Game #3964
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 May 1987
Lost
22nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
Highbury
Attendance: 18,463
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Steve Hunt | 24' |
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 May 1987
🥅 | 19’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal, pen), Martin Hayes
⚽ | 24’ Goal, 1-0, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Steve Hunt
🥅 | 26’ Goal, 1-2, (Arsenal), Martin Hayes
🕒 | HT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | 67' Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
🕒 | FT Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
🟨 | Booking, Mark Walters, Tackle
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 May 1987
Billy McNeill's Villa lose for the third time in four games and now have fourteen wins in their last sixty seven League games losing thirty two. As a result Villa fall back to the bottom of the table, six points off safety and four points off the relegation play off place with two games to play and six points available. Mathematically it is still possible for Villa to survive but they will need two high scoring wins and their rivals Leicester and Oxford to lose their remaining matches.
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: 1986–87
Aston Villa
Arsenal
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1986-87 |
Matchday | #49 |
League Match | #40 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 2 May 1987
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Billy McNeill | 🏴 | Bellshill, 1986-1987
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 42 | 🟩 | 10 🟨 | 15 🟥 17 | 1.07
Villa Career Form:
Bottom 8
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Cooper | 🏴 | Pontypridd, 1982-1996
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 21 August 1985, Villa 2-2 Liverpool, Villa Park. 🆘
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Mark Walters replaces Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.81 |
Oldest Player |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 | 31.44 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 19.65 |
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MANAGER
Billy McNeill | 🏴 | 1986-1987
Aston Villa
GK Kevin Poole | 🏴 |
LB Tony Dorigo | 🏴 |
CB Paul Elliott | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Gary Williams | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK Rhys Wilmot | 🏴 |
RB Viv Anderson | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
M Steve Williams | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
W Martin Hayes | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
CF Charlie Nicholas | 🏴 |
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 67' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Niall Quinn | 🇮🇪 | (W Perry Groves | 🏴 |)
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 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
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 70 | 18* | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 32* | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 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
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 2 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Highbury.
MATCH REPORTS
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