Game #3995
Aston Villa
12-8-4, 44 PTS
Friday, 18 December 1987
Drew
3rd (-)
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division Two
West Bromwich Albion
6-5-13, 23 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 24,437
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | None
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 18 December 1987
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
🔁 | 70’ Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Friday, 18 December 1987
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to four but are held to a home goalless draw by Albion as they remain third in the division two table, three points off the top,
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in eighteen Division Two games.
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
West Bromwich Albion
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1967-68
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #29 |
Friday, 18 December 1987
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🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 29 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 8 🟥 6 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Don Shaw | 🏴 | Sandbach, 1976-1988
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 4
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 27 September 1986, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield.
Cards: None
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.32 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.48 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.28 |
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, 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 Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Mark Walters | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Ron Atkinson | 🏴 |
West Bromwich Albion
GK Stuart Naylor | 🏴 |
LB David Burrows | 🏴 |
LB Barry Cowdrill | 🏴 |
M Carlton Palmer | 🏴 |
M Tony Kelly | 🏴 |
M Steve Lynex | 🏴 |
M Robert Hopkins (ex) | 🏴 |
M Colin Anderson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
W Tony Morley (ex) | 🏴 |
F George Reilly | 🏴 |
CF Don Goodman | 🏴 |
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 | 70' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Colin Anderson | 🏴 | (M Gary Robson | 🏴 |)
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
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
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 18 Dec 1987, Villa 0-0 Albion, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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