Game #3996
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 December 1987
Sheffield United
1-1
Aston Villa
Division Two
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,809
Drew
4th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Garry Thompson, scores his seventh goal in six games but Villa, unbeaten in five, are held to a second successive draw to fall back to fourth in the table, Saturday, 26 December 1987.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 December 1987
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 1-1, Sheffield United, Mark Dempsey
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in nineteen Division Two games, winning eleven but had now drawn seven including the last two.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 26 December 1987
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 9 🟥 6 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.50 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.30 |
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 Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Billy McEwan | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
RB Chris Wilder | 🏴 |
D Paul Stancliffe | 🏴 |
D Brian Smith | 🏴 |
LB Martin Pike | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M Mark Dempsey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Colin Morris | 🏴 |
W Peter Beagrie | 🏴 |
F Peter Duffield | 🏴 |
CF Richard Cadette | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Frain | 🏴 |
CF Clive Mendonca | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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