Game #4028
Saturday, 22 October 1988
Attendance: 26,636
Won
Division One
9th (+6)
Everton
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa sweep aside Everton in style at Villa Park to earn their second win of the season and climb to 12th in the first division table.
Aston Villa
2-0
Everton
Assist(s) | Chris Price | 34' |
KEY MAN
Tony Daley, spectacular volley.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
⚽ | 34’ Goal, 1-0, Tony Daley, Assist by Chris Price
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Everton
⚽ | 64’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Foul
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor's Villa win for the second time in nine League games, having drawn five and lost two. As a result Villa climb to 12th in the early Division One table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Everton
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1986-87
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Everton: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #62 |
Saturday, 22 October 1988
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Philip Don | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1986–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Philip Don | 🏴 | Middlesex, 1986–1995
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 12 September 1987, Villa 0-0 Barnsley, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
CARDS
Villa
🟨
Everton
None
TEAM NEWS
Alan McInally replaces Ian Olney after five games out of the starting line up with injury.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.49 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.03 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Colin Harvey | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
Everton
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
RB Ian Snodin | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Stuart McCall | 🏴 |
M Peter Reid | 🏴 |
M Trevor Steven | 🏴 |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cottee | 🏴 |
CF Graeme Sharp | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Pat van den Hauwe | 🏴 | (LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Ian Wilson | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE

PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"For the first time this season, we came out with a second half which was based on confidence.
“I told Platt to stay forward instead of coming through from deep positions and we kept the tempo going much better.
"We are not a top three side.
”I just want a good season and I don't want to put any more pressure than that on the players."
Graham Taylor.
*Sunday Life*
Sunday, 23 October 1988
Brilliantly taken goals by Tony Daley and David Platt enabled Aston Villa to overpower a skilful but lightweight Everton side.
Daley hit a spectacular volley from Chris Price's cross after 33 minutes, and David Platt curved a 64th minute shot round goalkeeper Neville Southall.
Everton knocked the ball with some style in the first half but rarely found a way to break down the home side's sweeper system.
Kevin Gage won an important midfield battle as Villa stormed to their first home League win of the season.
Gage was booked for a foul in the second half, but Peter Reid and Kevin Ratcliffe were also shown the yellow card for taking retribution.
Villa’s direct methods brought a number of chances and Southall had to rescue Everton with a fine reflex save from Platt.