Game #3983
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 21 October 1987
Won
5th (+2)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
Division Two
Crystal Palace
Villa Park
Attendance: 12,755
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-1
Crystal Palace
Assist(s) | Kevin Gage | 74' |
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 21 October 1987
🟨 | 1’ Booking, Warren Aspinall, 48 Seconds
⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Mark Walters
💥 | 26’ Missed Penalty, Warren Aspinall
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 2-0, Mark Walters
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 2-1, (Crystal Palace), Ian Wright
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Crystal Palace
⚽ | 74’ Goal, Steve Hunt, Assist by Kevin Gage
⚽ | 88’ Goal, Mark Walters (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Crystal Palace
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
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 21 October 1987
Villa take a second minute lead for the third time in five games as Palace are destroyed by a Mark Walters 🏴 hat-trick to send Villa 5th in the second division table.
Graham Taylor's Villa 🏴 make it eleven games unbeaten as they hammer Palace at Villa Park to record their 🟩 seventh win in ten.
Winger Steve Hunt 🏴 31 makes his 81st & final appearance in a Villa shirt (77 Starts) before retiring from football. Hunt had played for Villa in two spells in 1975-76 and 1986-88 and left with a record of 🟩 W25 🟨 D24 🟥 L32, ⚽ 9 Goals and 🔥 6 Assists.
Winger Mark Walters 🏴 ⚽ scores his first ever hat-trick in a Villa shirt and scores two or more goals in a game for the 5th time in 214 appearances (196 Starts).
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 1975-87 🕒 81 | ✅ 77 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 9 | 🔥 6 | 🇺 8 | #576 |
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
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Wednesday, 21 October 1987
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🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Trevor Simpson | 🏴 | Halifax, 1984–1991
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 17 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 | 6 🟥 3 | 1.76
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trevor Simpson | 🏴 | Halifax, 1984–1991
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Warren Aspinall
CARDS
🟨 🟨 🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
David Hunt replaces Alan McInally.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.54 |
Oldest Player |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | 31.23 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.12 |
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, 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 David Hunt | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
W Steve Hunt | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK George Wood | 🏴 |
CB Ken O'Doherty | 🇮🇪 |
M Mark Hone | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Nebbeling | 🇿🇦 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
M Neil Redfearn | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Phil Barber | 🏴 |
M Gary Stebbing | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 19 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Oct 1987, Villa 4-1 Palace, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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