Game #3985
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
League Cup
Tottenham Hotspur
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,114
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-1
Tottenham Hotspur
Assist(s) | Martin Keown | 8' | Mark Lillis | 78' |
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally, Assist by Martin Keown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
🥅 | 64’ Goal, 1-1, (Tottenham Hotspur), Osvaldo Ardiles
⚽ | 78’ Goal, 2-1, Warren Aspinall, Assist by Mark Lillis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
🟨 | Booking, Warren Aspinall, Timewasting
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
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
Villa beat top flight Spurs 🏴 in a rousing League Cup third round performance at Villa Park.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa make it thirteen games unbeaten as they record their eighth win in twelve. Villa's latest scalp is Tottenham 🏴 who sit in eighth place in Division One.
Centre forward Alan McInally 🏴 scores his ⚽ first goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 7th appearance.
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Tottenham Hotspur
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1983-84
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #19 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Wednesday, 28 October 1987
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🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 9 🟨 | 7 🟥 3 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ian Hemley | 🏴 | Ampthill, 1985–1996
Matches Officiated: 2
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 24 October 1987, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Warren Aspinall, Timewasting
CARDS
🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.96 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.34 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.14 |
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, 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 Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Trevor Hartley | 🏴 | Caretaker
Tottenham Hotspur
GK Tony Parks | 🏴 |
RB Gary Stevens | 🏴 |
CB Mitchell Thomas | 🏴 |
CB Chris Fairclough | 🏴 |
CB Gary Mabbutt | 🏴 |
M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Paul Allen | 🏴 |
M Ossie Ardiles | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | 🔁 |
M Nico Claesen | 🇧🇪 |
CF Clive Allen | 🏴 |
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Vinny Samways | 🏴 | (F Paul Moran | 🏴 |)
🔁 | M Johnny Metgod | 🇳🇱 | (CB Chris Hughton | 🇮🇪 |)
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Andy Blair | 🏴 |
F Gary Shaw | 🏴 |
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
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
M Andy Blair | 🏴 | | 21 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/13
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 28 Oct 1987, Villa 2-1 Spurs, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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