Game #4089
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 26 December 1989
Aston Villa
3-0
Manchester United
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 41,247
Won
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 63' | David Platt | 78' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Kent Nielsen, totally controlled performance.
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 26 December 1989
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 1-0, Ian Olney
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, David Platt, Assist by Tony Daley
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 3-0, Kevin Gage, Assist by David Platt
🔁 | 82’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Paul Birch
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Manchester United
🟨 | Booking, Ian Olney, Late tackle
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor’s Villa make it nine first division victories in twelve games as they crush Manchester United in a Boxing Day spectacular. Villa are now two points behind second place Arsenal and four behind new leaders Liverpool.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Manchester United
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1984-85
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #123 |
Tuesday, 26 December 1989
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 123 | 🟩 | 54 🟨 | 30 🟥 39 | 1.56
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: David Elleray | 🏴 | Harrow, 1986-2003
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 14 January 1989, Villa 3-1 Newcastle, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Kevin Gage and Gareth Williams (first start in 14) replace Chris Price and Stuart Gray.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.14 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.41 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 20.04 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Alex Ferguson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
Manchester United
GK Jim Leighton | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
CB Gary Pallister | 🏴 |
LB Clayton Blackmore | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
LB Lee Martin | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Lee Sharpe | 🏴 |
M Paul Ince | 🏴 |
M Mike Phelan | 🏴 |
CF Brian McClair | 🏴 |
CF Mark Hughes | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 M Paul Birch | 🏴 | for W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 82' |
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~mv2.gif)
🔁 | LB Clayton Blackmore | 🏴 | (CF Mark Robins | 🏴 |)
🔁 | LB Lee Martin | 🏴 | (RB Mike Duxbury | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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None
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Stuart Gray
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_0783455f6a544997bcb510527b8ab219~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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