Game #4003
Aston Villa
Sunday, 31 January 1988


Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 46,324
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2

Liverpool

Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 31 January 1988
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), John Barnes
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Tony Daley, Sub on, Warren Aspinall
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Peter Beardsley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
🟨 | Booking, Mark Lillis, Chopping tackle
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
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Sunday, 31 January 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa lose to runaway First Division leaders Liverpool in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Tony Daley makes his 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (56 Starts) to make it W16 D23 L36, 8 Goals and 6 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, 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: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1985-86
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #37 |
Manager Game | #37 |
Sunday, 31 January 1988
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🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 37 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 | 10 🟥 7 | 1.89
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Keith Hackett | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1976-1994
Matches Officiated: 16
🟩 : 7
🟨 : 3
🟥 : 6
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 4 April 1987, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Mark Lillis, Chopping tackle
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.26 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.32 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.30 |
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
CB Gary Ablett | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Steve McMahon (ex) | 🏴 |
M Nigel Spackman | 🏴 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 | M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | for Tony Daley | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M David Norton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jan Mølby | 🇳🇴 |
M Craig Johnston | 🇦🇺 |
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
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Warren Aspinall | 🏴 | | 45 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M David Norton | 🏴 | | 6 |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/13
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Jan 1988, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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