Game #4006
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 February 1988
Lost
2nd (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
Division Two
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,356
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers
3-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 83' |
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 February 1988
Graham Taylor's Villa lose for the second successive League match having lost just once in the previous twenty five Division Two games. Meanwhile, David Platt made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 21 after moving from Crewe Alexandra earlier this month for a fee of £200,000.
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M David Platt | 🏴 | #653 | £200,000 signing from Crewe
FINAL APPEARANCES
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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
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #40 |
Saturday, 20 February 1988
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🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 40 | 🟩 | 21 🟨 | 10 🟥 9 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Deakin | 🏴 | Bedford, 1980-1992
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 7 February 1987, Villa 0-1, QPR, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood 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 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 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 | for M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
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 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | | 78 | 20* | 9 | 8* | 17 | 23 | 38* | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 20 February 1988, Villa 2-3 Blackburn, Ewood Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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