Game #4014
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1988
Drew
4th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Attendance: 16,476
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1988
🟢 | 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
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Crystal Palace
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 9 April 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1987–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1987–1993
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
John Carter
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Crystal Palace
None
TEAM NEWS
Bernie Gallacher, Andy Gray and Gareth Williams (debut) replace David Norton, Tony Daley and Steve Sims.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 21.07 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
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 Gray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
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 | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 |
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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
“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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