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
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
🟥 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.
Full back Kevin Gage 🏴 makes his 🕒 75th appearance in a Villa shirt (74 Starts) and makes it 🟩 W35 🟨 D20 🟥 L20, ⚽ 8 Goals and 🔥 10 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Full Back Chris Price 🏴 makes his 🕒 25th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it 🟩 W10 🟨 D8 🟥 L7, ⚽ 0 Goals & 🔥 1 Assist so far in his Villa career.
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, 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
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, 1982–1988
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 76 | 🟩 | 36 🟨 | 20 🟥 20 | 1.68
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Dec 1988, Villa 0-3 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Tyldesley | 🏴 | Stockport, 1982–1988
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
🟥 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 A 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 A 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
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Martin Keown | 🏴 | | 113 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 9* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 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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