Game #4019
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 September 1988
Arsenal
2-3
Aston Villa
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 37,417
Won
5th (+3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 28' | 48' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alan McInally, three in two as Villa open the season unbeaten.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 September 1988
⚽ | 28’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Tony Daley
🕒 | HT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 2-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Tony Daley
🥅 | 53’ Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Brian Marwood
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 2-2, (Arsenal), Alan Smith
⚽ | 59’ Goal, 3-2, Andy Gray
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa beat Arsenal at Highbury in only their second game since returning after a season out of the top flight. Alan McInally scores his third goal in two games as unbeaten Villa climb to 5th in the early table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1986–87
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #53 |
Saturday, 3 September 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 53 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 13 🟥 13 | 1.77
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990 🆘
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 26 September 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Tony Daley and Steve Sims replace Kevin Gage and Paul Birch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.86 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.92 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.89 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Brian Marwood | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
🔁 | M David Rocastle | 🏴 | (W Perry Groves | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_60e026e18ac74e8d8a2e4e70fb3be314~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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