Game #4086
Aston Villa
Saturday, 9 December 1989


Drew
2nd= (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Division One
Liverpool
Anfield
Attendance: 37,435
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
Liverpool
1-1

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Tony Daley | 21' |
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 9 December 1989
⚽ | 21' Goal, 1-0, Ian Olney, Assist by Tony Daley
🕒 | HT Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 64' Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Peter Beardsley
🕒 | FT Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
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
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 9 December 1989
Villa take the game to Liverpool and take the lead before safety first kicks in ahead of a second half equaliser.
Villa fail to pick up three points for only the second League game in ten but earn a draw at Anfield. Both teams drop to joint second place after Arsenal's last minute victory over Coventry sends the Gunners top,
Despite sitting joint second with eight wins in ten first division games and one defeat under Graham Taylor, the Birmingham Mail focus is on Villa "needing nine more points to avoid a relegation battle." You couldn't make it up. Meanwhile, elsewhere, the praise is over-flowing for Villa as "serious title-contenders."
Gordon Cowans secures his 100th draw in a Villa shirt on his 416th appearance (399 Starts) to make it W187 D100 L129, 55 Goals and 69 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.35 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
Ian Olney scores for the second successive games to make it 11 Goals in 40 Appearances (27 Starts) in a Villa shirt and W16 D11 L13 at a goal involvement rate of one for every 3.08 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
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
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #120 |
Saturday, 9 December 1989
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🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
🕒 120 | 🟩 | 52 🟨 | 30 🟥 38 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Ken Redfern | 🏴 | Whitley Bay, 1978-1993
Matches Officiated: 6
🟩 : 2
🟨 : 2
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 1
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 7 January 1989, FA Cup, Villa 3-2 Crewe, Gresty Road.
Cards: None
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
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names the same team for a fourth consecutive League game.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.09 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.36 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 19.99 |
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990

Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Stuart Gray | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Kenny Dalglish | 🏴 |

Liverpool
GK Bruce Grobbelaar | 🇿🇼 |
LB Steve Staunton | 🇮🇪 |
CB Gary Ablett | 🏴 |
CB Glenn Hysén | 🇸🇪 |
M Steve McMahon (ex) | 🏴 |
M Ray Houghton | 🇮🇪 |
M Ronnie Whelan | 🇮🇪 |
M Jan Mølby | 🇩🇰 |
W John Barnes | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Peter Beardsley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Ian Rush | 🏴 |
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | W John Barnes | 🏴 | (CB Nick Tanner | 🏴 |)

🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mark Blake | 🏴 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Mike Marsh | 🏴 |
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
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
M Mark Blake | 🏴 | | 5* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
SQUAD STATS

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

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/13
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 9 Dec 1989, Villa 1-1 Liverpool, Anfield


MATCH REPORTS
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