Game #4006
Aston Villa
17-10-6, 61 PTS
Saturday, 20 February 1988
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
18-9-5, 45 PTS
Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,356
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
Blackburn Rovers
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 83' |
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 February 1988
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David Platt
🥅 | 45’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Simon Garner
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55’ Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Steve Archibald
⚽ | 68’ Goal, 1-2, David Platt
⚽ | 83’ Goal, 2-2, Garry Thompson, Assist by Tony Daley
🥅 | 86’ Goal, 2-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Steve Archibald
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Paul Birch, Sub on, Tony Daley
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
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 February 1988
Villa find themselves two goals down after 55' to twenty two game unbeaten Blackburn but pull back to equalise in the 83' before Barcelona's on-loan striker Steve Archibald scores a late winner to leapfrog Villa to the top of the table.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa lose for the second successive League match having lost just once in the previous twenty five Division Two games.
David Platt 🏴 21 makes a ⚽ goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after moving from Crewe Alexandra earlier this month for a fee of £200,000 to become the 653rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M David Platt | 🏴 | #653 | £200,000 signing from Crewe
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
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 20 February 1988
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🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 10 🟥 9 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1982-1989
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
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor hands new signing David Platt his debut and recalls Andy Gray. Alan McInally and Tony Daley drop out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.70 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.38 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 20.93 |
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
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 | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Don Mackay | 🏴 |
Blackburn Rovers
GK Terry Gennoe | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Colin Hendry | 🏴 |
CB David Mail | 🏴 |
LB Chris Sulley | 🏴 |
M Alan Ainscow | 🏴 |
M Ian Miller | 🏴 |
M Nicky Reid | 🏴 |
M Scott Sellars | 🏴 |
CF Steve Archibald | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Simon Garner | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
LB John Millar | 🏴 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
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
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 78 | 20* | 9 | 8* | 17 | 23 | 38* | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
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
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 Feb 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood
MATCH REPORTS
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