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 Park
Crystal Palace
1-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
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
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
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 Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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 Park
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 Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1987–1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 48 | 🟩 | 24 🟨 | 11 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Carter | 🏴 | Christchurch, 1987–1993
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
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 Park
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 Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | for M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
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 Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | | 31 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
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 Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 Apr 1988, Villa 1-1 Palace, Selhurst Park
MATCH REPORTS
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