Game #4041
Aston Villa
5-8-5, 23 PTS
Monday, 26 December 1988
Won
10th (+5)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Division One
Queens Park Rangers
5-5-8, 20 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,106
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Queens Park Rangers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 26 December 1988
⚽ | 9’ Goal, 1-0, Alan McInally
⚽ | 27’ Goal, 2-0, Alan McInally
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 2-1, (Queens Park Rangers), Trevor Francis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Monday, 26 December 1988
Villa extend their unbeaten run to five in all competitions as they win their second League game in four to climb to 10th in the first division table following a brace from Alan McInally who makes it nineteen goals in nineteen games.
Graham Taylor's Villa win their second in four unbeaten League games courtesy of Alan McInally's eighteenth and nineteenth of season as they climb to 10th in the table.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Queens Park Rangers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1966-67
Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #75 |
Monday, 26 December 1988
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 75 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 20 🟥 19 | 1.71
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kelvin Morton | 🏴 | Bury St Edmunds, 1986–1995
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟨
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Derek Mountfield replaces Martin Keown.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.23 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.21 |
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 |
CF Alan McInally | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Trevor Francis | 🏴 |
Queens Park Rangers
GK David Seaman | 🏴 |
RB Paul Parker | 🏴 |
RB David Kerslake | 🏴 |
CB Gavin Maguire | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Alan McDonald | 🇬🇧 |
LB David Pizanti | 🇮🇱 |
M Simon Barker | 🏴 |
W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Dean Coney | 🏴 |
CF Marc Falco | 🏴 |
CF Trevor Francis | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Gavin Maguire | 🏴 | (RB Danny Maddix | 🇯🇲 |)
🔁 | W Wayne Fereday | 🏴 | (CF Mark Stein | 🏴 |)
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Mark Lillis | 🏴 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
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
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
---|---|
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, 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 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 26 Dec 1988, Villa 2-1 QPR, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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