Game #4014
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 April 1988
Drew
4th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
Division Two
Crystal Palace
Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,476
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
Crystal Palace
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 April 1988
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gareth Williams
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt
🕒 | HT Crystal Palace 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 83’ Goal, 1-1, (Crystal Palace, pen), Ian Wright
🕒 | FT Crystal Palace 1-1 Aston Villa
🔁 | Sub off, Gareth Williams , Sub on, Alan McInally
🟨 | Booking, Kevin Gage, Late tackle
🟨 | Booking, Paul Birch, Dissent
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
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 April 1988
Despite stopping a run of three consecutive defeats Villa drop to fourth in the table, two points off the top and behind Millwall, Boro and Blackburn after the returning Andy Gray 🏴 gifts Palace a late equaliser from the penalty spot.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa end a run of three defeats with a draw as they fight to hold onto their automatic promotion spot having now lost seven in thirty five League games but six in the last ten.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th appearance in a Villa shirt (166 Starts).
Midfielder Gareth Williams 🏴 makes his debut in a Villa shirt after graduating from the youth set up to become the 654th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | #654 | £10,000 signing from Gosport
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
Crystal Palace
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1987-88 |
Matchday | #48 |
League Match | #41 |
Manager Game | #48 |
Saturday, 9 April 1988
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🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1988–1992
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1988–1992
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS
🟨 Kevin Gage, Late tackle
🟨 Paul Birch, Dissent
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bernie Gallacher, Andy Gray and Gareth Williams (debut) replace David Norton, Tony Daley and Steve Sims.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.19 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 31.51 |
Youngest Player |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | 21.07 |
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔁 |
CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Steve Coppell | 🏴 |
Crystal Palace
GK Perry Suckling | 🏴 |
LB David Burke | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Nebbeling | 🇿🇦 |
CB Jim Cannon | 🏴 |
M Tony Finnigan | 🏴 |
M Glenn Pennyfather | 🏴 |
M Phil Barber | 🏴 |
M Geoff Thomas | 🏴 |
W John Salako | 🏴 |
CF Mark Bright | 🏴 |
CF Ian Wright | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CB John Pemberton | 🏴 |
M Alan Pardew | 🏴 |
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
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 31 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 13/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst
MATCH REPORTS
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