Game #3995
Aston Villa
Friday, 18 December 1987
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 24,437
West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to four but are held to a home goalless draw by Albion as they remain third in the division two table, three points off the top,
Aston Villa
0-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 18 December 1987
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in eighteen Division Two games.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Friday, 18 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 8 🟥 6 | 1.83
Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 September 1986, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
Don Shaw
CARDS
Villa
None
West Bromwich Albion
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.28 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Stuart Naylor | 🏴 |
LB David Burrows | 🏴 |
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Tony Kelly | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 |
M Colin Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Tony Morley (ex) | 🏴 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
CF Don Goodman | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Anderson | 🏴 | (M Gary Robson | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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