Game #3977
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 September 1987
Drew
10th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
Sheffield United
Villa Park
Attendance: 14,761
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Sheffield United
Assist(s) | None
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 September 1987
⚽ | 21’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield United
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Martin Keown, Dissent
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United, pen), Colin Morris
🔁 | 73' Sub off Malcolm Allen, Sub on, Mark Burke
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
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
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 September 1987
Graham Taylor's Villa 🏴 make it five games unbeaten as they recover from a difficult start to life in the second tier - 🟩 one win and 🟥 three losses in their first six.
Kevin Gage 🏴 hits two swerving free kicks over the Sheffield United wall, one scoring the other rattling the bar before Villa concede a second half penalty as hot-headed Martin Keown 🏴 errs.
Villa survive to extend their unbeaten run to five to sit 10th in the table after 10 second division games.
Centre forward Malcolm Allen 🏴 20 makes his 4th & final appearance in a Villa shirt before returning to Watford after his loan spell ended without him scoring.
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 1987 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #648 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Sheffield United
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1924–25
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 26 September 1987
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🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 1.45
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dennis Hedges | 🏴 | Oxford, 1979-1990
Matches Officiated: 9
🟩 : 4
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 28 February 1987, Villa 1-1, Norwich, Carrow Road.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Martin Keown, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Malcolm Allan replaces Steve Hunt.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.50 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.25 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.05 |
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 🔁 | 🔴 |
MANAGER
Billy McEwan | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Andy Leaning | 🏴 |
RB Chris Wilder | 🏴 |
D Paul Stancliffe | 🏴 |
CB Jeff Eckhardt | 🏴 |
LB Martin Pike | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M David Frain | 🏴 |
M Mark Dempsey | 🏴 |
W Colin Morris | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Richard Cadette | 🏴 |
CF Tony Philliskirk | 🏴 | 🔁 |
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Mark Burke | 🏴 | for CF Malcolm Allen | 🏴 | 73' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Tony Philliskirk | 🏴 | (W Peter Beagrie | 🏴 |)
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Simon Stainrod | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
D Brian Smith | 🏴 |
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
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Mark Burke | 🏴 | | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Sep 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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