Game #3988
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 November 1987
Lost
5th (-3)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 13,255
Millwall
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-2
Millwall
Assist(s) | Mark Walters | 25' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Martin Keown scores from a Mark Walters shimmy and cross on 25' but by that time Villa, unbeaten in their last fifteen, are two down to lowly Millwall on the way to their first defeat since September.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 November 1987
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Tony Cascarino
🥅 | 18’ Goal, 0-2, (Millwall), Les Briley
⚽ | 25’ Goal, 1-2, Martin Keown, Assist by Mark Walters
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall
🔁 | Sub off, Andy Blair, Sub on, Gary Shaw
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa lose for the first time in sixteen games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 7 November 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 11 🟨 | 7 🟥 4 | 1.82
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Bob Nixon | 🏴 | West Kirby, 1981-1993
Previous 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 29 November 1986, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Millwall
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.93 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.37 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.16 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Millwall
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
LB Nicky Coleman | 🏴 |
CB Alan Walker | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 | 🟨 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 |
M David Byrne | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Gary Shaw | 🏴 | for M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W Mark Burke | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Steve Anthrobus | 🏴 |
M Darren Morgan | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“I felt we did enough in the second half to deserve a draw.
“But we must forget the disappointment, take this result in our stride and get on with the next game.”
Graham Taylor.
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