Game #4112
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 April 1990
Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Attendance: 28,361
Chelsea
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Tony Cascarino | 13' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa win consecutive games as Liverpool lose to allow Villa to close to within a point of the leaders who still have a game in hand with four to play. Villa's achievements however are once again pilloried by the spiteful coverage in the Birmingham Evening Mail as they are offered grudging support solely "for reasons of local patriotism."
KEY MAN
Gordon Cowans, gave Villa a crucial lead to defend to retain the title pressure.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 April 1990
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans, Assist by Tony Cascarino
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Derek Mountfield, Sub on, Andy Comyn
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
ON THIS DAY
Graham Taylor’s Villa make it nineteen first division victories in twenty seven games as they remain second and close the gap to leaders Liverpool to five points whilst opening up a ten point gap ahead of third placed Arsenal.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Chelsea
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1970-71
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 14 April 1990
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 146 | 🟩 | 68 🟨 | 32 🟥 46 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Roger Dilkes | 🏴 | Mossley, Lancashire, 1983-1998
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Forest, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
Roger Dilkes
CARDS
Villa
None
Chelsea
🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Derek Mountfield (first start in 8) and Stuart Gray replace Andy Comyn and Kevin Gage.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 28.27 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.70 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 22.50 |
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Tony Cascarino | 🇮🇪 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
Bobby Campbell | 🏴 |
Chelsea
GK Dave Beasant | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo (ex) | 🏴 |
CB Erland Johnsen | 🇳🇴 |
CB Ken Monkou | 🇳🇱 |
M Gareth Hall | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M John Bumstead | 🏴 |
M Peter Nicholas | 🏴 |
M Kevin McAllister | 🏴 |
CF Kevin Wilson | 🇬🇧 | 🟨 |
CF Kerry Dixon | 🏴 |
CF Gordon Durie | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | for CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | 77' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB Clive Wilson | 🏴 |
CB David Lee | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"We have won our last two 1-0 and four more 1-0’s would suit me.
“Our strength is our ability to defend.
"Basically we are a solid side, hard to break down. We take a goal here and a goal there.
“It would be silly to expect my team to swarm over the opposition.
“They are not a team built that way - they are not really able to sustain their attacks, even though in mid-season there was a spell when we did play with more confidence.
“The side has developed from the three central defenders. They have prevented up going a goal down or the other side getting the equaliser.
“Much as the purists might like something better, we live in a real world and I am satisfied.
“The results suit me and the Villa fans.”
Graham Taylor.
*Sunday Tribune*
Sunday, 15 April 1990
GORDON COWANS clawed Liverpool's title advantage back to only a point with his third goal of the season at Villa Park.
With only four games left, Graham Taylor's men remain undaunted in pursuit of the unlikely, still needing another Anfield slip like today's against Forest to realise their championship dream.
They held on like grim death to their precious lead for the last half-an-hour against a Chelsea side determined to salvage their 11-match unbeaten run.
In the end, the Villa hero was again their new £1.5m striker, Tony Cascarino who set Cowans up.
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