Game #4012
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1988
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 60' |
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 60' |
Unused Substitutes:
None
🟨 Kevin Gage, Dissent
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Warren Aspinall (first start in 12) and Mark Lillis replace Alan McInally and Andy Gray.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.49 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.57 |
Villa can't win a record breaking 14th away win of the season as they lose for the fifth time in their last eight but remain two points clear at the top of the table from Boro and Blackburn and Millwall three points behind after their victory.
Graham Taylor's Villa lose to their title rivals Millwall and for the fifth time in eight League games having lost just once in the previous twenty five.
Lost
1-2
🟥 2 Apr 1988, Villa 1-2 Millwall, The Den
Scorer(s) | Garry Thompson | 44' |
Assist(s) | Mark Lillis | 44' |
Match Timeline:
🥅 | 31’ Goal, 0-1, (Millwall), Denis Salman
⚽ | 44’ Goal, 1-1, Garry Thompson, Assist by Mark Lillis
🕒 | HT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 1-2, (Millwall), Teddy Sheringham
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🔁 | 60' Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Millwall 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Dissent
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 2 April 1988
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1978-1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1978-1991
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 46 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 12 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Millwall
The Den
Attendance: 13,697
GK Brian Horne | 🏴 |
RB Danis Salman | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
RB Keith Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Steve Wood | 🏴 |
D Alan McLeary | 🏴 |
LB Nicky Coleman | 🏴 |
M Les Briley | 🏴 |
M Kevin O’Callaghan | 🇮🇪 |
M Terry Hurlock | 🏴 |
CF Teddy Sheringham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 |
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
🔁 | RB Danis Salman | 🏴 | (W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |)
Unused Substitutes:
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 |
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European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
"I said earlier this season that there did alone not appear to be any outstanding teams in the division.
”I still feel the Aston Villa same. But I am not saying the top five teams are bad."
Graham Taylor.
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