Game #4022
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 September 1988
Drew
9th (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 23,029
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1
Nottingham Forest
Assist(s) | Gordon Cowans | 22' |
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 September 1988
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Kevin Gage, Assist by Gordon Cowans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Nottingham Forest
🔁 | 52’ Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Bernie Gallacher
🔁 | 64’ Sub off, Alan McInally, Sub on, Garry Thompson
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Franz Carr
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
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
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 September 1988
Villa extend their unbeaten run to five but are held to a draw for the fourth time to sit 9th in the first division table on their return to the top flight.
Graham Taylor's 🏴 Villa have now taken the lead in five successive games only to be pegged back on four occasions.
As a result, from winning positions Villa now have accumulated seven points from a possible fifteen.
Midfielder Stuart Gray 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (24 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W10 🟨 D9 🟥 L6, ⚽ 6 Goals and 🔥 0 Assists so far in his Villa career.
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
Nottingham Forest
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
FIXTURE HISTORY
Nottingham Forest
Previous 5 vs. Forest: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
League 🕒 91 | 🟩 43 | 🟨 20 | 🟥 28 | ⚽ 164 | 🥅 131 |
FA Cup 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 4 | ⚽ 16 | 🥅 12 |
League Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 4 |
Home 🕒 49 | 🟩 31 | 🟨 9 | 🟥 9 | ⚽ 107 | 🥅 49 |
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Saturday, 24 September 1988
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🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 56 | 🟩 | 27 🟨 | 16 🟥 13 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Joe Worrall | 🏴 | Warrington, 1977-1995
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
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Kevin Gage replaces Allan Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 30.15 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 20.95 |
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Andy A Gray | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Brian Clough | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GK Steve Sutton | 🏴 |
LB Stuart Pearce | 🏴 |
CB Colin Foster | 🏴 |
CB Des Walker | 🏴 |
CB Steve Chettle | 🏴 |
M Gary Crosby | 🏴 |
M Nigel Clough | 🏴 |
M Steve Hodge (ex) | 🏴 |
M Neil Webb | 🏴 |
W Brian Rice | 🏴 |
F Tommy Gaynor | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 | 52’ |
🔁 CF Garry Thompson | 🏴 | for CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | 64’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | F Tommy Gaynor | 🇮🇪 | (W Franz Carr | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
RB Gary Fleming | 🇬🇧 |
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
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 | | 52 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa 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
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 24 Sep 1988, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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