Game #4090
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 December 1989
Won
2nd (+1)
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 40,665
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-1
Arsenal
Assist(s) | Ian Ormondroyd | 39’ | Tony Daley | 81’ |
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 December 1989
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 1-0, David Platt, Assist by Ian Ormondroyd
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
⚽ | 81’ Goal, 2-0, Derek Mountfield, Assist by Tony Daley
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 2-1, (Arsenal), Tony Adams
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal
🟨 | Booking, Ian Olney, Late challenge
🟨 | Booking, Gareth Williams, Persistent fouling
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 December 1989
Villa make it ten first division victories in thirteen games as they beat the thuggish play of second placed Arsenal to leapfrog them in the table and sit four points behind leaders Liverpool.
Derek Mountfield contributes his 10th goal involvement to help secure his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 59th appearance (57 Starts) to make it W25 D12 L22, 9 Goals and 1 Assist at a goal involvement rate of one for every 5.90 games he has played so far in his Villa career.
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: 1988–89
Aston Villa
Arsenal
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1989-90 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #124 |
Saturday, 30 December 1989
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Graham Taylor | 🏴 | Worksop, 1987-1990
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1983–1991
Kick off: 3.00pm
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
🕒 124 | 🟩 | 55 🟨 | 30 🟥 39 | 1.57
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jim Ashworth | 🏴 | Rutland, 1983–1991
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 2 May 1988, Villa 1-0 Bradford, Villa Park.
Cards: 🟨 🟨
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Graham Taylor names an unchanged line up.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.15 |
Oldest Player |
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 | 31.42 |
Youngest Player |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 20.05 |
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Graham Taylor | 🏴 | 1987-1990
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Spink | 🏴 |
RB Kevin Gage | 🏴 |
CB Paul McGrath | 🇮🇪 |
CB Derek Mountfield | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CB Kent Nielsen | 🇩🇰 |
M Gareth Williams | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M David Platt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Tony Daley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Ian Olney | 🏴 | 🟨 |
CF Ian Ormondroyd | 🏴 | 🔥 |
MANAGER
George Graham (ex) | 🏴 |
Arsenal
GK John Lukic | 🏴 |
LB Lee Dixon | 🏴 |
CB David O’Leary | 🇮🇪 |
CB Steve Bould | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CB Tony Adams | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Nigel Winterburn | 🏴 |
M Kevin Richardson | 🏴 |
M Michael Thomas | 🏴 |
M Paul Merson | 🏴 |
W Perry Groves | 🏴 |
CF Alan Smith | 🏴 |
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Steve Bould | 🏴 | (M Paul Davis | 🏴 |)
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Paul Birch | 🏴 |
RB Chris Price | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M David Rocastle | 🏴 |
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
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 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
Unused | |
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🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/13
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/13
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Stuart Gray
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 December 1989, Villa 2-1 Arsenal, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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