Game #4078
Saturday, 28 October 1989
Attendance: 15,724
Won
Division One
7th (+2)
Crystal Palace
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Villa Park
Villa leave it late for a David Platt brace to beat Palace and climb to 7th in the table under Graham Taylor.
Aston Villa
2-1
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Ian Ormondroyd | 80' | Paul Birch | 89' |
KEY MAN
David Platt, brace sends Villa seventh but the Evening Mail proudly trumpets that they are "not fooled" by the six game unbeaten run that sent Villa there.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Crystal Palace
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Ian Olney, Sub on, Ian Ormondroyd
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Crystal Palace), Alan Pardew
🔁 | 71’ Sub off, Mark Blake, Sub on, Paul Birch
⚽ | 80’ Goal, 1-1, David Platt, Assist by Ian Ormondroyd
⚽ | 89’ Goal, 2-1, David Platt, Assist by Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Crystal Palace
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor’s Villa make it three successive League wins as a David Platt brace helps them to 7th in the table.
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
Previous 5 vs. Palace: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #112 |
Saturday, 28 October 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Neil Midgley | 🏴 | Salford, 1977-1992
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 28 January 1989, FA Cup, Villa 0-1 Wimbledon, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Mark Blake replaces Paul Birch.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.01 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.24 |
Youngest Player |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 18.88 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
Crystal Palace
GK Perry Suckling | 🏴 |
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Hopkins | 🏴 |
CB Richard Shaw | 🏴 |
M Phil Barber | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Alex Dyer | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🔥 | for CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Mark Blake | 🏴 | 71’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Rudi Hedman | 🏴 |
M David Madden | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
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
"I think there is still something missing before we could claim to be a top side.”
Graham Taylor.
"Obviously. I would love to play for England in the World Cup Finals.
“But I am not even contemplating it at the moment.
"It's up to you boys from the media to say what you think.
“All I am concerned about is playing well for Villa."
David Platt.
*Sunday World (Dublin)*
Sunday, 29 October 1989
LEADING scorer David Platt struck a dramatic 89th minute winner to seal an Aston Villa fightback which extended their unbeaten run to six games.
Platt latched on to a Paul Birch pass and rounded Palace goalkeeper Perry Suckling before netting his second goal of the game and seventh of the season.
Palace had raised hopes of registering their first away-win of the season when Alan Pardew gave them a 51st minute lead after Villa goalkeeper Nigel Spink had only parried lan Wright's rightwing cross.
But nine minutes later Platt brought Villa back on level terms after latching on to a long clearance from Danish international Kent Nielsen.
Villa deserved their win for they had dominated the first half but were denied by a combination of poor finishing and some fine saves by Suckling.
ADRIAN HEATH is ready to leave Aston Villa after a bust-up with manager Graham Taylor.
Heath, the ex-Stoke and Everton striker was signed from Spanish club Espanol for £360000 only three months ago but he clashed with Taylor recently after being substituted. Heath stormed off the pitch and down the tunnel instead of joining Taylor on the bench. Taylor later carpeted little Heath who was ordered to toe the line. Then he left him out of the squad for last Sunday’s game at Manchester City.
And in midweek he told him to play in midfield for the reserves at Maine Road. Heath was recalled to the squad yesterday but he has made it clear he wants to go. Taylor is unwilling to agree to a transfer request so soon after signing him but Heath’s plight may interest Coventry Leeds and Stoke.