Game #3899
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
Won
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 33,091
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
Arsenal
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Dorigo | 30' | Paul Birch | 54' |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
⚽ | 30’ Goal, 1-0, Paul Birch, Assist by Tony Dorigo
🕒 | FT Arsenal 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 54’ Goal, 2-0, Allan Evans, Assist by Paul Birch
🔁 | 70' Sub off, Mark Walters, Sub on Simon Stainrod
🥅 | 79’ Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Paul Mariner
🕒 | FT Arsenal 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
ON THIS DAY
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
Villa earn a shock Highbury win - only their second victory in sixteen games - to set up a two legged League Cup Semi final with Oxford thanks to an excellent display from Paul Birch.
Graham Turner’s Villa line up for their sixth Cup match in the last nine fixtures and win for only the second time in that run, but it is a victory at Highbury that takes them through to the League Cup semi finals.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1978–79
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1985-86 |
Matchday | #39 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Tuesday, 4 February 1986
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Turner | 🏴 | Ellesmere Port, 1984-1986
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 85 | 🟩 | 28 🟨 | 25 🟥 32 | 1.28
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Paul Birch and Mark Walters replace Gary Shaw and Darren Bradley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.37 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 30.20 |
Youngest Player |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 20.11 |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 | 1984-1986
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Dean Glover | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M David Norton | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge | 🏴 |
M Paul Kerr | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Don Howe | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tommy Caton | 🏴 |
LB Kenny Sansom | 🏴 |
M Graham Rix | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
F Ian Allinson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Paul Mariner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 |
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 | for W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Ian Allinson | 🏴 | (CF Tony Woodcock | 🏴 |)
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/12
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Feb 1986, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Highbury
MATCH REPORTS
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