Game #4020
Aston Villa
Saturday, 10 September 1988
Aston Villa
1-1
Liverpool
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,409
Drew
8th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Alan McInally, four in three as Villa open the season unbeaten with a draw against the reigning champions.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 10 September 1988
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 63’ Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Ray Houghton
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Garry Thompson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa draw with reigning Champions Liverpool after taking a first half lead through Alan McInally - his fourth in three games - as Villa remain unbeaten and in 8th position on the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1987-88
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #54 |
Saturday, 10 September 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 54 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 14 🟥 13 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Hutchinson | 🏴 | Cambridgeshire, 1978-1990 🆘
Matches Officiated: 7
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 4
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 6 September, Villa 1-2 Oxford, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Gage replaces Steve Sims.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.26 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.93 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.91 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
CB Gary Gillespie | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 82' |
🔁 CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
🔁 | W John Barnes | 🏴 | (CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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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Sunday, 11 September 1988
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