Game #3996
Saturday, 26 December 1987
Attendance: 15,809
Drew
Division Two
4th (-1)
Sheffield United
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Bramall Lane
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to five but are held for the second successive game to fall back to fourth in the division two table, four points off the top,
Sheffield United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
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
🕒 | 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 HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
CARDS
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
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Billy McEwan | 🏴 |
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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