | 23’ Referee Mike Peck replaced by Martin Mountain
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Reading
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (Reading), Dean Horrix
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 1-1, Andy Blair, Assist by Mark Burke
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Mark Lillis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Reading
🟨 | Booking, Mark Lillis, Retaliation
🟨 | Booking, Nigel Spink, Violent play
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa make it fourteen games unbeaten as they record their ninth win in thirteen. Meanwhile, Mark Burke made his final appearance for Villa aged 18 before moving on to Middlesbrough in December 1987 for a fee of £50,000. Burke played for Villa in 1986-87 and 1987-88 making 7 appearances.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Reading
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Reading
Previous 5 vs. Reading: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 31 October 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995
Replaced by Martin Mountain | 🏴 | Mansfield on 23'
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.85
Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mike Peck | 🏴 | Kendal, 1977-1995 🆘
Substitute Referee: Martin Mountain
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 27 April 1985, Villa 5-2 QPR, Villa Park.
Incidents: 🟨 🟨
Mike Peck
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Reading
None
TEAM NEWS
Mark Burke replaces Mark Walters.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.54 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.35 |
Youngest Player |
W Mark Burke | 🏴 | 18.73 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Ian Branfoot | 🏴 |
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 Burke | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Reading
GK Gary Westwood | 🏴 |
RB Linden Jones | 🏴 |
D Mick Tait | 🏴 |
D Martin Hicks | 🏴 |
CB Keith Curle | 🏴 |
M Michael Gilkes | 🏴 |
M Jerry Williams | 🏴 |
M Les Taylor | 🏴 |
W Neil Smillie | 🏴 |
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Colin Gordon | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Andy Blair | 🏴 | ⚽ | for M David Hunt | 🏴 | 8' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Gary Peters | 🏴 |
M Stuart Beavon | 🏴 |
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
🔴 W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“Lousy game, good result.”
Graham Taylor.
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