Game #3945
Aston Villa
6-5-12, 23 PTS
Thursday, 1 January 1987


Lost
20th (-2)
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division One
Everton
13-5-5, 44 PTS
Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,203
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
Everton
3-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison


MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 1 January 1987
🕒 | HT Everton 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Alan Harper
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Trevor Steven
🔁 | 75' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Martin Keown
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 0-3, (Everton), Kevin Sheedy
🕒 | FT Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison

ON THIS DAY
Thursday, 1 January 1987
Billy McNeill's Villa open 1987 with a seventh loss in eleven games and have now just twelve wins in their last fifty League games losing twenty four. Villa drop to 21st in the table.
Villa hold out for 45 minutes but end up well beaten by second placed Everton as they fall to 20th in the table and in the relegation zone on goal difference.
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
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: 1984-85
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Thursday, 1 January 1987
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🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1987-1996
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 7 🟥 8 | 1.35
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robbie Hart | 🏴 | Darlington, 1987-1996
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Allan Evans, Tony Daley and David Norton replace Martin Keown, Mark Walters and Gary Williams.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.86 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.11 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 19.22 |
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB David Norton | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Howard Kendall | 🏴 |

Everton
GK Neville Southall | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Alan Harper | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kevin Ratcliffe | 🏴 |
CB Dave Watson | 🏴 |
LB Neil Pointon | 🏴 |
M Paul Power | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Kevin Sheedy | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
M Trevor Steven | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Adrian Heath | 🏴 |
CF Paul Wilkinson | 🏴 |
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 75' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Power | 🏴 | (M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |)

🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
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

🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/12
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 1 Jan 1987, Villa 0-3 Everton, Goodison


MATCH REPORTS
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