Game #4014
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1988
4th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Substitutes:
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
Unused Substitutes:
Not recorded
🟨 Kevin Gage, Late tackle
🟨 Paul Birch, Dissent
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Bernie Gallacher, Andy Gray and Gareth Williams (debut) replace David Norton, Tony Daley and Steve Sims.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 21.07 |
Despite stopping a run of three consecutive defeats Villa drop to fourth in the table, two points off the top and behind Millwall, Boro and Blackburn after the returning Andy Gray 🏴 gifts Palace a late equaliser from the penalty spot.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa end a run of three defeats with a draw as they fight to hold onto their automatic promotion spot having now lost seven in thirty five League games but six in the last ten.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (166 Starts).
Midfielder Gareth Williams 🏴 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 654th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Drew
1-1
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
Scorer(s) | David Platt | 27' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gareth Williams
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace, pen), Ian Wright
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gareth Williams , Sub on, Alan McInally
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Dissent
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 9 April 1988
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1988–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1988–1992
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Total 🕒 19 | 🟩 10 | 🟨 6 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 33 | 🥅 18 |
League 🕒 12 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 14 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 9 | 🥅 3 |
League Cup 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 3 |
Home 🕒 10 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 23 | 🥅 9 |
Away 🕒 8 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 7 | 🥅 8 |
Neutral 🕒 1 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 0 |
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | #654 | £10,000 signing from Gosport
Final Appearances:
None
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division Two
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,476
GK Perry Suckling | 🏴 |
LB David Burke | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Nebbeling | 🇿🇦 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
M Tony Finnigan | 🏴 |
M Glenn Pennyfather | 🏴 |
M Phil Barber | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Substitutes:
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes:
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 |
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 |
None
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded
“We had the opportunity to kill off the game.
"I thought we were by far the better team but we are just not able to get a second goal when we go in front.
“When you don't take your opportunities you always run a risk and we paid the price."
Graham Taylor.
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