Game #4071
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 20 September 1989
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
League Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Villa Park
Attendance: 27,400
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Wolves
Assist(s) | Chris Price | 15' | David Platt | 63' |
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 20 September 1989
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Chris Price
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy Mutch
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-1, Stuart Gray, Assist by David Platt
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Adrian Heath, Sub on, Kent Nielsen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 20 September 1989
Villa beat Second Division Wolves in the first leg of the League Cup second round at Villa Park.
Ian Olney makes his 25th appearance in a Villa shirt (12 Starts) to make it W7 D8 L10 and 6 goals at a goal per game rate of one for every 4.17 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Chris Price conttributes his second assist in a Villa shirt on his 50th appearance to make it W17 D15 L18 and 2 Assists so far in his Villa career.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1981-82
Wolverhampton Wanderers
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1979-80
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #105 |
Wednesday, 20 September 1989
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1976-1990
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 105 | 🟩 | 43 🟨 | 27 🟥 35 | 1.49
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Trelford Mills | 🏴 | Barnsley, 1976-1990
Matches Officiated: 8
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 3
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 14 February 1989, Villa 1-1 Everton, Goodison Park.
Cards: None
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.70 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.14 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.77 |
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
LB Bernie Gallacher | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Nigel Callaghan | 🏴 |
F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Graham Turner | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
GK Mark Kendall | 🏴 |
CB Gary Bellamy | 🏴 |
CB Mark Venus | 🏴 |
CB Nicky Clarke | 🏴 |
M Floyd Streete | 🏴 |
M Nigel Vaughan | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Tom Bennett | 🏴 |
M Robbie Dennison | 🇬🇧 |
M Mick Gooding | 🏴 |
CF Steve Bull | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Andy Mutch | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | for F Adrian Heath | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Nigel Vaughan | 🏴 | (M Keith Downing | 🏴 |)
🔁 | CF Steve Bull | 🏴 | (CF John Paskin | 🇿🇦 |)
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
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
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 | | 6 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 1* | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
UNUSED
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 September 1989, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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