Game #4003
Aston Villa
Sunday, 31 January 1988
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup 4th Round
Attendance: 46,324
Liverpool
Villa Park
Villa lose to runaway first division leaders Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
0-2
Liverpool
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 31 January 1988
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), John Barnes
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Peter Beardsley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
🟨 | Booking, Mark Lillis, Chopping tackle
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa lose to runaway leaders of the First Division Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1985-86
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Sunday, 31 January 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 | 10 🟥 7 | 1.89
Career Form:
Top 4
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 April 1987, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
Keith Hackett
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Liverpool
None
TEAM NEWS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.26 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.32 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.30 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
CB Gary Ablett | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Steve McMahon (ex) | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | for Tony Daley | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Norton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/13
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
“It wasn’t a stroll for Liverpool.”
Graham Taylor.
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