Game #4042
Aston Villa
5-8-6, 23 PTS
Saturday, 31 December 1988
Lost
13th (-3)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Arsenal
11-4-3, 37 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 32,486
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
0-3
Arsenal
Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 December 1988
🥅 | 2’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Alan Smith
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), David Rocastle
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal
🥅 | 88’ Goal, 0-3, (Arsenal), Perry Groves
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-3 Arsenal
🔁 | Sub off, Andy Gray, Sub on, Martin Keown
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 December 1988
Villa lose for the first time in six as they concede two minutes into the game and two minutes from the end after Nigel Spink, who has been outstanding all season, has a difficult game.
Villa drop back to 13th in the table.
Chris Price makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W10 D8 L7 and 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa 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
Arsenal
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1986–87
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1988-89 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #76 |
Saturday, 31 December 1988
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🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 20 🟥 20 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1979–1991
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 9 October 1985, League Cup, Villa 8-1 Exeter, Villa Park.
Cards: None
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.90 |
Oldest Player |
CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 32.24 |
Youngest Player |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 21.22 |
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, 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
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 |
M David Rocastle | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Brian Marwood | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | for M Andy Gray | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Paul Merson | 🏴 | (W Perry Groves | 🏴 | ⚽ |)
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Davis | 🏴 |
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
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, 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
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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