Game #3996
Aston Villa
12-9-4, 45 PTS
Saturday, 26 December 1987
Drew
4th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Division Two
Sheffield United
7-6-10, 27 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,809
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 December 1987
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-0, Garry Thompson
🥅 | 66’ Goal, 1-1, Sheffield United, Mark Dempsey
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Warren Aspinall, Sub on, Alan McInally
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 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 26 December 1987
Villa extend their unbeaten League run to five but are held for the second successive game to fall back to fourth in the division two table, four points off the top,
Graham Taylor's Villa have now lost just once in nineteen Division Two games, winning eleven but had now drawn seven including the last two.
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #30 |
Saturday, 26 December 1987
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🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 30 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 9 🟥 6 | 1.80
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.34 |
Oldest Player |
CB Steve Sims | 🏴 | 30.50 |
Youngest Player |
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
Billy McEwan | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
GK Hans Segers | 🇳🇱 |
RB Chris Wilder | 🏴 |
D Paul Stancliffe | 🏴 |
D Brian Smith | 🏴 |
LB Martin Pike | 🏴 |
M Martin Kuhl | 🏴 |
M Mark Dempsey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Colin Morris | 🏴 |
W Peter Beagrie | 🏴 |
F Peter Duffield | 🏴 |
CF Richard Cadette | 🏴 |
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Warren Aspinall
| 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Frain | 🏴 |
CF Clive Mendonca | 🏴 |
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 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | | 10 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1987, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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