Game #4012
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1988
Lost
1st (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Attendance: 13,697
Millwall
The Den
Millwall
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Mark Lillis | 44' |
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1988
🥅 | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Millwall
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Millwall
Previous 5 vs. Millwall: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #46 |
League Match | #39 |
Manager Game | #46 |
Saturday, 2 April 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 46 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 10 🟥 12 | 1.78
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lester Shapter | 🏴 | Torquay, 1974-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 25 October 1986, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Lester Shapter
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Millwall
🟨
TEAM NEWS
Warren Aspinall (first start in 12) and Mark Lillis replace Alan McInally and Andy Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.49 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.57 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Docherty | 🏴 |
Millwall
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 | 🇮🇪 |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 60' |
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 60' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Danis Salman | 🏴 | (W Jimmy Carter | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
F Dean Horrix | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"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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