Game #4066
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 23 August 1989


Drew
13th (-4)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Division One
Liverpool
Villa Park
Attendance: 35,796
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-1

Liverpool

Assist(s) | Paul Birch | 60' |
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 23 August 1989
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Andy Comyn
🥅 | 24’ Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), John Barnes
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
🔁 | 46’ Sub off, Nigel Callaghan, Sub on, Ian Olney
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-1, David Platt, Assist by Paul Birch
🔁 | 79’ Sub off, Adrian Heath, Sub on, Gareth Williams
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
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
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 23 August 1989
Graham Taylor’s 🏴 Villa draw for the second consecutive game at the start of the campaign having had to survive the usual Liverpool refereeing shenanigans.
Centre Back Andy Comyn 🏴 makes his debut in a Villa shirt aged 21 after moving from Alvechurch for £34,000 earlier this month to become the 665th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Midfielder Paul Birch 🏴 makes his 🕒 175th start in a Villa shirt (190 Appearances).`
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | #665 | £34,000 signing from Alvechurch
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Liverpool


European Cup / Champions League: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
UEFA Cup / Europa League: 🏆🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1988-89
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #100 |
Wednesday, 23 August 1989
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🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ron Groves | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 1984–1994
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 100 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 | 26 🟥 33 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ron Groves | 🏴 | Isle of Wight, 1984–1994 🆘
Matches Officiated: 4
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 12 March 1988, Villa 1-2 Leeds, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

🟨
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Callaghan and Andy Comyn (debut) replace Chris Price and Tony Daley.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.48 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.06 |
Youngest Player |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | 21.07 |
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
CB Andy Comyn | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
M Paul Birch | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 🔁 |
MANAGER
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
RB Barry Venison | 🏴 |
CB Alan Hansen | 🏴 |
CB Glenn Hysén | 🇸🇪 |
CB Steve Nicol | 🏴 |
LB David Burrows | 🏴 |
M Steve McMahon (ex) | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

🔁 CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | for W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 | 46' |
🔁 M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | for F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 79' |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made

🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Jan Mølby | 🇩🇰 |
CF John Aldridge | 🇮🇪 |
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
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | | 20 | 11* | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7* | 8 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/13
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 23 Aug 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS
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