Game #4022
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 September 1988
Aston Villa
1-1
Nottingham Forest
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,029
Drew
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Kevin Gage, gave Villa the lead before a fourth draw in five games.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 September 1988
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 52’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Bernie Gallacher
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Garry Thompson
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Franz Carr
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa draw their fourth game in five and have now taken the lead in five successive games only to be pegged back on four occasions. As a result, from winning positions Villa now have accumulated seven points from a possible fifteen and sit ninth in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 24 September 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
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
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 16 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1976-1995
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 4
🟥 : 7
🆘 : 3
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 8 September 1987, Villa 0-1 Middlesbrough, Villa Park.
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Gage replaces Allan Evans.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.95 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
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
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
GK Steve Sutton | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Colin Foster | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
M Gary Crosby | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Brian Rice | 🏴 |
F Tommy Gaynor | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 52’ |
🔁 CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 64’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | F Tommy Gaynor | 🇮🇪 | (W Franz Carr | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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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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